NLDS Game 1 Recap: Cubs 2, Dodgers 7
Submitted by Transmission on Wed, 10/01/2008 - 8:07pm
The worrisome details, below...
Gyeh.
W - Lowe (1-0)
L - Dempster (0-1)
Things to Take from This Game
1. Cubs out to an early lead
DeRosa lofted a home run down the right field foul line for a two-run homer in the second. His first swing in a week.
2. Dempster's wildness catches up to him
Dempster looked really sharp in the first, but the Dodgers didn't chase the splitter out of the zone, the umpire didn't call fastballs just off the corners, and Dempster lost progressively greater command of his fastball. Seven walks by Dempster alone, three of them in the fifth inning, and after nearly, nearly, nearly escaping with a near-strike out of Loney on a foul tip, Loney lined a grand slam out to center.
3. Not much good to report from there
Manny Ramirez hit a remarkable home run on a pitch at his shoelaces, and Martin also hit a shot into the basket. Wrigley was quiet most of the second half of the game, save when a few fans found the energy to boo.
The worrisome details, below...
Game Recap:
Pregame:
- Wrigley looks gorgeous for the playoffs, from blimp-cam
- A cool 54 degrees, wind blowing in.
Inning 1 - Top
- Strike one looking, strike two fouled back to Furcal.
- a couple breaking pitches in the dirt, Furcal doesn't chase, 2-2 count.
- Third straight pitch in dirt, Furcal swings this time, whiffs. Throw down to first to complete the K.
- Splitter is biting, early tonight.
- Curve dropped in for strike, 1-2 count on Martin
- Second borderline fastball called a ball, now a 3-2 count. Crowd groans
- and Walks on a checked swing. Tough calls.
- And we get the first "what's with the glove movement?" explanation.
- Ramirez with an easy roller to Theriot close to the bag, underhand flip to DeRosa, easy turn for the DP at first. Inning over. Dempster looks sharp, but Dodgers also mostly holding off on the breaking stuff, and squeezed a bit on the fastball by the Ump. 14 pitches for Dempster even with the full-count walk
Inning 1 - Bottom
- Strike looking to start off Soriano. Fastball just off outside corner for a ball, big swing at a slider for strike 2. And waves at another slider low and in the dirt for strike three, gyeh.
- 3-2 on Fukudome. Rolls to first, Loney unassisted
- From behind in the count, Lee works it to another 3-2 count.
- Low and away, Lee walks
- 2-0 to Ramirez. Finally, outside corner is called, 2-1 count. Ramirez
then bounces into a 5-4 force, inning over. Lowe at 20 pitches
Inning 2 - Top
- 3-1 count, ball 4 outside to Ethier. It's a consistent strike zone, so far, just not especially expansive.
- Fastball looking, fastball swinging and it's 0-2 on Loney. Swings at a shoulder-high fastball, pops it up to DeRosa near second base.
- Kemp jammed, eazy fly to Fukudome in right.
- 0-2 on DeWitt, crowd on feet. No-go on the check-swing. Lazy fly to center on next pitch, Dempster gets around the leadoff walk. 29 pitches total
Inning 2 - Bottom
- Soto rolls out to Furcal
- Edmonds lines one just over the leaping Furcal's glove. tough pitch low and outside, real nice hitting.
- DeRosa skies a fly ball down the right field foul line. It really just sort of hangs there, floating out towards right, as I say to myself "hey, that's kind of getting deep..." Lands in the right field well, first row, just a few feet from the foul pole for a 2-run home run. 2-0 Cubs
- Lowe expresses his frustration a bit with thetight strike zone. 2-2 on Theriot.
- Wow, finally calls a fastball on a corner for a strike. Theriot K's looking.
- Dempster lines one out of Furcal's reach for a single.Outside fastball that caught just a bit too much of the corner.
- Soriano flies into shallow right, Furcal goes out to catch it. Inning over. Lowe at 38 pitches
Inning 3 - Top
- Blake pops a foul down the right field line. Fukudome goes over the pitchers' mound, which trips him up a bit, awkwardly extending both his legs. He stretches his glove hand out behind him as he staggers, and makes a nice catch. Seems to be OK.
- Count goes full to Lowe after a check-swing ball, then walks Lowe. Gyeh. Third walk by Dempster already
- Furcal waves through a pitch trying to bunt for a single.
- 3-2 to Furcal, Dempster missing high.
- And missing outside, ball four. Fourth walk. Lowe to second.
- Martin leans over plate to bunt, is almost hit by a pitch not that far inside.
- 1-2 on Martin. 2-2, fouling pitches off. Dempster pitch count suddenly over 50.
- Martin lines one into the left field well, but Soriano is on it and makes a running catch just short of the ivy. Scary second out.
- Dick Stockton tells us that Joe Torre won't let Manny Ramirez beat him. Uhh..
- Manny grounds one into the hole. Theriot makes a nice diving stop, slips a bit on the grass trying to get to his feet. Manny is hustling (yes, hustling) down the line, beats the throw. Bases loaded. Two outs. Ethier up.
- 1-2 to Ethier, ball 2 on a splitter in the dirt. Soto getting a good workout already, but is keeping everything in front of him.
- another splitter, again lays off, again Soto blocks it. 3-2 count
- Ethier swings through another splitter, this one up a bit (as in, not quite in the dirt), striking out. Dempster at 61 pitches, but no runs score.
Inning 3 - Bottom
- Fukudome fouls off a bunt attempt. 2-2 count. Hits a sharp grounder to DeWitt, out at first.
- 3-1 on Lee. fouls it over cubs dugout, 3-2. Then a sharp liner into left for a single. Some sort of breaking pitch that catches the middle of the plate.
- Ramirez bounces to Furcal, who backs up on a tough hop. Manages to turn the 6-4-3 without much difficulty. Inning Over. Lowe at 51 pitches.
Inning 4 - Top
- Ball One to Loney, gyeh.
- Loney with a lazy fly down the shallow left field line. Soriano with the leaping catch.
- Kemp with an easy bouncer to third, 5-3
- DeWitt loops one over Theriot, in front of Edmonds for a single.
- Blake inside-outs a line-drive right at Lee, who catches it on one knee. Dempster at 75 pitches.
Inning 4 - Bottom
- Soto with a sharp liner, but right at Kemp in center.
- Check-swing strike three on Edmonds.
- DeRosa wtih a single back up the middle. Another fastball that just barely tailed back over the outside corner.
- Theriot with a sharp opposite-field liner into right. DeRosa to second, two outs for Dempster.
- Dempster tries to sneak a bunt, fouls it off. Then waves at a slider way outside. Again, strike three, inning over. Lowe at 68 pitches
Inning 5 - Top
- Lowe grounds out to Theriot.
- 3-0 on Furcal, gets a high strike for 3-1. Outside, ball four, walk number five.
- 3-0 on Martin. Strike down the middle, taking all the way in front of Manny. 3-1.
- Phew. Martin with a lazy fly to Fukudome in shallow right.
- 0-2 on Manny, as he waves through a splitter low and a fastball that got a lot higher and a lot more of the plate than intended. Doesn't chase the next deliberately high fastball. 2-2 after another high fastball take. And again, 3-2.
- Ramirez finally walks on an inside fastball.. If nothing else, it looks like the game-plan is to pitch Manny inside. Runners on 1 and 2, two outs.
- Soto with yet another good stop on a pitch in the dirt to start off Ethier. 1-0 count.
- 3-1 to Ethier. Rothschild on the phone to the bullpen, now consulting with Lou. Soto sets up outside, Dempster misses inside, three walks in the inning, bases loaded for Loney. 2outs
- Rothschild to the mound. 7 walks so far. Samardzija and Marshall warming up. 102 pitches so far for Dempster
- Loney gifts us a swing at pitch one, strike.
- And another gift as he waves through a splitter
- Crowd gets up and cheers.
- Loney just, just, just JUST barely gets a bit of a splitter, Soto can't hang on, crowd cheers and groans
- High fastball, Soto has to reach way up for it. Egads. 1-2 count
- Loney hits a line drive out for a grand slam. Into maybe the third row of the bleachers just left of the center field clearing. 4-2 dodgers. A splitter or change that rolled in the middle of the zone.
- Kemp lines a double that rolls to the wall in left center. Hearing a few boos.
- Marshall in to pitch.
- K's DeWitt swinging at a curve.
Inning 5 - Bottom
- Soriano chases a series of sliders, K's. Soriano looking way over-aggressive so far.
- Fukudome rips a hanging slider to third. It clangs off Blake, rolls towards teh Cubs dugout. Ruled an error, TBS correctly calls it a "tough error"
- Pitchout to start off Lee. Odd.
- And throws over to first.
- 2-2 on Lee. Lee bounces up the middle, Furcal steps on the bag, 6-3 GIDP. Inning Over. Lowe at 80 through 5
Inning 6 - Top
- Marshall stays in.
- DeWitt grounds sharply to Lee down the line, 3 unassisted.
- Ron Darling just pronounced it "Jim Toe-MAY" Oh dear god.
- 3-0 count on Lowe. Walks on the next pitch. Fans boo.
- 1-0 on Furcal. 2-0. Marquis warming up.
- Sarcastic cheers for a called strike. But now 3-1.
- Hey, a called strike on the outside corner, for once. 3-2 count on Furcal. Then strikes out swinging on a breaking pitch, low and inside
- Ump suddenly calling the low outside corner... 1-1 on Martin. Soto with yet another block on a pitch in the dirt, 2-1 count.
- Martin lines one to left, Soriano with another nice running catch.
Inning 6 - Bottom
- Ramirez lines a double one-hopping the center field wall, leadoff double.
- 2-0 on Soto, now 2-1. Another take, 2-2 count. Soto misses a low slider, strike three.
- 2-0 on Edmonds. 2-1, pulls a grounder to second. 4-3 force. Ramirez to third, two outs for DeRosa
- DeRosa with another fly down the right-field line, but not as deep as he had to reach down and outside for the pitch. Flies out, ending the inning. Lowe at 94 pitches
Inning 7 - Top
- Marshall still pitching
- Manny fighting off a series of 0-2 pitches
- reaches down for a curveball, a pretty nice pitch actually, but launches it deep into the left-center bleachers. 5-2 Dodgers. Incredibly impressive home run by Manny. Vlad-esque.
- Ethier pops out to DeRosa
- Loney K's swinging.
- Kemp looks at a curve on the suddenly-called outside corner. Strike one.
- Kemp K's swinging at a curve, inning over.
Inning 7 - Bottom
- Cory Wade (WHO!?!?!) relieves Lowe.
- Theriot inside-outs a roll-out to Loney at first, unassisted
- Fontenot hits for Marshall, promptly lines a single tocenter
- A quick 0-2 on Soriano
- Jammed, pops out to DeWitt in shallow right.
- From 2-0 on Fukudome, a K swinging. Gyeh. Will have to do this against Broxton and Saito.
Inning 8 - Top
- Samardzija in
- DeWitt lines a double over Edmonds head. A bobble, and DeWitt, who was running all the way, makes it to third.
- Blake grounds a 3-2 pitch right back up the middle for a single, 6-2 dodgers.
- Jeff Kent with a guest appearnace pinch-hitting for Wade
- Kent with a slow bouncer to DeRosa, who fields it right in front of Blake. Blake hits the ground, so DeRosa throws to first. Lee throws back to second, where Theriot applies the tag. Double play
- Furcal flies out to deep left center, Soriano grabs it
Inning 8 - Bottom
- Broxton in.
- 2-2 pitch, Lee grounds sharply, right at DeWitt. 4-3
- Ramirez flies to Ethier down the right field line.
- Soto coaxes a walk.
- Edmonds lines one down the left field line, lands maybe one inch foul. Nuts
- Edmonds with a sharp liner to center. Kemp catches it on the warning track. Double Nuts.
Inning 9 - Top
- Marquis in to pitch
- and Martin lines a home run into the left-center basket. Good grief. 7-2 dodgers. Just a fastball down the middle
- Marquis K's Manny swinging on a slider
- Ethier with a fly out to deep center.
- and Loney rolls out to DeRosa.
Inning 9 - Bottom
- Greg Maddux, Salt, enter Game, Wounds.
- From 0-2 to 3-2 on DeRosa, rolls out to Furcal.
- Theriot lines one, Loney makes a leaping stretch for it, just off his glove. It rolls away, Loneywith the long shovel to Maddux. Theriot safe at first, he gets there just as Maddux does, but MAddux actually misses the bag with his foot. Maddux, being Maddux, then tags Theriot past the bag, in hopes Theriot had strayed into fair territory
- Ward hits for Marquis. Theriot takes second uncontested
- Ward grounds up the first base line. Loney unassisted, Theriot to third.
- Soriano jammed, loops out to Loney to end the game. A few stray boos can be heard as the game ends.
Parachat Recap:
Inning 1
- Nervous?
- No.
- Predictions?
- Cubs win series in the second inning.
- What are you drinking?
- Leftover bloody mary from the thermos of it that I smuggled in to a brutal six hour meeting yesterday. Because the Sigg bottle of martini I smuggled to the meeting I had already finished.
- Cheering the GIDP to end the top of the first
- Catholic strippers.
- First calls to Fire Lou and Blame Barrett. Both were already long overdue.
- "i think gwynn swallowed a kazoo during one of his binges and it got stuck in his throat" - The Joe
Inning 2
- Complimenting the Dodgers lineup.
- Where was passion invented?
- Mongolia - nohit
- Porno, Passion and Bees In My Pants
- Parachat goes nuts on the home run
- Half-way to last year's total number of XBH by the Cubs in the playoffs. (2 then, 1 so far this year.)
Inning 3
- The lame playoff-baseball ad.
- This Old Cub. eh.
- McCain jokes.
- "Cubs 4-0 during Democratic Convention, 0-3 during Republican convention. Tha'ts all the politics we need to know" - Blockhead 25
- Getting antsy with Dempster.
- Sarah Palin
- Relieved with Soriano's fine catch.
- Reprising, once more, the Theriot Defense Debate.
- Tensely following the Ethier AB
- Loving and Knowing, Biblically.
Inning 4
- The playoff roster
- Mo Vaughn jokes. How oddly retro.
- "Ron Darling. Doc Gooden's cocaine caddy" - nohit
- Other 1980s Mets we hate.
Inning 5
- How many pitches will Dempster throw tonight?
- Oh dear god.
- Parachatters we wish were here.
- The tight strike zone.
- Manny's AB
- Splitter!
- But I barely know her.
- Who is first out of the pen?
- Aaron B with the frank castillio shout-out
- Sad Parachat.
- Stupid debates about who should have started tonight.
Inning 6
- Mocking the importance of "playoff experience"
- H. Vaughn suggests electro-shock collars for the pitching staff.
- Where's Carlos?
- Blaming Barrett, Dusty.
- Ryno with the random "Heathers" reference. wow.
- Aaron comes back with "Not Without My Daughter." Double-wow.
- Night Court
- Night Court or Cheers?
- Night Court, and it's not even a debate.
- Our fond childhood memories of Markie Post on Night Court
- GAY WITCHCRAFT NIGHT COURT MARKIE POST SARAH PALIN RALLY ARABIC RALLY CAPS RALLY!
- nuts.
Inning 7
- Rally Beers
- I feel slightly better
- But parachat still is stressed.
- Mr. Whipple fucks me.
- Carlos arrives. No one notices.
Inning 8
- I feel much better.
- Rally Hebrew.
Inning 9
- Trannies, Deaf-muts, and Bobos.
- BOBOS!!!!!!!!!
- Bobos.
- Mrs. Butterworth's bobos.
- Chad thinks he could hit Maddux.
- Pleading for a bobo-fueled rally.
- Nope.
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#1 Re: NLDS Game 1 Recap: Cubs 2, Dodgers 7
Well that sucked.
#2 Re: NLDS Game 1 Recap: Cubs 2, Dodgers 7
- D. Lowe grounded out to shortstop
- R. Furcal walked
- R. Martin flied out to right
- M. Ramirez walked, R. Furcal to second
- A. Ethier walked, R. Furcal to third, M. Ramirez to second
- J. Loney homered to deep center, M. Ramirez, R. Furcal and A. Ethier scored
- M. Kemp doubled to deep left center
- S. Marshall relieved R. Dempster
...bleh
#3 Re: NLDS Game 1 Recap: Cubs 2, Dodgers 7
4 of Dempsters walks werre after 0-2 or 1-2 counts. Grandslam on 1-2 count. He just simply couldn't get them to chase off the plate, or take down the middle. Trying to be too cute, or just too amp'd to have control?
but...we'll look back at this game and say "dempster sucked"....but our offense didn't do shit either.
Need 9/14 Z tomorrow.
#5 Re: NLDS Game 1 Recap: Cubs 2, Dodgers 7
4 of Dempsters walks werre after 0-2 or 1-2 counts.
Also, 2 of them were to Derek Lowe. Ye gods.
#15 Re: NLDS Game 1 Recap: Cubs 2, Dodgers 7
Can anyone tell me what Dempster was trying to throw with those 90-mph flutters high and inside to righties? It was like he couldn't follow through with his back and every single one sailed high -- consistent but all too high. A four-seamer or some kind of cutter he couldn't snap through? His main heater was right on -- low and hard -- but all his breaking pitches were untrustworthy and he couldn't bring down that high heat.
#4 Re: NLDS Game 1 Recap: Cubs 2, Dodgers 7
FWIW... Marshall pitched quite well.
Even the home run to Manny was a fine pitch, and Manny just did what Manny does.
So props to Marshall, when Dempster, Samardzija, and Marquis sure don't deserve any.
#6 Re: NLDS Game 1 Recap: Cubs 2, Dodgers 7
i hate my self and i want to die
- Kurt Cobain
#7 Re: NLDS Game 1 Recap: Cubs 2, Dodgers 7
Just leave something for me in your will.
#8 Re: NLDS Game 1 Recap: Cubs 2, Dodgers 7
AZ Phil......what happenned at instructs today? Didn't they play Oakland in Phoenix?
#9 Re: NLDS Game 1 Recap: Cubs 2, Dodgers 7
That was a lovely recap. Shitty game, but lovely recap.
You forgot people being 'outed' as non-Jews, but you can't write everything.
This game sucked. Really really sucked. It, in one excruciating long fell swoop, destroyed my optimism.
#17 Re: NLDS Game 1 Recap: Cubs 2, Dodgers 7
Joe, there's a difference between a shaygetz and a non-Jew. It's like the difference between a prostitute and Johann's mom or a Cubs victory and that bowel spasming bout of Cubbery we had to sit through tonight.
We still love you. But the guy with a cross in his sig was never honestly mistaken for a Jew.
#18 Re: NLDS Game 1 Recap: Cubs 2, Dodgers 7
People? I only remember one person being 'outed' ...
#33 Re: NLDS Game 1 Recap: Cubs 2, Dodgers 7
Well...I didn't want to toot my own non-Jew horn. My favorite person is Jewish, though.
I'm confused, what is the difference between those things you mentioned.
And no, there's really not much of difference between a shaygetz and a non-Jew. Both are unclean, considering it's impossible to be 'clean' from a Jewish sense without trying to be clean. Anyway, don't know much about modern Judaism, so you can split hairs if you like...but it's still a derogatory term for a Gentile.
#34 Re: NLDS Game 1 Recap: Cubs 2, Dodgers 7
"My favorite person is Jewish, though."
I knew you like me!
#35 Re: NLDS Game 1 Recap: Cubs 2, Dodgers 7
You know it!
#10 Re: NLDS Game 1 Recap: Cubs 2, Dodgers 7
i was there and I feel sick
$1,000 dollars later and an 0-3 record in NLDS games. the madness has to end.
#11 Re: NLDS Game 1 Recap: Cubs 2, Dodgers 7
Man what a buzz kill...
After a great regular season, I hope we don't see another embarrassing postseason.
Soriano is a choke artist...
Z holds the fate of the season in his crazy hands. Scary...
#12 Re: NLDS Game 1 Recap: Cubs 2, Dodgers 7
Carlos arrives. No one notices.
My ass. You did notice.
Sorry to everyone at Parachat tonight. I was a little racist-bitchy-drunk, so cut me some slack if only for tonight.
#19 Re: NLDS Game 1 Recap: Cubs 2, Dodgers 7
And what about the previous 161 games?
#13 Re: NLDS Game 1 Recap: Cubs 2, Dodgers 7
Sigh - yet another epic mountain of suckitude. Dempster was lucky to get out of the multitude of jams he put himself in, just a matter of time. Lou's gotta be pulling his hair out, they've done nothing but emphasize all season not walking guys, no matter what.
Not on the ledge, but the window's open at this point.
#16 Re: NLDS Game 1 Recap: Cubs 2, Dodgers 7
What's interesting is that Dempster actually lost his confidence AFTER getting the 2-0 lead.
What's more interesting is that Lou has every right to pull his hair out because any frickin manager who doesn't pull a guy who walks 7 guys in 4 2/3 innings of an all important 1st game in a short series is asking for a god d%mned grand slam. He's as responsible as Dempster. I could tell he didn't have it in the 3rd inning . . . everyone could.
In two big NLDS game ones (Arizona and tonight) I give lou some bad marks.
Also I think once again we see the difference between a good pitcher and a stud ace. Good pitchers (Dempster) can get nervous and panic. Stud Ace pitchers seize the moment.
I guess tomorrow we'll see what Zambrano is made of.
- Jimmer
#20 Re: NLDS Game 1 Recap: Cubs 2, Dodgers 7
How do you know that Dempster lost his confidence after getting the lead?
Dempster had no command from the beginning of the game.
#23 Re: NLDS Game 1 Recap: Cubs 2, Dodgers 7
well obviously I don't KNOW.
But he had allowed two base runners and had thrown more strikes than balls in the first two innings. Then after DeRo's HR he immediately seemed to get more wild OR the Dodgers got more patient. I feel Dempster got tighter with the lead and did the old Kerry Wood deal where you pick around the plate instead of challenging. And then Challenging at the wrong time (after you've loaded the frickin' bases - when the ump knows your wild and everyone you face becomes a .400 hitter).
Either way my main point is that I agree with you and if it was that obvious to us fans that Dempster didn't have it then why was he still in there after walking the bases loaded?
very frustrating to watch wouldn't you say.
#30 Re: NLDS Game 1 Recap: Cubs 2, Dodgers 7
He was still in there because it was only the 5th inning and our middle relievers suck balls. And oh yeah, he struck out Loney and Soto couldn't hold on to it. Not really Soto's fault, but if Chad still wants to argue that luck doesn't play a part in a short series then please just take a look at that AB.
Lucky Break Cubs: Soto squeezes 1 psi tighter and we're out of the inning up 2-0.
Lucky Break Dodgers: The ball squirts out of Soto's glove and Loney all but ends the Cubs' season in one swing.
The 5 game series is the complete opposite of what baseball is all about. A team wins more consistently for 6 straight months, and that can all mean jack shit because of a few fucking unlucky breaks or running into the wrong team at the wrong time.
#31 Re: NLDS Game 1 Recap: Cubs 2, Dodgers 7
I am too drained now to look this up, but the one glaring hole to me in Soto's game is hanging on the the foul tip. I do not know if he is better or worse than "average", but I am wondering if a Molina makes that play, or Martin, or Pudge? As you say, that one little thing was one thing added to woeful offense, Derek Lowe, Soriano's 3 K's, MAnny, etc., that caused us to lose the game.
A couple players mentioned that, "We may have ben pressing a bit too much."
Frankly, I am tired of hearing this shit. I don't want to hear it. So - the other team is NOT tight?
We win tomorrow or its done. Again.
#40 Re: NLDS Game 1 Recap: Cubs 2, Dodgers 7
Harden V. Kuroda in Game 3 is a lock for us and Lilly has been our best pitcher in the last month and will be pitching in a park tailored made for him. Also home teams winning percentage in games of decision in is like in the area of 70% so I dont think a loss tomorrow (which I doubt will happen) is a death sentance.
#53 Re: NLDS Game 1 Recap: Cubs 2, Dodgers 7
Cubs + playoffs = no such thing as a "lock"
#55 Re: NLDS Game 1 Recap: Cubs 2, Dodgers 7
You can call it Cubbery or luck but Ron Darling pretty much called Loney's shot before he hit it. He said, "The problem with throwing three, four, five splitters in a row is that eventually you're going to leave one of them up," which is exactly what happened.
Before the home run, the announcing crew was also talking about Dempster's failure to challenge Dodger hitters. That's code for not having the nerve to throw fastballs for strikes.
Since Rothschild went to the mound right before Loney's at bat, I guess we have a basic disagreement here about pitching philosophy. This is not Cubbery or luck, it's pure Rothschild. His philosophy, as I've said many times before, seems to be: don't trust your fastball; and keep throwing the same offspeed pitch until they hit it.
#14 Re: NLDS Game 1 Recap: Cubs 2, Dodgers 7
As I feared, and posted, Derek Lowe is a beast.
This is not the same Dodgers team we handled with ease during the regular season.
Sitting in the upper deck, I was so hoping Lou would pull Dempster prior to Loney. Times like that he is so Dusty. Why? He walked batters 6 and 7, and even with a base hit, we're still in it.
I was so furious. For them to win 3 of 4 is going to be a tall task.
One other thing, someone said it, Soriano is pathetic in the post-season.
#22 Re: NLDS Game 1 Recap: Cubs 2, Dodgers 7
I do think losing this game is devestating...but we caqn only look one game at a time. We win tomorrow, we just need 2 of 3. Win the next game and we need 1 of 2.
it's the only bright side their is right now.
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