GAME THREAD LAD at SFG

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series predictions...

  1. idgaf

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  2. bye manny

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  3. bye clayton

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  4. bye roberts

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  5. giants sweep

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  6. fml

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  1. lastatman

    lastatman DSP Legend Staff Member Moderator

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    Scherzer starting tomorrow, yes cool of him.

    But really, I'd expect that. It's fine to sit if there are no playoff implications. But in my opinion, as a professional ball player, it's your obligation to play your best for the whole season, despite your team's standing, to protect the integrity of the game. He's a National, but he's also a Major Leaguer. How unbalanced would it be if Bumgarner skips a start just to try to play the spoiler role vs LAD, but Scherzer passes on an opportunity for the same role against COL?
     
    lastatman, Sep 29, 2018
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    doyerfan MODERATOR Staff Member Moderator

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    They’re not starting Max tomorrow. Mother fuckers.
     
    doyerfan, Sep 29, 2018
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    doyerfan MODERATOR Staff Member Moderator

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    For sure you start Hill tomorrow, pray for the best, save Buehler.

    Fuckers
     
    doyerfan, Sep 29, 2018
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    This. I can live with starting him a game #163 on monday, but really he should be saved for tuesday, if needed.
     
    Dodgers99, Sep 29, 2018
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  5. lastatman

    lastatman DSP Legend Staff Member Moderator

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    Seriously?!? Did they provide any justification?
     
    lastatman, Sep 29, 2018
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    darth550 Baba Yaga

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    Nice win, despite Kershaw doing his "best" to fuck it up....
     
    darth550, Sep 29, 2018
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    Rockies facing a guy with a career (75 innings) ERA over 6. Best case scenario game 163. Unreal
     
    THINKBLUE, Sep 29, 2018
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    We’re both in the playoffs so the game no longer matters.
     
    ColoradoKidWitGame, Sep 29, 2018
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    They were both already in the playoffs before their game started. Fact of the matter is they never planned on starting Scherzer.
     
    Chiefdodgerslkrs24, Sep 29, 2018
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    Makes no sense.
    Both clinched a spot before their game ended today
    Weak excuse
    Just as I was giving MLB credit for exciting, meaningful baseball in September they allow shit like this to occur
     
    THINKBLUE, Sep 29, 2018
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    doyerfan MODERATOR Staff Member Moderator

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    Now there’s a big part of me thinking you go with Buehler tomorrow. Idk. It’s hard.

    But a win tomorrow means that, at a minimum, we have 2 shots to enter the division series. A loss tomorrow runs the risk of putting your all eggs in an away game wild card game. Win tomorrow and best case is we win the division and worst case is we play for the division Monday. Idk. I’m kinda thinking a win tomorrow makes everything way easier so you go with Buehler. You can use expanded rosters for a game 163 so we can make it a bullpenish game
     
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    torn
    if sunday posed a possible elimination, go with your best
    but since we’re guaranteed to play after tomorrow regardless, i think you throw hill and hope for the best
    that said, there’s a part of me that says fuck it and throw your best at them tomorrow
    idk could make an argument either way
     
    irish, Sep 29, 2018
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    This is pretty fucked of Scherzer and/or the Nats, for the reasons I stated earlier. So what that we're both in the playoffs? Huge difference between being in as a division winner vs having to win a single-elimination WC game. Rockies avoided Ray when he was on fire and was the DBack's best pitcher. Then they avoided Nola for 4 vs the Phillies, and downright embarrassed their other 4 starters. Now they get to play the Nationals without Scherzer, in a game that would otherwise be Max's to start. His not playing is cowardly at best. Is he worried his CY credentials will be in jeopardy at Coors? It's their obligation to put their best team out there, even if it's game #162 and they're eliminated.
     
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    lastatman DSP Legend Staff Member Moderator

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    Also, I'm not an I-told-you-so kind of guy, but when Roberts threw in the towel in the extra-inning game vs Philly, I had a feeling it would come back to haunt us. How big is that loss now?
     
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    In my opinion, trying to get to the NLDS instead of having to win a 1 game WC is worth it for this team.

    I have no faith that this team can get through a 1 game WC, but if we are in a series, a game 1 loss isn't a death sentence. You have other games to play.

    I think for this years team, winning the NL West maybe more important than ever.
     
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    Everybody knows deGrom will win, he may even get some MVP consideration.
     
    Dodgers99, Sep 30, 2018
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    Yeah, I thought it was a BS response by Martinez as well.
     
    ColoradoKidWitGame, Sep 30, 2018
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    If we win the division we don't have to worry about a 1 game crapshoot and we would have 3 days off. Throw Buehler and hope the Nats help us. If we have to play a tie breaker, I think Hill and the bullpen at home can easily match what Colorado would throw at us.

    If you don't throw Buehler today, you're basically surrendering the division which is weak
     
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    Looks like it’s Hill today. Hope he has one more great game in him
     
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    I get wanting to throw Buehler, but at the same time, Rich Hill has been a big game starter for us over the past two seasons and I could see him having a great start today against a bunch of guys who have never really faced him. Not to mention he was nails when we needed him a week ago. Idk, i don’t see Hill getting destroyed today so I’m kinda in the boat if the Dodgers don’t score a bunch of runs today off of another scrub, then they don’t deserve to get in anyway. They shouldn’t need some huge game from Buehler to get in, they should be fired up that they have this opportunity and should make the best of it.
     
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