Dodger Talk

*sigh*

Rock bottom. Now even when the pitching is decent our bats won't hit? Something ain't right in that clubhouse.

 

No hit twice in nine games... *sigh*

But I agree somewhat. It's difficult to really be too high and too low because I can't watch them anyway.

 

WOW! Kershaw speaks and the team listens. The urgency is definitely there right now. Sure they got no-hit twice in 9 days...... but! they're still 7-1 in their last 8 games and have a pretty good cushion on the Giants.

I'll say this: Greinke got a little help yesterday on the strike zone outside. Still both pitchers were dealing really nicely and I'm loving the competition between the two teams right now.

 

Didn't watch the game itself, saw it on the pitch counter and then saw the replay when Bochy was thrown. It was a generous call. The ball was a little off the plate outside.

I went to the game tonight though and WOW. Kershaw with 15 strikouts in a shutout against the Giants. The guy is the best pitcher since Koufax. Just genuinely unbelievable. You can feel it as you watch him, he's on another level.

 

I think the Giants 1 run negates a shutout.

Clemens (if you ignore the roids) was better. If we're talking playoffs, Kershaw doesn't crack the top two..... hundred.

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brainfart- I meant complete game.

No reason for hate. It was a good series, we just won all three games that's all.

Bumgarner and Kershaw are the two best pitchers I've seen in years. Bumgarner better in the playoffs, Kershaw unstoppable in the regular season. Nothing but respect for the way those two go about their business.

Honestly the only Giants I don't like are Pagan (he seriously looks like Jafar from Aladdin) and Romo. Something about their faces... The rest of the dudes? Respect. I really like Posey too, the guy is a beast. When he came up in the 9th and Kershaw had thrown 120 pitches I thought he was going to hit a home run and win the game.

 

^^^ posey has turned into a singles hitter. 16 HRs on the season. WTF. He needs to play more 1B so he's fresh late in the year.

 

I think it's a big deal. I still expect these guys to lose in the playoffs and they deserve it after keeping us in the dark for two years AND not getting the pitching we needed to be successful.

Still I feel good for the players and Kershaw was just astounding in that game. He came through in a tough spot which has been hard for him. He outdueled Bumgarner who is a hell of a pitcher. Great job.

 

I'm going to the game tonight

 

So what's the verdict? Dirty slide or classic baseball?

 

I'm sorry, but you're a New York guy of course you're going to say he's super dirty.

Dirtiest play you've ever seen? If Tejada doesn't try to ballerina the throw, he doesn't get hurt and it just looks like a baseball play.

Was it dirty? Sure, but I've seen far far worse and Tejada should have made the smart and easy play instead of trying to get cute. It was far from disgraceful. It was old school baseball and in today's softer sports world it doesn't fit. I get that. The only problem I had was that he shouldn't have gotten the base. He got it on a technicality that I don't like. Otherwise? Play on. Utley will take the slugging that's coming to him tomorrow and that'll be that.