2016 N.L.C.S. (Dodgers vs. Cubs)

[OFFNY]

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ooooooo)l LOS ANGELES DODGERS

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oooooo...llllllllllll CHICAGO CUBS

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[OFFNY]

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))))))llllll (GAME ONE)

LOS ANGELES DODGERS

Howie Kendrick - LF

Justin Turner - 3B

Corey Seager - SS

Yasiel Puig - RF

Adrian Gonzalez - 1B

Carlos Ruiz - C

Enrique Hernandez - 2B

Joc Pederson - CF

Kenta Maeda - RHP (16-11, 3.48 ERA)

CHICAGO CUBS

Dexter Fowler - CF

Kris Bryant - 3B

Anthony Rizzo - 1B

Ben Zobrist - LF

Addison Russell - SS

Jason Heyward - RF

Javier Baez - 2B

David Ross - C

Jonathan Tyler Lester - LHP (19-5, 7.92 ERA) *

* Led the National League in Winning Percentage (.792)

http://www.baseballpress.com/lineups

[Chavez Ravine]

First Kenta and now the whole Dodger team is rattled.

[Can_of_corn]

First Kenta and now the whole Dodger team is rattled.

A steal of home will do that.

Lucky break for the Cubs.

[Chavez Ravine]

Good 'ol Pedro.

[Chavez Ravine]

Mariachi loco!

[Chavez Ravine]

Walking the bases loaded is always a dubious strategy.

[notyourbuddy]

Its like watching Ubaldo out there.

[SteveA]

Walking the bases loaded is always a dubious strategy.

Yeah, but I liked it in this case. Two outs, you need to get an out. Just as easy to get Coghlan as Montero. And you get Chapman out of the game for the 9th.

If he gets Montero and a reliever far inferior to Chapman has to pitch the 9th, Roberts is hailed as a genius for an outside the box move.

I liked the move. It didn't work.

[Chavez Ravine]

Yeah, but I liked it in this case. Two outs, you need to get an out. Just as easy to get Coghlan as Montero. And you get Chapman out of the game for the 9th.

If he gets Montero and a reliever far inferior to Chapman has to pitch the 9th, Roberts is hailed as a genius for an outside the box move.

I liked the move. It didn't work.

I suppose the issue is more that Joe Blanton is pitching. He doesn't need added pressure.

[SteveA]

I suppose the issue is more that Joe Blanton is pitching. He doesn't need added pressure.

That's true. Is he the best they have in that role?

[Tryptamine]

That's true. Is he the best they have in that role?

Kenley threw 52 pitches in game 5 of the NLDS he wasn't available tonight.

[SteveA]

Kenley threw 52 pitches in game 5 of the NLDS he wasn't available tonight.

Yeah, knew that. Was wondering if Blanton was their top setup man all year.

[Chavez Ravine]

That's true. Is he the best they have in that role?

He has actually been pretty good this year. I guess he and Baez have been the primary setup guys most of the year (I actually don't follow the Dodgers all that closely these days)

But he is Joe Blanton for crissake [emoji1]

[OFFNY]

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Round 1 goes to the Cubs.

I think the Dodgers should be encouraged, in spite of the loss. After falling behind 3-0 after only 2 innings, the Cubs still only had 3 runs in the 8th inning before breaking the game open with the 2-out grand slam.

After 2 innings, I thought that the game might be an easy Cubs win. It wasn't.