*** OFFICIAL *** 2017 MLB Playoffs Thread

Took unit each.

Will scale more if late Dodger $ comes in. Just need Kershaw to give up his usual 2 runs per 5 innings

The Kershaw myth is still strong. Just go take the value

Kershaw is one thing but Cubs sad offense will test me

Cubs 1st 5 +150 (this has slid to +140)

1st 5 Totals over 3.5 -105

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Something to watch - hopefully not a source of frustration for Cubs fans

Move up in the box and get aggressive - for the love of god

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Batters are hitting .538 on the first pitch against Kershaw since his return on Sept. 1. Of the 14 hits he has allowed on the first pitch, four have been home runs. In Game 1, the Cubs swung at just three of 20 first pitches, the second-lowest first-pitch swing rate against Kershaw all season.

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Clayton Kershaw looks full of nerves today.

Lineup looks a bit better for tonight. Roberts learned his lesson about batting strikeout-prone Bellinger second. Imagine if it was Turner who was up with 1 out in the 9th last night. Now Turner is batting 2nd. No automatic outs in this one, though I still don't like Kike Hernandez batting 6th. No Seager in the lineup still hurts.

I think the Dodgers win today, though they're going to need the bullpen to do it.

LOL

You can feel the crowd's nervousness when Turner is at bat.

They cheered the second strike against him as if it were a critical out.

WHY SO QUIET CHICAGO

I was on the Dodgers huge today.

With no Davis I figured Kershaw would get the W.

Decent start.

Lol wow, like wtf chicago, jfc.

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Originally Posted by simpdog

I was on the Dodgers huge today.

With no Davis I figured Kershaw would get the W.

Decent start.

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Yeah, pretty decent.

It's pretty much game over for chicago huh? Fml

THIS


FUCKING



BULLPEN

LA NY

LA in 6

Sanlmar

Please follow Sir Druff. He's going to give you a private tour of the pit of misery.

Pit of misery! Dilly Dilly.

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Originally Posted by Dan Druff

Clayton Kershaw looks full of nerves today.

Lineup looks a bit better for tonight. Roberts learned his lesson about batting strikeout-prone Bellinger second. Imagine if it was Turner who was up with 1 out in the 9th last night. Now Turner is batting 2nd. No automatic outs in this one, though I still don't like Kike Hernandez batting 6th. No Seager in the lineup still hurts.

I think the Dodgers win today, though they're going to need the bullpen to do it.

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Well he certainly showed you.

Kike Hernandez must read this forum

What an embarrassing way to end the season for the Cubs.

Totaly beatdown.

Dodgers with 22 scoreless bullpen innings this postseason.

Aside from those 3 failweeks, this is an amazing team.

LOL at the commercial for tomorrow's Yankees/Astros.

Biased much?

Commercial itself was pretty much praising and rooting for the Yankees.

Not obvious at all what you want, TV networks.

Aren't we all? I mean Hollywood is corrupt up to its neck in sexual scandals so why should they win.

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Originally Posted by Dan Druff

LOL at the commercial for tomorrow's Yankees/Astros.

Biased much?

Commercial itself was pretty much praising and rooting for the Yankees.

Not obvious at all what you want, TV networks.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Xb3FNEQ1o0

gg

Forecast for Los Angeles on Tuesday, when Dodgers play their first World Series game: 101 degrees

Right now the nosebleed seats are over $1000 each.

Think I'll stay home.

Yankees fans were chanting "Hurricane Harvey" last night. Beautiful.

I heard the Oakland Raiders outdrew Dodgers last night.

Astros line made quite a move now -150 Prolly not wrong with the home field huge trend this year. I just can't.

How rough it must be for Tigers fans to watch Verlander & Scherzer this post season thinking about what might have been.

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Originally Posted by Sanlmar

Yankees fans were chanting "Hurricane Harvey" last night. Beautiful.

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Maybe this is karma then.

Wonder if the $1300 nosebleed seats at Dodger Stadium will go down once the Yankees get eliminated.

Astros Dodgers gonna be shit for ratings

LOL

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Houston in 6 in the World Series

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Houston in 6 in the World Series

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Astros Dodgers gonna be shit for ratings

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as opposed to the Royals/ Mets?

no offense to druff, but I'd like to see Verlander win a world series, something he had NO shot of remaining with the Tigers.

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no offense to druff, but I'd like to see Verlander win a world series, something he had NO shot of remaining with the Tigers.

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Are they gonna roll out JV vs Kershaw or what??

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no offense to druff, but I'd like to see Verlander win a world series, something he had NO shot of remaining with the Tigers.

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Are they gonna roll out JV vs Kershaw or what??

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that's what i heard on the post game, but I'd like to see them go oppo

As I predicted, prices for the World Series games at Dodger Stadium have FALLEN since the Astros won the ALCS.

It's dropped about 25% since that happened, though you still can't get any seat in the park for under $1000 to game 1.

I will go if I can get a loge (second level) seat between the bases for $500 or less. Only exception are the ones under the overhang, which are awful. I've written off the field level as pretty much impossible given the budget I set. It still probably won't happen, but they are falling pretty fast, and on game day you occasionally get some great bargains from panic sellers. If it happens at all, it will be Game 2.

Light reading on this baseball off day:

http://toddwitteles.com/blog/?p=36

Here we go....

103 degrees and 12% humidity.

Kershaw doesn't do the best when it's hot.

Can they get 6 good innings out of him?

Ticket prices to this game never got below $800 for the worst seats in the park.

Pretty amazing that Jackie Robinson's wife outlived him by 45 years (and is still going), despite being only 3 years younger.

It is 57 degrees cooler in Chicago right now than LA.

So far so good with Kershaw, but my concern has to do with home runs.

Dodgers need to attack right off the bat and hand him a lead.

BOOM

First fucking pitch and Chris Taylor cranks a monster HR.

:lol

Astros in 5

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Originally Posted by Dan Druff

Pretty amazing that Jackie Robinson's wife outlived him by 45 years (and is still going), despite being only 3 years younger.

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Pretty amazing Larry King is still alive.

I guess it's apropos that the actual Dodgers are only 3 years behind the "poor man's Dodgers"

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I guess it's apropos that the actual Dodgers are only 3 years behind the "poor man's Dodgers"

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The poor man's Dodgers failed to finish .500.

Sad!

Kershaw has a big issue with HR this year.

I was worried about this.

Fortunately it's a solo again because he barely allows baserunners.