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interesting, winner take all to get into "the real playoffs" and the As are going with a bullpen game with Edwin Jackson as the only starter on their wild card roster...
I fucking love this...this could blow up in their faces but talk about throwing the yankees off by having to face probably 6-8 different pitchers throughout the night...
:popcorn
GBCP, were you the author of the Oakland takes out Yankees then Sawks theory? It was posted a long time ago - very sharp prediction.
Yeah, as a bettor it’s Oakland +185 or nothing and I’m a Yankees guy.
Who knows what kind of Severino shows up. Frankly, Judge & Stanton for that matter. It’s trick or treat.
Price and Kershaw choking in playoffs is one of the cornerstones of PFA but Severino was literally hyperventilating during the playoffs last year.
Severino is still like 22. He has been great then awful and good again over the course of the season. He has admitted to losing emotional control. Talks about writing the word “Patience” on the underside of the bill of his cap and looking at it from time to time.
He also talks about watching a 9 minute mixed tape of Kershaw pregame. I’m joking. He watches video of Pedro Martinez punching out batters for inspiration. Kid needs to settle down.
Could really be a home run derby in the Bronx bandbox. That right field fence suits the A’s perfectly. The A’s also are a better road team actually than home.
Gonna pass on the over though. Not laying juice on a crapshoot. Take the A’s ML if you are a professional
think that was snake's theory since he had them to win the west...
kinda surprised they didn't go with tanaka tonight...when I have time to recover like in a 7 game series, don't mind throwing severino out there to hopefully set the tone...but in a one game playoff, I think it's tough to embrace that much volatility...
You know, maybe I feel some empathy because of my recent health problems, but I just cant kick you while you're down here.Quote:
Originally Posted by big dick
I felt bad for the Cubs. Finished the first 162 games tied for the best NL record. Had to face a tough Brewers team in the 1-game playoff. Fought for 13 innings to avoid being sent home by the Rockies.
Watching that game last night, I kept thinking that I actually felt bad for the team and the fans of the one which would ultimately lose.
With that said, the Cubs choked not one but TWO one-game playoffs at HOME, and scored one run each time. So that's pretty dreadful.
I know this looks like a hindsight 20/20 thing, but I always got the impression from the Cubs offense that it was feast or famine. Like, this didn't seem like too much of surprise. Pitching definitely did its job, but the bats were asleep.
In order of the 4 potential playoff opponents regarding how much they scare me when playing the Dodgers:
Brewers
Cubs
Braves
Rockies
I think the Dodgers generally have the Rockies' number this year.
Anyway, I'm glad the Cubs are out for that reason.
Might attend Friday's NLDS game 2 if I feel good enough and the prices are low enough. That traffic going to the stadium during Friday rush hour will be bruuuuuuuuutal though.
That Cubs game was brutal, team really faded down the stretch.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dan DruffYou know, maybe I feel some empathy because of my recent health problems, but I just cant kick you while you're down here.Quote:
Originally Posted by big dick
I felt bad for the Cubs. Finished the first 162 games tied for the best NL record. Had to face a tough Brewers team in the 1-game playoff. Fought for 13 innings to avoid being sent home by the Rockies.
Watching that game last night, I kept thinking that I actually felt bad for the team and the fans of the one which would ultimately lose.
With that said, the Cubs choked not one but TWO one-game playoffs at HOME, and scored one run each time. So that's pretty dreadful.
I know this looks like a hindsight 20/20 thing, but I always got the impression from the Cubs offense that it was feast or famine. Like, this didn't seem like too much of surprise. Pitching definitely did its job, but the bats were asleep.
In order of the 4 potential playoff opponents regarding how much they scare me when playing the Dodgers:
Brewers
Cubs
Braves
Rockies
I think the Dodgers generally have the Rockies' number this year.
Anyway, I'm glad the Cubs are out for that reason.
Might attend Friday's NLDS game 2 if I feel good enough and the prices are low enough. That traffic going to the stadium during Friday rush hour will be bruuuuuuuuutal though.
GL to Dodgers. Don't stretch your stomach with a second dinner Dodger dog.
That was my theory. I was hoping this game was in Oakland because that stadium is so depressing, especially for the visiting teams. Khris Davis is going to put one in the seats tonight and so will Piscotty.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sanlmar
I'm a member of a Dodgers Facebook group, and I told them that, LPR or not, I'm eating a Dodger Dog.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sloppy JoeThat Cubs game was brutal, team really faded down the stretch.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dan Druff
GL to Dodgers. Don't stretch your stomach with a second dinner Dodger dog.
Cubs either score 10 or none. They were the most frustrating 94 win team ever to watch day in and day out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dan DruffYou know, maybe I feel some empathy because of my recent health problems, but I just cant kick you while you're down here.Quote:
Originally Posted by big dick
I felt bad for the Cubs. Finished the first 162 games tied for the best NL record. Had to face a tough Brewers team in the 1-game playoff. Fought for 13 innings to avoid being sent home by the Rockies.
Watching that game last night, I kept thinking that I actually felt bad for the team and the fans of the one which would ultimately lose.
With that said, the Cubs choked not one but TWO one-game playoffs at HOME, and scored one run each time. So that's pretty dreadful.
I know this looks like a hindsight 20/20 thing, but I always got the impression from the Cubs offense that it was feast or famine. Like, this didn't seem like too much of surprise. Pitching definitely did its job, but the bats were asleep.
In order of the 4 potential playoff opponents regarding how much they scare me when playing the Dodgers:
Brewers
Cubs
Braves
Rockies
I think the Dodgers generally have the Rockies' number this year.
Anyway, I'm glad the Cubs are out for that reason.
Might attend Friday's NLDS game 2 if I feel good enough and the prices are low enough. That traffic going to the stadium during Friday rush hour will be bruuuuuuuuutal though.
Go red sox
Sanlmar loves to hate on Kershaw, so he'll enjoy this post.
I don't feel that the Kershaw hate was justified in prior years. He's even been better in the postseason than his reputation would lead one to believe. Much of his postseason struggles have been due to lack of faith in Dodgers bullpens, thus causing managers to leave him in too long. Some also involved single-inning struggles after an otherwise good performance. He's also pitched some quality games on short rest, as well as come on in relief on short rest, and gotten the job done. He wasn't a Bumgarner-like postseason hero, but he's not the postseason goat that Sanlmar wishes he was.
However, I don't have faith in the 2018 version of Kershaw. He's not the same pitcher. Not sure if it's wear on his body, after-effects of the injuries, or both, but he's no longer dominant and unhittable. While it's become fashionable to hate on Kershaw and fawn over Walker Buehler, I have to admit that I'd rather give the ball to Buehler in a critical game than Kershaw.
The Dodgers are, unfortunately, a two-dimensional team right now.
They hit a lot of home runs. Every player in the lineup can hit it out. So that can sting a pitcher who makes the occasional mistake. He can't just bear down upon the middle of the lineup and relax. That's where the Dodgers shine. 7 guys hit 20 or more this year, and that doesn't include Turner (injured half the year) or Machado (hit 38 overall, but came to the Dodgers late). Half the games were at Dodger Stadium, which isn't an easy park for home runs. They still led the NL in HR.
But that's all the Dodgers can do offensively. They can't manufacture runs, have little speed, and were the worst clutch-hitting team in MLB (seriously).
Their other dimension is good-but-not-great pitching. They have a number of good starters. They have a decent but not great bullpen. Kenley Jansen isn't right, and I get nervous now when he gets the ball.
Bottom line is that this team might homer its way into a championship, but the 2017 version was a far more complete and balanced team. This one just cranks out home runs, and you pray that the pitching is good enough to hold up.
Also, they've gotta play Max Muncy more.
He's not good defensively, and he strikes out a lot. But the guy cranks out a lot of home runs, including in the clutch. And he actually walks a lot. He sees a ton of pitches. You need someone like that in the postseason.
He homered in 7.3% of his plate appearances in 2018 (I think that's best in baseball). He walked 16.4% of the time. He struck out 27% of the time. So 50% of the time, you're getting one of three true outcomes with him. More than 50% of his hits were for extra bases! His OBP is .391.
For whatever reason, Dave Roberts isn't high on Muncy, and he keeps finding reasons to sit him. I could easily see Muncy regressing and becoming a failplayer in 2019 and beyond, but right now you have to ride his power stroke and ability to take walks.
they said this on baseball tonight last night...cubs might have too much of a good thing...guys just don't get consistent at bats because maddon can interchange all these different parts and play happ at 2b one day, give him the next day off, play him at CF on day 3, etc...think they're right...tough to get into a rhythm playing sporadically like that...Quote:
Originally Posted by big dickCubs either score 10 or none. They were the most frustrating 94 win team ever to watch day in and day out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dan Druff
Go red sox
Dodgers thoughts that will keep Druff up at night.
Dodgers team defense is awful. That’s not hyperbole. They are ranked 26th out of 30.
The old sage, “defense wins championships” still applies
The Dodgers were 12th last year.
There are a lot of one dimensional lumbering oafs in the field.
I have a soft spot for Turner but dear lord that man is gonna return to the dugout from 3rd base crying real tears.
You don't yell when you go to games?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dan DruffYou know, maybe I feel some empathy because of my recent health problems, but I just cant kick you while you're down here.Quote:
Originally Posted by big dick
I felt bad for the Cubs. Finished the first 162 games tied for the best NL record. Had to face a tough Brewers team in the 1-game playoff. Fought for 13 innings to avoid being sent home by the Rockies.
Watching that game last night, I kept thinking that I actually felt bad for the team and the fans of the one which would ultimately lose.
With that said, the Cubs choked not one but TWO one-game playoffs at HOME, and scored one run each time. So that's pretty dreadful.
I know this looks like a hindsight 20/20 thing, but I always got the impression from the Cubs offense that it was feast or famine. Like, this didn't seem like too much of surprise. Pitching definitely did its job, but the bats were asleep.
In order of the 4 potential playoff opponents regarding how much they scare me when playing the Dodgers:
Brewers
Cubs
Braves
Rockies
I think the Dodgers generally have the Rockies' number this year.
Anyway, I'm glad the Cubs are out for that reason.
Might attend Friday's NLDS game 2 if I feel good enough and the prices are low enough. That traffic going to the stadium during Friday rush hour will be bruuuuuuuuutal though.
I get my monies worth.
I've actually been escorted by police out of PNC before for jumping on the dugout after Bonds blasted one. This is the yr he broke the single season record for most HRs
My old baseball coach worked for the Pirates and was laughing when he saw security bring me up. The Pittsburgh Police were not as nice. Cop said I don't blame you for jumping on the dugout everyone is here to see him hit a HR but if you come back in here your ass will be in jail.
My friends all stayed in this place for like 2 more innings I literally had to pay a security guard $5 to give me 4 quarters to use a pay phone to call one of there cell phones, mine fell out of my pocket when security grabbed my legs and swooped me off the dugout. I was leaning over to try to get a high five from Bonds.
The parents were all yelling at security as they took me out. Reason I had the Giants Michael Tucker and Pedro Feliz rolling the whole time . They were giving me balls to give to the kids between innings.
If you have dugout seats dont jump on the dugout and flick the whole crowd off its like running on the field. I didnt no that and really didnt care.
I told the cop I thought it was ok cuz i could place my Beer on the Dugout LOL. Nope!!
I do yell at the games but I'll have to not do that tonight or I'll be sorry later.Quote:
Originally Posted by badguy23You don't yell when you go to games?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dan Druff
I get my monies worth.
I've actually been escorted by police out of PNC before for jumping on the dugout after Bonds blasted one. This is the yr he broke the single season record for most HRs
My old baseball coach worked for the Pirates and was laughing when he saw security bring me up. The Pittsburgh Police were not as nice. Cop said I don't blame you for jumping on the dugout everyone is here to see him hit a HR but if you come back in here your ass will be in jail.
My friends all stayed in this place for like 2 more innings I literally had to pay a security guard $5 to give me 4 quarters to use a pay phone to call one of there cell phones, mine fell out of my pocket when security grabbed my legs and swooped me off the dugout. I was leaning over to try to get a high five from Bonds.
The parents were all yelling at security as they took me out. Reason I had the Giants Michael Tucker and Pedro Feliz rolling the whole time . They were giving me balls to give to the kids between innings.
If you have dugout seats dont jump on the dugout and flick the whole crowd off its like running on the field. I didnt no that and really didnt care.
I told the cop I thought it was ok cuz i could place my Beer on the Dugout LOL. Nope!!
Only time I ever got in trouble at a baseball game was when I was seat jumping (I was early 20s at the time). Basically I would wait a few innings and then jump to unoccupied good seats.
Someone reported me, and then security came. Usually they just tell you to go back to your regular seats. Well, I had lost my regular ticket, so they started insisting I had snuck into the ballpark, and were really assholish about the whole thing. I kept offering to let them look up my credit card receipt (I had bought the seats directly from the team), but they kept dismissing me and saying they didn't need to do that because they knew I had snuck in, and they'd be wasting their time. Finally after I missed like 1.5 innings, they agreed to check and sheepishly admitted that I really did have seats there. I meant to report them the subsequent day, but forgot about it.
Anyway, it's always a challenge getting people to go with me during the week because all my friends in the area work day jobs.
Can't even take Ben because he has school tomorrow and will be too tired by the time we get back.
One of my old friends, big Dodgers fan, is in town today from Nevada, so we are going provided I can score decent seats on Stubhub for reasonable money, which it looks like I can.
So I'm probably going tonight. Will see Ryu pitch instead of Kershaw, but maybe that's a good thing.
Turner is good defensively, but in the past week or so, he's been making errors. Not sure why.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sanlmar
I don't think defense is as important in the postseason. Postseason is most about pitching, and secondarily about clutch hitting. Sure, defense is nice to have, and can change game outcomes in critical spots, but I find it to be a distant third as far as qualities I'd want my postseason team to have.
Honestly, the Dodgers' success or failure will hinge primarily upon whether they can keep consistently hitting HR.
I'm going.
Look for me 2nd row between 3B and OF, field level.
As well documented here, Dodgers haven't lost in several years when I've attended a playoff game.
Pitching is defense, no?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dan Druff
Duff, you that sure about the Rockies v Dodgers? Remember, Kenley Jansen may not make the trip to Denver if the Dodgers face the Rockies in the league championship...Quote:
Originally Posted by Dan Druff
Made it on TV
FYP for LA Druff.Quote:
Originally Posted by SysOp
I confuse the two Dodgers die hards & radio talk show personalities Druff & Larry KingQuote:
Originally Posted by Dan DruffMade it on TV
Which one is this?
If you want to find the actual video of me, it's right before Puig struck out in the first inning (it was a 3-2 count, and they showed me and others cheering for him).
I actually felt zero anxiety at the game yesterday. It was lovely. Great weather, open air, and the Dodgers winning from the first pitch.
I sat between 3B and LF, in the second row of the field level. Cost me $113.
Tonight the tickets in the same spot are more than double that.
Why? Not sure. Maybe because it's Friday, maybe because Kershaw is pitching, maybe because people got excited about yesterday's win.
All I know is that the Jew in me is happy he decided to go yesterday.
Also found a new shortcut to bypass some of the LA traffic to the stadium, so that was nice.
Rockies really wasting some great pitching.
They squeaked by against the Cubs in 13 innings, but they've pitched very well in 2 games against the Brewers, and right now they're 2 innings away from losing by a run again.
Dodgers/Brewers NLCS looking likely.
i've come for my medicine druff
come slurp at the alter of todge and recognize this a 30 year magic run
DARE I SAY WAKE UP THE ECHOS OF EVERY TAILLIGHT FROM THE 88 WORLD SERIES YUNG DODGERS PEOPLE
also by slurp sally i mean barely fellate him because he is literally dying
Is this a reference to the taillights of the idiots leaving Dodger Stadium with the team down 4-3 in the 9th, only to hear the Gibson HR announced on the radio?Quote:
Originally Posted by lol wow
I'll give you a pass because the Braves are terrible. One of the weakest postseason opponents the Dodgers have ever faced.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sanlmar
They are young, inexperienced, and were slumping as the season drew to a close.
Also, their bench has no depth, and they have no dominant starting pitching.
This is pretty much a practice series before they face some real competition in the Brewers in the NLCS.
However, perhaps it's time for you to take your medicine in the Dodgers (very likely) making three consecutive NLCS.
i cant tell if todge is reverse sassing me by not immediately knowing what i was talking about but sall send OSA a fruit basket
todge were literally 100 percent in on the los yangeles dodgers this year and if anyone from skatz gets out of line i will roast them
2 websites in solidarity
Dodgers/Astros going to happen again.
The signs are all there.
Astros look the best in the AL, plus they had a much easier ALDS series than Boston/NY.
Dodgers may have some issues without home field against the Brewers (plus Yelich destroying the ball), but I think they will do it. They're still the deeper and more experienced team.
Sanlmar, think about this:
Division play started in 1969. This is the 50th season of it.
Dodgers have made it to the NLCS 13 times, which is tied for the most in NL (the other team with 13 is St. Louis).
Of those 13, 6 of them have been in the past 11 seasons: 2008, 2009, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018
Yes, they only won one of those previous 5, but how much can one criticize a team for making the LCS 6 times out of 11 seasons, and the past 3 straight?
I'm curious about the prices for the Brewers series. Milwaukee is by no means a high-profile opponent. There aren't a lot of rabid Brewers fans in LA willing to pay top dollar to sit in Dodger Stadium. At the same time, the prices for the NLDS were very weird -- very reasonable for Dodger game 1, very high for game 2. Prices were also very reasonable for the tiebreaker game against the Rockies, though I attributed that to the 1pm Monday start time, and the 90 degree weather. NLDS game 1 was at 5:37 and the weather was great.
I really would like to go to the NLCS this year, but I'm not paying outrageous prices.
Last year I went to an NLDS game and a World Series game. Dodgers won both, as they always do when I attend postseason games.
Druff are you content to just cash in a WSOP tourney? Or perhaps the end goal is a final table?
They are a perennial powerhouse during the regular season....because they spend big bucks.
From 1989 until now would you rather be the Dodgers or the Blue Jays? We have suffered through some miserable times, had a few shots and now there is some hope with our youngsters......But we won back to back titles so have 2 titles to Dodgers 0 since then.
the comparison seems unfair....during the period you cite, 1989 to present (29 years) about half of those the Dodger were saddled with some of the worst ownership ever--as miserable as the underfinanced Frank McCourt era was (2004-2012), the most dismal was the Fox Corp ownership (1998-2004) when it was again proved that franchise ownership by a large corporation is a mistake for baseball (see Yankees owned by CBS early 1960's)Quote:
Originally Posted by simpdog
I offer you rebuttal space to present how the Jays ownership out-sucked the Dodgers during that time
As a Lakers fan, I can tell you that, yes, I'd rather have a perpetually competitive team than one which wins championships and then sucks for a long period of time.Quote:
Originally Posted by simpdog
Well, actually the Lakers were pretty damn good for most of my lifetime, but for the last several years, the team has been garbage, as you know. I almost completely lost interest in them. It's one thing to have a team which isn't championship caliber, but another to have one which isn't competitive at all and is complete dogshit. There's no fun in watching a team like that.
My enjoyment of the Dodgers in 2017 was not defined by the single game played on November 1, 2017, when they lost the World Series in Game 7. Rather, my enjoyment of the team came from watching them dominate for most of the year, then dominate the playoffs, and then have an epic battle with the Astros, where they ended up on the wrong side.
The bottom line is that I got to watch a good and exciting team for the last 6 years, plus a competitive one which fell a bit short in 2012, plus a team which made the NLCS back-to-back in 2008 and 2009.
Championships are nice, but they're hard to enjoy years later when the team presently sucks.
I think the Dodgers front office has enough of a combination of money and smarts to make this team competitive for the foreseeable future. They do need to get a bit better at signing free agents (so far that's been mostly a fail), but they've been pretty good so far at finding diamonds off the scrap heap, and the farm system has produced well in recent years.
Justin Turner, Chris Taylor, and Max Muncy were all acquired by the Dodgers when no one else wanted them. Admittedly Turner was from the previous front office regime, but you do have to give the Dodgers credit for repeatedly finding these guys who seem like nobodies, and end up blowing up huge.
It’s only baseball Druff
I am sure you will have a fine regular season next year.
Move over Dan Druff there’s a new Druff in town
Woodruff is god.
Game is a disaster so far, yet somehow Dodgers are only down 2-1.
As it stands, they don't deserve to win today, but if they do, I'll take it.
Woodruff has been amazing. Good thing he won't be in for long.