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With the National League Championship Series tied 2-2, this is a rather sizable game for both the Cubs and Dodgers. The Cubs are rolling out their regulars, while the Dodgers …
Read More »Cubs @ Dodgers Oct. 20, 2016: NLCS Game 5
Kenta Maeda is absolutely the right call for Game 5
This would have been a much tougher decision if the Dodgers had won last night, but Kenta Maeda should absolutely get the ball in Game 5 tonight for the Dodgers. …
Read More »Cubs 10, Dodgers 2: Cubs Strike Back
With Jon Lester looming tomorrow in Game 5, the Game 4 matchup in the NLCS was important to the Dodgers chances of taking the series despite entering the game with …
Read More »Cubs @ Dodgers October 19, 2016: NLCS Game 4
Cubs Dodgers 5:00 PM PST, FS1 Los Angeles CF Fowler 2B Utley 3B Bryant SS Seager 1B Rizzo 3B Turner LF Zobrist 1B Gonzalez 2B Baez RF Reddick C Contreras …
Read More »What to expect from Julio Urias in Game 4 of the NLCS
The Dodgers are handing the ball to a 20-year-old in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series. Normally, that’d be frightening, but Julio Urias isn’t your normal 20-year-old. Ever …
Read More »Dodgers 6, Cubs 0: Hill’s gem gives Dodgers crucial NLCS lead
I was on pins and needles waiting for Game 3 of the NLCS, because while Game 2’s win was amazing, it was also highly necessary with Clayton Kershaw on the …
Read More »Cubs @ Dodgers October 18, 2016: NLCS Game 3
The National League Championship Series resumes Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium with the Dodgers and Cubs each looking for three more wins to secure a World Series berth. Cubs Dodgers …
Read More »Grandal talks mound visits & framing, plus Kershaw & Jansen NLCS Game 2 stuff
Noted dumb dumb Harold Reynolds made it a point to harp on the supposed troubles Yasmani Grandal and Clayton Kershaw were having with selecting pitches in the NLDS, but a …
Read More »Expect Dodgers to lean on bullpen, again, this week
Clayton Kershaw had the longest outing of any Dodger pitcher this postseason on Sunday night. He went seven innings, matching his career-longest outing in the playoffs. In fact, he owns the …
Read More »Dodgers 1, Cubs 0: Clayton Kershaw narrative dead, series alive and well
If Thursday night didn’t shut people up about the Clayton Kershaw postseason narrative, then Sunday night definitely did. He was masterful in a 1-0 Dodger victory in Game 2 of …
Read More »Dodgers @ Cubs Oct. 16, 2016: NLCS Game 2
It’s hard to comprehend what happened last night. The Dodgers weren’t getting any breaks before they finally got to Aroldis Chapman in the eighth inning. Then, Dave Roberts successfully managed his …
Read More »Cubs 8, Dodgers 4: Everybody Gets A Free Base
Honestly? I didn’t expect the Dodgers to win today, so I was generally chill throughout. In a contest where the Dodgers were 2-to-1 underdogs, sending third starter Kenta Maeda up …
Read More »Dodgers @ Cubs October 15, 2016: NLCS Game 1
Dodgers Cubs 5:00 PM PT, FS1 Chicago LF Kendrick CF Fowler 3B Turner 3B Bryant SS Seager 1B Rizzo RF Puig LF Zobrist 1B González SS Russell C Ruiz RF …
Read More »2016 NLCS Preview: Cubs are tough, but the Dodgers have a chance
That was an emotionally charged series the Dodgers just completed against the Nationals. Now, they turn their sights to the Cubs, a team that broke the #EYBS (look it up) …
Read More »Podcast: ‘Dugout Blues’ episode 178 – NLDS recap, NLCS preview, AFL
On this episode of “Dugout Blues,” Jared Massey (Dodger Blue) and I recount what may have been the most intense baseball game either of us have ever witnessed. Oh, and the rest …
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