Friday, September 17, 2021

Series Thread (Games 148-150): Sept 17-19 @ Reds

Fri 9/17 4p: Buehler vs. L Castillo
Sat 9/18 11a: Scherzer vs. S Gray
Sun 9/19 10a: Kershaw vs. Miley

It's down to a one-game deficit. And both Fangraphs playoff odds, and Fivethirtyeight playoff odds, have the Dodgers now with a very slight edge to win the NL West.

I'm not believing it, though. Sure, the offense heated up quite a bit over that last 6-0 homestand (in which even Cody Bellinger and Gavin Lux got hits!). And Tony Gonsolin came back with a strong starting performance, earning a win. And Julio Urias notched his 17th and 18th wins.

But there's still a lot of baseball to be played. So while we visit Cincinnati (one game out of the second wild card spot), the Giants host the Braves (three games up in the NL East). Playoff implications abound for all four teams, and this time, the Dodgers play their game earlier in the day. Should be a fun weekend of scoreboard watching (and chili eating)!

30 comments:

karen said...

GAME 1

Mookie Betts RF
Max Muncy 1B
Trea Turner 2B
Corey Seager SS
Justin Turner 3B
Will Smith C
Cody Bellinger CF
Gavin Lux LF
Walker Buehler RHP

karen said...

THIS IS IT (not the final Michael Jackson concerts).

This is it Dodger Nation!!! This is when we make our move!!! Lets all give thanks to the baseball gods and live our lives to honor and respect them. The Hated Ones fans cannot possibly manage that.

LETS GO BLUE!!!

karen said...

No score after one....



















































karen said...

This may be the longest spacial disorientation in history!

karen said...

Why are the Cincy Reds wearing green caps? Did I miss something??

karen said...

Kneb


















Knebel coming in for Walker. 3-0 Communists (Reds) ahead in seventh ahead of us.









karen said...

Sax,,,I am really sorry for my screw ups here. I got this laptop about 5 months ago and I keep thinking I should have it figured out by now but then something weird happens. Sorry!!!

karen said...

Why is it every time we get close, and I'm talking extremely close, we seem to fall apart??

karen said...

All done. We lose. I'm putting my hope and faith in the Braves tonight in Birdshit Park.

karen said...

The Bastards win. Back to 2 out for us.

karen said...

GAME 2

Mookie Betts RF
Corey Seager SS
Trea Turner 2B
Max Muncy 1B
Justin Turner 3B
Chris Taylor CF
Gavin Lux LF
Austin Barnes C
Max Scherzer RHP

karen said...

Cody has a non-displaced rib fracture from Lux when they both went to catch the same fly. Doc says there is some pain but Cody will be back in CF tomorrow.

karen said...

Pentone in the park today. As usual there will likely be a whole lotta them.

karen said...

Max up to bat, he is 0 for 52 this year.

Mad Max grounded out to 2B.

He is now 0 for 53.

karen said...

Something is not quite right with Maximum Max. It seems like he's not as sharp as usual. He has 2 out in the third and is at 47 pitches.

karen said...

Home plate ump has taken ill so we will have 2 umps on the bases and the other ump is in putting the home plate gear on.

karen said...

Maximum Max walks the first batter in the fourth on 4 pitches.





































































karen said...

Oh jeez. More apologies.

karen said...

Top of fifth Lux triples in JT and CT3. The Good Guys lead 2-0.

karen said...

Going to B5 the Dodgers 3-0 over the Commies (Reds).

karen said...

At the stretch Dodgers up 4-0.

karen said...

Going to B9 Dodgers up 5-0.

karen said...

WIN BABY!!! Final score 5-1.

The Bastards from the north will be on MLB Network tonight at 7PM for anyone who wants to bake them with the evil eye like me!

Cliff Beefpile said...

I know we have our own problems, but watching the Pobres completely fall apart after talking ALL the shit has been absolutely delicious.

QuadSevens said...

GAME 3

Bottom of the third and the Dodgers have 3 HRs and lead 6-0!

QuadSevens said...

Smith, Lux, and Seager with the bombs. CT3 also has two hits today.

QuadSevens said...

Kershaw goes five innings and leaves with a 6-1 lead. Catman in for the sixth.

QuadSevens said...

Getting close now. 6-4 in the ninth.

Steve Sax said...

WIN

Steve Sax said...

Let’s go Max Fried (Harvard-Westlake’s own!)