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And now for something completely different
The Dodgers did something they hadn’t done since 1985, win a game one in the NLCS. The tried and failed in 2008, 2009, 20013, and 2016 but 2017 was a different story, and it was a complete team effort. Date Series Gm# Tm Opp Rslt 1985-10-09 NLCS 1 LAD STL W 4-1 2008-10-09 NLCS 1 …
Happy Kershaw Day
Once again the Dodgers turn to Clayton Kershaw to start the first game of a postseason series, and once again Dodger fans are optimistic that the best pitcher in baseball in the 21st century can help deliver a victory in game one. Since I’m turning a cold shoulder to the recent postseason past, I’m not …
While my Guitar gently walks
The Indians will be playing in an elimination game tomorrow and noted baseball columnist Mike Petriello has pegged Carlos Santana as a likely hero for the Indians. Cleveland’s best bet for hitting CC Sabathia… is probably Carlos Santana. https://t.co/K0h2S4sc8B — Mike Petriello (@mike_petriello) October 11, 2017 I’ve been writing about Carlos Santana since he first appeared …
NLDS thoughts and stats
If there was an NLDS MVP I would think that Justin Turner would get the vote, though I also think that Austin Barnes was almost as important. Turner also looked very nifty at 3rd this series. Last night the corner infielders were putting on a defensive clinic. For the most part, the Dodgers got on base …
Updated LAD NLDS Home Run list
With Cody Bellinger and Austin Barnes going deep last night and the NLDS over, today is as good as any to update the NLDS home run list. The TBS announcers last night kept calling Austin Barnes and Chris Taylor rookies even though I should have known better and for a minute I thought that Bellinger …
Puig and Mondesi, side by side
With Yasiel Puig fulfilling the destiny of his twenty-six-year-old season he now ranks side by side with Raul Mondesi in OPS+. Back in 2013 when Puig was going to start the year in AAA, I projected that he would come up and have a Raul Mondesi type of impact. He did, and now that he …
Redemption day for Greinke
Even though Zack Greinke doesn’t think he has to be redeemed today, Arizona fans might feel differently. It was, after all, the poor start by the $34,000,000 dollar pitcher that put the team in such a bind because they had to use Robbie Ray in the play-in game instead of having him ready to face the …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 