Could the Dodgers win 117?

[Kenny]

I'm thinking that Zona will be more fired up tonight than the Dodgers. Zona has quite a bit to prove this series.

Definitely. Hope Dodgers bring the same intensity.

 

[The Oldtimer]

Definitely. Hope Dodgers bring the same intensity.

Me too.

 

[OutlawImmortal]

Maybe. Unless Gonzalez comes off the DL. Then it's a resounding no.

A refreshed Gonzalez is nothing to sneeze at.

 

[OutlawImmortal]

Sure. But you're an idiot if you think it's "impossible" that they lose to either of those teams in a 5-game series. The Dodgers are on almost the exact same pace as the 2001 Mariners. Dodgers on pace for 115 wins and a +298 run differential. Mariners had 116 wins and a +300 run differential. And if you remember, they were down 2-1 in their ALDS against the Indians and could easily have lost that series.

I agree, it's not impossible. Personally, I would say it's not very likely.

 

[Kenny]

A refreshed Gonzalez is nothing to sneeze at.

Hope he can get some steady playing time. Move Bellinger to the OF and sit Joc for a bit since he's in a slump.

 

[soxfan1468927]

I agree, it's not impossible. Personally, I would say it's not very likely.

Fangraphs gives them a 34.7% chance of losing in the NLDS.

 

[Shoeshine Boy]

A refreshed Gonzalez is nothing to sneeze at.

I fart in a refreshed Adrian Gonzalez' general direction. He is a loser and bad juju for a team that's trying to win anything important. Sorry, it's not a coincidence that this guy was on the 2010 Padres, the 2011 Red Sox, the 2012 Dodgers that went from 2 games out to 10 games out in a month after acquiring him, and went from 14 games over .500 to 47 games over in 2 months without him this year, with nothing but 4 straight post-season disappointments in between to show for anything. Can you think of any other superstar caliber player who has been dumped by as many teams as this guy has? He's the ultimate paper tiger. I would have no fear of the Dodger juggernaut if he's playing for them in October. If they bench Bellinger or Taylor for even 1 game for this guy when it matters, they're nuts.

 

[soxfan1468927]

I fart in a refreshed Adrian Gonzalez' general direction. He is a loser and bad juju for a team that's trying to win anything important. Sorry, it's not a coincidence that this guy was on the 2010 Padres, the 2011 Red Sox, the 2012 Dodgers that went from 2 games out to 10 games out in a month after acquiring him, and went from 14 games over .500 to 47 games over in 2 months without him this year, with nothing but 4 straight post-season disappointments in between to show for anything. Can you think of any other superstar caliber player who has been dumped by as many teams as this guy has? He's the ultimate paper tiger. I would have no fear of the Dodger juggernaut if he's playing for them in October. If they bench Bellinger or Taylor for even 1 game for this guy when it matters, they're nuts.

Correlation does not equal causation.

 

[OutlawImmortal]

Fangraphs gives them a 34.7% chance of losing in the NLDS.

Pretty low considering it's not even September yet, to me.

I fart in a refreshed Adrian Gonzalez' general direction. He is a loser and bad juju for a team that's trying to win anything important. Sorry, it's not a coincidence that this guy was on the 2010 Padres, the 2011 Red Sox, the 2012 Dodgers that went from 2 games out to 10 games out in a month after acquiring him, and went from 14 games over .500 to 47 games over in 2 months without him this year, with nothing but 4 straight post-season disappointments in between to show for anything. Can you think of any other superstar caliber player who has been dumped by as many teams as this guy has? He's the ultimate paper tiger. I would have no fear of the Dodger juggernaut if he's playing for them in October. If they bench Bellinger or Taylor for even 1 game for this guy when it matters, they're nuts.

You don't have to bench Bellinger or Taylor to play Gonzalez.

 

[soxfan1468927]

Pretty low considering it's not even September yet, to me.



You don't have to bench Bellinger or Taylor to play Gonzalez.

Oh yeah that's very low. Having a 65% chance of being in the NLCS in early-August is pretty remarkable.

 

[soxfan1468927]

Pretty low considering it's not even September yet, to me.



You don't have to bench Bellinger or Taylor to play Gonzalez.

For reference, last year through 111 games, the Cubs were at 59.5%.

 

[richig07]

You're a fool if you think that it's impossible or would even be shocked if it happened. It's a 5-game series. Anything can happen.

I'm obviously being hyperbolic. However, you're a fool if you wouldn't be shocked. No one really stands much of a chance.

Since when did a 5 game series become a one game playoff? Stop... Just stop with this nonsensical horse shit. For the love of God.

"Anything can happen!"... Oh, wow... What a compelling argument.

Especially the Rockies... just zero chance. Less than zero.

 

[soxfan1468927]

I'm obviously being hyperbolic. However, you're a fool if you wouldn't be shocked. No one really stands much of a chance.

Since when did a 5 game series become a one game playoff? Stop... Just stop with this nonsensical horse shit. For the love of God.

"Anything can happen!"... Oh, wow... What a compelling argument.

Especially the Rockies... just zero chance. Less than zero.

1. Why is it foolish to not be shocked?
2. Did I say it was a one-game playoff?
3. The argument that "anything can happen" in a 5-game series is logical
4. All it takes is a couple guys to get hot. Any team can beat any team in a 5-game series.

 

[soxfan1468927]

Let's say they meet the Rockies.

Rockies are on pace for a 93-69 record and +72 run differential
Dodgers are on pace for a 115-47 record and a +298 run differential

2001 Indians had a 91-71 record and +76 run differential
2001 Mariners had a 116-46 record and a +300 run differential

Indians pushed the Mariners to 5 games and held a 2-1 series lead in the ALDS.

 

[Kenny]

I'll say these Dodgers are more like the 98 Yankees and not the 01 Mariners lol.

 

[soxfan1468927]

I'll say these Dodgers are more like the 98 Yankees and not the 01 Mariners lol.

I'm sure Dodgers fans hope so. But that 1998 Yankees team had Pettitte, Cone, and Wells with a combined 176.2 IP in the playoffs going into that postseason. Darvish has 2 starts, Wood has never started a game in the postseason, Hill has 4 starts. Kershaw has a lot of postseason experience but that's it.

None of this might matter, they are a wagon and I expect they will do well. I just wouldn't be shocked if they don't.

 

[Kenny]

I'm sure Dodgers fans hope so. But that 1998 Yankees team had Pettitte, Cone, and Wells with a combined 176.2 IP in the playoffs going into that postseason. Darvish has 2 starts, Wood has never started a game in the postseason, Hill has 4 starts. Kershaw has a lot of postseason experience but that's it.

None of this might matter, they are a wagon and I expect they will do well. I just wouldn't be shocked if they don't.

Too lazy to look it up, but that's still probably more playoff game pitching than what the Rockies or DBacks have. So for me, yes, I would be shocked.

 

[soxfan1468927]

Too lazy to look it up, but that's still probably more playoff game pitching than what the Rockies or DBacks have. So for me, yes, I would be shocked.

I'm sure it is more experience than the Rockies or DBacks, but that was in response to the comparison between them and the '98 Yankees (who won a WS two years previous with many of the same guys). Which is why I think the comparison to the 2001 Mariners makes sense as they didn't have much postseason experience and neither did the 2001 Indians.

And understand that I think the Dodgers are going to be in the World Series. I picked them to win the World Series before the season started. But the MLB playoffs are a crap shoot. Anything can happen in a 5-game series so I wouldn't be shocked if they lost in the first round.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

I'm obviously being hyperbolic. However, you're a fool if you wouldn't be shocked. No one really stands much of a chance.

I wouldn't be "shocked" if any team beat any other in a playoff series. They're short and rife with crapshootidity.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

And understand that I think the Dodgers are going to be in the World Series. I picked them to win the World Series before the season started. But the MLB playoffs are a crap shoot. Anything can happen in a 5-game series so I wouldn't be shocked if they lost in the first round.

Hell, anything can happen in a seven-game series.

There's a fuckload of randomness in baseball. That's why they play 162 to separate the wheat from the chaff.

A seven-game MLB series represents a smaller percentage of the regular season than one playoff game does of the NFL season.