Re: NLDS Game 1: Dodgers (Lowe) @ Cubs (Dempster) TBS, 5:30 CST

[17 Seconds]

That's a run is Soto does his job

[inari]

I see no reason not to walk DeRo here.

[bcl412]

C'mon, be good again DeRo.

[Fred Hornkohl]

DeRosa             AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP  P/PA   IsoD   RBI%
RISP              141   32   46   10    0    6   67   23   31  0.326  0.410  0.525  0.935  0.385  4.08  0.084  0.280
6th inning         66   13   17    3    0    4   14    5   16  0.258  0.307  0.485  0.792  0.283  3.99  0.049  0.200
2 outs            147    9   30   10    0    3   24   14   40  0.204  0.278  0.333  0.611  0.260  3.94  0.074  0.160
last 10 games      15    5    6    3    0    1    4    1    1  0.400  0.438  0.800  1.238  0.385  3.94  0.038  0.273
September          64   13   15    4    0    3    8    5    8  0.234  0.310  0.438  0.747  0.226  3.45  0.075  0.172
Home              253   53   80   13    2   11   45   35   47  0.316  0.405  0.514  0.919  0.354  3.79  0.089  0.217
Nite              281   50   75   13    1   10   48   39   68  0.267  0.358  0.427  0.785  0.320  4.00  0.091  0.211
vs Right          361   68   99   20    2   16   63   45   74  0.274  0.365  0.474  0.839  0.306  3.82  0.091  0.223
vs Lowe             3    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    1  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  3.67  0.000  0.000
vs. L.A.           18    3    6    0    0    2    3    1    6  0.333  0.368  0.667  1.035  0.400  3.84  0.035  0.100
Dale Scott          4    1    2    0    0    1    3    0    2  0.500  0.500  1.250  1.750  1.000  4.25  0.000  0.667

season totals     505  103  144   30    3   21   87   69  106  0.285  0.376  0.481  0.857  0.325  3.90  0.091  0.216

[Butterscup1679666578]

GEORGE IS GETTING UPSET

[Cubzfan64]

Dang - just checked Dumpster's stats for the year - that was his second shortest outing of 2008 and the most walks he's given up in any game in 2008.

 

Way to bring your A game to the playoffs!!

 

Hopefully the offense will let him off the hook - he better hope so.

[erik316wttn]

DeRo gave it another nice ride.

 

Way to waste the leadoff double.

 

Ugh.

[DiamondMind]

QUIT TAKING A HOWRY ON THE FIELD

[cubs121]

leadoff double = fake rally

[inari]

Okay, now the pessimism is setting in. I think that was our chance.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Its cap tipping time folks.

[kjfoster 1553]

hmmm.... bad feeling in the pit of my stomach.... could be the eggs I had for dinner

[imb]

paaaaaaaaaain

[cbbryan]

What a waste of an inning there. Aramis has to score.

 

Gotta hold them and get some runs.

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH INNING

 

A Ramirez doubled to center field

Soto struck out swinging

Edmonds grounded out to second, 4-3 , A Ramirez to third

DeRosa flied out to right field

 

0 runs 1 hits 0 errors 1 men left on base

 

                1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9              R  H  E
Los Angeles     0 0 0 0 4 0                    4  4  1
CUBS            0 2 0 0 0 0                    2  7  0

 

Home runs:

Los Angeles: Loney

CUBS: DeRosa

 

Los Angeles    IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Lowe          6.0  8  2  2  1  5  1  94

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Dempster      4.7  4  4  4  7  2  1 109
Marshall      1.3  0  0  0  1  2  0  22

[TMan92]

Its cap tipping time folks.

 

If the bullpen can hold them, we have a chance. We can get to their bullpen.

[Fred Hornkohl]

           Los Angeles            CUBS
P/PA              4.52            3.76
RBI%              0.18            0.10
R/BR              0.33            0.25
BA               0.190           0.292
OBP              0.414           0.320
SLG              0.381           0.458
OPS              0.795           0.778
ERA               3.00            6.00
BB/9              1.50           12.00
K/9               9.00            6.00

[erik316wttn]

QUIT TAKING A HOWRY ON THE FIELD

 

It might make the grounds crew happy. They won't have to fertilize.

[Andy]

This is exactly what could not happen in Game 1.

[17 Seconds]

Thats a start. Ill take that over a home run.

 

Good call man

[Hairyducked Idiot]

http://www.fangraphs.com/lgraphs/281001116_Dodgers_Cubs_121172593_lbig.png

 

80% chance of being heavily favored to a first round exit.

 

And I'm pretty much even-keeled. I'm proud of myself this year, learned not to get too emotionally invested.

[bcl412]

I really can't wait until Soto's walk off home run in the 9th.

[USSoccer]

I can't say I'm suprised, but there's still 9 outs and at least one more trip through our 3-4-5.

 

We have to hold the gap at 2.

[third eye]

The Cubs are still not hacking. I have a feeling they will still put some runs on the board tonight, even given the strength of the Dodgers bullpen. It's up to the Cubs bullpen to hold it here.

[DiamondMind]

Just to lighten the mood:

 

http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/6813/1186589670570xh1.jpg