Friday, October 11, 2024

2024 NLDS Game 5 Thread

Yoshinobu Yamamoto vs. Yu Darvish, 5p.

This is the perfect example of a coin-flip game.

Fangraphs has the Dodgers' chances of winning this deciding NLDS Game 5 at 50.1%, which is pretty much a coin flip. This game could literally go either way.

Except it can't. The Padres start Yu Darvish, who absolutely shut us down in NLDS Game 2, yielding only three meaningless hits and one earned run across seven innings. The Dodgers were absolutely befuddled by his stilted delivery, with the raised left leg pausing with his thing perpendicular to the earth, before hurling an array of pitches which [disrupted] the hitters' balance and timing....[Darvish] was able to do that masterfully tonight."

The Dodgers have a bullpen that expended every last bit of energy to eke out the Game 4 8-0 victory, pitching out of jams to keep the Padres 0-for-9 with RISP. But we used everybody in that game. The Padres kept Robert Suarez, Tanner Scott, and Jason Adam fresh.

Let's assume Freddie Freeman and Miguel Rojas are still hurt and can't play in Game 5. Are we going to send Chris Taylor up there for another four-strikeout game? Will Max Muncy ever go yard again? Can the Dodgers maintain any semblance of momentum after a day off?

SoSG Sax's mother will be at this game. I'll be far away but watching on television.

LET'S GO, DODGERS!!!

46 comments:

Steve Sax said...

I’m up early preparing for this one.

karen said...

Me too, Saxy!! I'm nervous but so excited!!

QuadSevens said...

The last NLDS Game 5 the Dodgers played was against the Gnats in 2021. Bellinger hit the game winning RBI single in that game. I'm wearing his shirt tonight. Let's go!

karen said...

SOMEBODY ELSE DO THE LINEUP....I'M A JINX!!!

Dusty Baker's Toothpick said...

Ohtahi
Betts
Freeman
Teo
Muncy
Smith
Lux
Kike
Edman

Yamamoto

Dusty Baker's Toothpick said...

Let’s Go!!!

karen said...

THANK YOU DUSTY!!!!! LET'S GOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

QuadSevens said...

GAME 5

Ohtani DH
Betts RF
Freeman 1B
Hernandez, T. LF
Muncy 3B
Smith C
Hernandez, K. CF
Lux 2B
Edman SS

Yamamoto P

DBT had the 7 and 8 spots reversed. We got this!

Dusty Baker's Toothpick said...

Beer check: Alesmith Octoberfest!

spank said...

come on Yoshi!!

QuadSevens said...

1-2-3 first inning for Yoshi.

spank said...

that's the kind of first inning Yoshi needed

karen said...

KIKI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

QuadSevens said...

KIKÉ!!!

spank said...

kiki!!

Dusty Baker's Toothpick said...

Dear Lord!!!! No doubter!

karen said...

TATIS GIDP.

spank said...

fuck yeah double play. already having heartattacks

karen said...

It's a drinking game Spank!

karen said...

You fucking mutant Machado.

Dusty Baker's Toothpick said...

We need some more runs here. Just an observation.

karen said...

YOSHI BABY!!!

spank said...

i stood up that whole half inning. its on now peeps

spank said...

im guessing Tatis made an out because my stream jumped to commercial

karen said...

The mutant K's

spank said...

crazy

karen said...

TEO!!!!!!!

spank said...

Teo!!!!!!

karen said...

The Hernandez Bros have Darvish's number!!

spank said...

fuck yeah. 3 more outs peeps

karen said...

BUCKLE UP!!!

Steve Sax said...

Just got to my hotel to see Teo go yard. I’m freaking out in my hotel room.

QuadSevens said...

Treinen to close it out.

QuadSevens said...

WIN!!

spank said...

that's a fucking wrap!

karen said...

CRY YOU MOTHER FUCKERS!!!!!!!!!

QuadSevens said...

The bullpen is the MVP! Amazing job by all the pitchers.

karen said...

SHHHHHHH! IFWE'RE QUIET WE CAN HEAR THEM CRYING IN FRIARLAND!!!!!!

karen said...

KIKI DROPS THE F BOMB ON LIVE TV!!!!!!!!

QuadSevens said...

Kiké with the great quote. Asked what’s different about this team, he says “Are we live? We don’t give a fuck!”

karen said...

THAT'LL TEACH YOU TO THROW THE BALL AT DOC YOU FUCKING MUTANT MACHADO!!!!!!!!!!!!

karen said...

REGGIE JACKSON WHO???? KIKI IS MR OCTOBER!!!!

karen said...

Slappy...."It feels good to give it to those guys" when asked if this win was sweeter because they beat the Padres.

karen said...

Andrew Friedman....."We're going to enjoy the shit out of this one"

Steve Sax said...

I'm unable to publish comments for some reason

Steve Sax said...

Oh wait it's only on my phone. That's weird