Series Thread: NLDS: Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Washington Nationals

[redseat]

yep.. no blood nor bruise stay in the box !

Well maybe not "only blood" but not "grazing an extra large elbow pad"

 

[bksballer89]

 

[calsnowskier]

They are going to need a win in game 5 anyway. Why bring CK back early just to face the same problem again on Thursday?

 

[bksballer89]

They are going to need a win in game 5 anyway. Why bring CK back early just to face the same problem again on Thursday?

So its going to be Mad Max vs Rich Hill assuming they win today?

 

[bksballer89]

Facts

Nationals manager Dusty Baker, on the Dodgers decision to go with Clayton Kershaw today: "How many Cy Youngs has he won? How can you not go with him?"

 

[calsnowskier]

So its going to be Mad Max vs Rich Hill assuming they win today?

But then you bring a guy with an injury history back on short rest.

I am not following this series or the Dodgers close enough to really argue for or against any strategy, but in general, bringing multiple guys back on short rest is flirting with fire.

 

[The Q]

But then you bring a guy with an injury history back on short rest.

I am not following this series or the Dodgers close enough to really argue for or against any strategy, but in general, bringing multiple guys back on short rest is flirting with fire.

Is there a travel day tomorrow?

 

[Inimical]

Win or go home. Urias would be to scared today. Clayton wants to dominate this game, CK all the way. Furthermore play Tolesey Roberts. wtf?!

 

[OutlawImmortal]

So its going to be Mad Max vs Rich Hill assuming they win today?

Doubt Rich Hill would pitch on short rest. Urias will have to pitch either game 4 or game 5.

 

[bksballer89]

Win or go home. Urias would be to scared today. Clayton wants to dominate this game, CK all the way. Furthermore play Tolesey Roberts. wtf?!

So he's not going to be scared on Thursday in another win or go home?

 

[The Q]

I think they'd have been better off with Urias today.

Kershaw still isn't himself yet, it's short rest and they're more likely to put up big numbers against Ross than Scherz.

Plus Urias is better at home

 

[calsnowskier]

So he's not going to be scared on Thursday in another win or go home?

That's my point. If the two pitchers are going to be Urias and CK either way (I do nit know if this is, in fact, the case), than I think you pitch both on normal rest. If pitching CK early gives you additional options for game 5, than OK, but CK on short rest (I think) gas a history of semi-blowing up on the dogs...

 

[Inimical]

Not at all what i mean about Urias. The point @bksballer89 is that if we dont win today, there is no Kershaw at all game 5. IT would be stupid to start Urias, watch him get knocked around early, Sub him in for Kershaw to keep the game close, then lose both pitchers for game 5. Urias is a promising young pitcher, but watching him under pressure he gets shook up and doesnt do well in Regular season games. The moment is to big for him, and besides, Kershaw has something to prove.

 

[calsnowskier]

Not at all what i mean about Urias. The point @bksballer89 is that if we dont win today, there is no Kershaw at all game 5. IT would be stupid to start Urias, watch him get knocked around early, Sub him in for Kershaw to keep the game close, then lose both pitchers for game 5. Urias is a promising young pitcher, but watching him under pressure he gets shook up and doesnt do well in Regular season games. The moment is to big for him, and besides, Kershaw has something to prove.

Ok, so you bring in CK on short rest. That POTENTIALLY reduces his effectiveness, and the dogs STILL have a 100% must win game on Thursday. That leaves Urias or Hill having to pitch that game.

Why not keep CK until game 5 where he will fully ready to dominate?

 

[calsnowskier]

If you like Hill on short rest better than Urias of full rest, than OK. I won't argue against that. You know the dogs better than I do. But starting Urias on regular rest and having all-hands-on-deck to cover for a 3 or 4 inning start I think is the better plan...

 

[The Q]

If you like Hill on short rest better than Urias of full rest, than OK. I won't argue against that. You know the dogs better than I do. But starting Urias on regular rest and having all-hands-on-deck to cover for a 3 or 4 inning start I think is the better plan...

Agreed. Let him do the game at home. Even the best pitchers in historically have been about 27% worse than on regular rest (tip of the cap to Symborski and ESPN Insider today).

 

[Inimical]

We can argue about it all day, but fact of the matter is Kershaw is going to be warming up in 20 mins.

 

[Demonjoe93]

Please win, Dodgers.

 

[Stake]

This is hard...I can't stand the Dodgers and Washington does nothing for me. I guess got to pull for the Dodgers in the hopes that the Giants can send them home.

 

[redseat]

Kershaw not looking that sharp early on