Derek Lowe (0-0, -.--) vs. Ryan Dempster (0-0, -.--).
COMMENTS: Welcome to Sons of Steve Garvey's inaugural post-season Game Thread! There will be a minimum of three and a maximum of 19 such threads in October; the more, the merrier.
Much has been written about today's Dodgers-Cubs match-up. Want a stat-friendly breakdown of the Dodgers' roster? Dodger Thoughts has you covered. How about a positional comparison from the Cubs' point of view? Look no further. Looking for the opinions of national baseball journalists? Here they are.
"But Orel," you say. "Where is the ABBA-related playoff material?" Fret not—SoSG has you covered! Would you like some bitching and moaning about extortionary merchandise pricing? No problem. Can we interest you in our mining the country's current fiscal crisis for Dodger-related parallels? Enjoy!
Unfortunately, if you read enough (real) analysis of this series, one conclusion becomes inescapable: The so-called experts and odds don't favor the Dodgers. Fortunately, we do!
Of course, this game is important to both the Dodgers and Cubs...but it's more important to the Dodgers. Why? Call it the Big Z Factor. Tomorrow, Carlos Zambrano starts Game 2 against Chad Billingsley. Bills is the Dodgers' ace, but home-field advantage and experience give Zambrano the edge. Since the Dodgers don't want to come home down two games, Game 1 is more important to them. Ipso facto voilà.
The biggest wild card in the Dodgers' lineup? Rafael Furcal batting leadoff. The biggest surprise? Maybe Casey Blake batting seventh eighth, although Joe Torre seems pretty into the whole lefty-righty-lefty thing. If Furcal is even close to his old self, this will be by far the strongest lineup the Dodgers have fielded this year. And just in time! GO BLUE!
UPDATE:
Thanks to Dodger Thoughts for passing along this online viewing option as well.
227 comments:
«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 227 of 227I too am heading to Vinny...
...perhaps neeebs and I are the same person?
That would not be logical.
Jeff Samazrjdijfjzlodjidiala in for the Cubs.
Reggie Jackson? I don't know. I'll look it up.
Neeebs, is Sax giving you a lift home?
According to a Wiki page, Bernie Williams had 22 when Ramirez broke his record. Assuming no one has passed that in the meantime, Williams must be second.
Yep, it's Bernie. Here's the list:
http://tinyurl.com/cwywr
Blake-Blake! 6-2 Dodgers!
Yah, the pitchers have walked a ton of Dodgers, but they are fighting up there. Nice to see....lets go!
kent DPs. Nice.
Furcal's ball, on Gameday, looks like it almost went yard. Anyone see it?
ek, neeebs stood me up! I was waiting in the parking lot and everything. Thanks. Now I've gotta hitchhike.
How hard is Brox throwing?
And, referencing my comment at 6:08p, I went back and re-read what Christina Kahrl of Baseball Prospectus had to say about Cory Wade, and now I can't find the negative comment about him. I thought it was something about a faorable BABIP that couldn't hold up...
...wait a second, here it is. My bad, it was Andrew's great preview from true blue la:
"Cory Wade is living off fairy dust with mediocre peripherals and a .222 BABIP so he could disappear at a moment's notice."
97...but he threw a 2 seamer i didnt know he had that was dirty to DLee that hit 97 as well.
oh boy, I could see this going Broxton for the eighth, and then it all imploding on Saito in the ninth...
Exhale, everyone
That's the downside of carpooling, Sax
Golden God!!
Russell Martin!
Clap clap, clap clap clap
Okay, a kind motorist is slowing down to pick me up. Gotta run.
Ethier can't even get his fly past the warning track. Chump.
HELL YES!!!!! I LOVE THESE GUYS!
Congratulations everybody! Our ace is pitching tomorrow!
DODGERS WIN!
go bums go
Let's go blueeeeeeeeeeee!
i could see King James Grand Slam, from all people, a contact hitter!, that wonderful double from DeWitt plus the error, the extraordinary HR by Manny...i missed my son Martin's home run... obviously the pitching staff was incredible...
I knew they were going to win this game!
Hey, if I didn't pick up Sax on the corner, then who is this hairy guy sitting next to me mubbling about armegeddon?
Okay, I know I'm late to the game but I had to watch the game late on Tivo. KING JAMES!!!!! I'm more in love now than I ever have been.
Let's go Bills, you can do it tomorrow!
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