Saturday, October 07, 2023

2023 NLDS Thread: Oct 7-14 vs. Diamondbacks

Game 1 @ LA: Sat 10/7 6.20p: Clayton Kershaw vs. Merrill Kelly
Game 2 @ LA: Mon 10/9 6p: TBD vs. TBD
Game 3 @ AZ: Wed 10/11 TBD: TBD vs. TBD
Game 4 @ AZ: Thu 10/12 TBD: TBD vs. TBD
Game 5 @ LA: Sat 10/14 TBD: TBD vs. TBD

I apologize for having to put up a full series thread for this rather than individual Game Thread links. I'm going to be traveling this week--which means I unfortunately had to pass on going to Game 1, which is brutal--so I'm posting this in case I can't get to all the individual GT posts.

The Dodgers went up against the Diamondbacks in their last playoff appearance (2017), in which the Dodgers swept them out of the playoffs before advancing to eventually get cheated out of a World Series title. But the Diamondbacks scared me more this year than the heavily-vaunted Padres did; the Diamondbacks actually were in first place this year as late as July 19, before going on a nine-game losing streak that basically dropped them out of contention for good.

The Dodgers just posted their NLDS roster, and Ryan Yarbrough and Amed Rosario did not make the cut. Kolten Wong and Michael Grove did. Hmm.

52 comments:

QuadSevens said...

GAME 1

Nightmare start. Kershaw only gets one out and gives up 6 runs. Need the bats to respond.

QuadSevens said...

Sheehan coming apart in the second. 9-0 now.

Steve Sax said...

Holy shit what a train wreck

QuadSevens said...

Kershaw is going to be an unhappy camper in his post game scrum.

Steve Sax said...

That was really not good.

spank said...

not unexpected here


sack up Dodgers

QuadSevens said...

GAME 2

BETTS 2B
FREEMAN 1B
SMITH C
MUNCY 3B
MARTINEZ DH
HEYWARD RF
PERALTA LF
OUTMAN CF
ROJAS SS

B. MILLER P

spank said...

bats need to come alive today or we're fucked

spank said...

Quad screaming out the lineup

QuadSevens said...

I'm hoping it wakes them up. heh.

spank said...

for reals

QuadSevens said...

Bases loaded in the first against Miller. Looking bad again.

QuadSevens said...

Deep sac fly to center. One down.

spank said...

bout fucking time that game finished mang

spank said...

that's a wrap

QuadSevens said...

Miller gives up 3 in the first. Need the bats to wake up.

spank said...

feeble. they look uninspired and scared

QuadSevens said...

Leave two men on and get nothing.

QuadSevens said...

Miller pulled with two out and two on in the second. Bazooka coming in.

spank said...

Graterol trying to pump everyone up.Roberts in panic mode though

QuadSevens said...

Smith guns down a runner to end the top of the fourth. Let’s get some hits!

spank said...

JD bomb!

spank said...

fuck

QuadSevens said...

Got something cooking in the 6th.

QuadSevens said...

Loaded for Kiké! Let’s go!

QuadSevens said...

Kiké brings one in with an infield single. Two down now for Rojas. Still loaded.

spank said...

squandered opportunity

spank said...

joe fucking kelly!

score some runs goddammit

QuadSevens said...

Mookie on thanks to an error. Let’s go!

spank said...

Freeman hits into a double play. weak sauce

QuadSevens said...

GIDP and K end the threat. Blah.

QuadSevens said...

And another GIDP in the 8th. Still down 4-2.

QuadSevens said...

Infield single loads the bases for Walker. Scary.

QuadSevens said...

Phillips strikes him out! Need some runs!

QuadSevens said...

Well that sucked.

spank said...

meh

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spank said...

meh

QuadSevens said...

GAME 3

Betts 2B
Freeman 1B
Martinez DH
Muncy 3B
Smith C
Heyward RF
Hernandez CF
Peralta LF
Rojas SS

Lynn P

QuadSevens said...

Pfaadt is pitching for Arizona. The Dodgers beat him twice in August and Pfaadt had a rough outing in Wild Card Game 1. Let's hope the bats wake up tonight.

spank said...

that Muncy at bat in the 8th? when he had the 3-0 count and didn't swing at the fast ball down the middle then swung and missed at the next 2 pitches still has me pissed off. weak ass shit

QuadSevens said...

0-0 after one? Didn’t know that was possible.

spank said...

0-0 after 2

is this a dream?

QuadSevens said...

Leadoff single! GIDP. Of course.

spank said...

1-0 Dbags

spank said...

fuck. back to back homeruns.

Steve Sax said...

I fucking hate Lance Lynn and his BP sessions

QuadSevens said...

That was brutal.

spank said...

fucking horrible

spank said...

playing like chumps

Steve Sax said...

Unbelievable.

QuadSevens said...

"The greatest trick the Dodgers ever pulled, was convincing their fans they could win in October."