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Quote Originally Posted by Dan Druff View Post
Sanlmar, Cueto isn't a KC guy.

Not sure why Sanlmar hates on Kershaw, aside from his odd hatred of the Dodgers. You won't find a better regular season pitcher in this generation. Postseason hasn't been good, but also hasn't been as bad as the rhetoric (rederick?) has been.
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Geez Druff, I am well aware of Cueto. He beat the Dodgers the other day and there was the history of your “Royals are the poor man’s Dodgers” squabble with Sizzle which was a prelude to the Royals World Series victory.

It was a thin play but it amused me

I have selflessly dedicated a fair amount of my life trying to explain the Dodgers and Kershaw. Hope trumps logic and I am understanding and patient

This allegory might help:
The Patriots occupy the dreadful AFC East. This division has been awful the length of the Patriots dynasty

If Tom Brady racked up division championships and huge regular season numbers but failed in the playoffs he wouldn’t be married to Giselle. He would still be thought of as a pretty good quarterback though.

Fact is Brady is pretty damn clutch against the best competition in the playoffs. He’s a lot like Bumgarner if you don’t follow the NFL.

Similarly, the Dodgers and Kershaw have occupied a dreadful NL West and take down the division regularly. Conversely, Kershaw has failed in the playoffs against the better teams who are more focused and prepared for the longer series.

One or two failures might be written off as variance but the body of work grows and is consistently unimpressive

Interestingly, the NL West has turned around. If the Giants were healthy it would be at the top of the heap. The Dodgers and Kershaw have an opportunity to impress me this year.

We will see. It’s not too late for Kershaw.


The wildcard came out of the NL West last year, and the Rockies were competitive the whole way until the very end when they fell apart.

If you wanted to talk about a team benefiting from a weak division, then you should focus on the Nationals.

You can't compare a starting pitcher to a quarterback. The quarterback has far more impact on his team.

The playoffs are short, and the variance is high. While Kershaw has underperformed, he hasn't been a huge choker. He's turned in a number of good starts (and even a few relief appearances) at critical times.

Funny how you talk about "injuries" on the Giants. Which injuries are you referring to, aside from Bumgarner? Their lineup is at full strength. It's just not hitting.

The Dodgers are missing Justin Turner, which creates a big hole.