CLOSED (NLDS) DODGERS/PHILLIES

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dodgers…

  1. sweep

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  2. win in 4

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  3. win in 5

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  4. lose in 5

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  5. lose in 4

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  6. get swept

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  1. irish

    irish DSP Staff Member Administrator

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    irish DSP Staff Member Administrator

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    Dave Roberts said Shohei Ohtani will start Game 1 of the NLDS in Philadelphia on Saturday
     
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    irish DSP Staff Member Administrator

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    (2) PHILLIES vs. DODGERS (3)

    SCHEDULE:
    Game 1 (at PHI): Saturday at 6:38 p.m. ET on TBS
    Game 2 (at PHI): Monday at 6:08 p.m. ET on TBS
    Game 3 (at LAD): Oct. 8 on TBS
    Game 4 (at LAD, if necessary): Oct. 9 on TBS
    Game 5 (at PHI, if necessary): Oct. 11 on TBS

    SEASON SERIES: The Phillies went 4-2 against the Dodgers in the regular season, taking two of three when they played in April and doing so again when they matched up in September.

    POSTSEASON HISTORY: This will be the sixth postseason matchup between the Phillies and Dodgers and the first in the Division Series. The Dodgers defeated the Phillies in the 1977 and ’78 NL Championship Series, but Philadelphia has gotten the better of Los Angeles in their past three playoff meetings -- the ’83 NLCS, the 2008 NLCS and the ’09 NLCS.

    KEYS TO THE MATCHUP: This is perhaps overly simplified but this series will likely come down to how the stars on each club perform, and there are plenty of them. Whether it’s Shohei Ohtani, Kyle Schwarber, Freddie Freeman or Bryce Harper, some of baseball’s top names will be facing off in a star-studded NLDS matchup. Even each team’s rotation features top-shelf starters like Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Cristopher Sánchez, Blake Snell, Ohtani and many more. For a division series, this is about as good of a matchup as you could ask for.

    PLAYER TO WATCH: Trea Turner missed the better part of September with a strained right hamstring. He returned for the season finale but he had missed the previous three weeks which, including the Phillies’ first-round bye, means Turner has played in few games over the last month. If he picks up where he left off before the injury, the Phillies could be in great shape. Turner had an excellent ‘25 season, posting an .812 OPS with 6.7 WAR, third among all NL position players. Turner, too, stole 36 bases this season and could provide a valuable element on the bases if he’s healthy.
     
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    irish DSP Staff Member Administrator

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    my lds picks...
    cubs over brewers
    phillies over dodgers
    yankees over jays
    tigers over mariners
     
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    fsudog21 DSP Legend

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    Dodgers-Phils had some memorable games in 77-78, including this great 9th inning rally. Dodgers caught a big break with Lopes being called safe when it appeared he was out. Bill Russell came up clutch several times in those Phillie playoff games.

     
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    irish DSP Staff Member Administrator

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    i’ll never get tired of watching this
    the guts of davalillo dragging a bunt with two outs
    manny being manny (mota), as clutch a hitter as i’ve ever seen
    and of course ropes russell coming through, which he does again the following year
    special thanks to my parents, who let me leave school early to watch the magic

     
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    fsudog21 DSP Legend

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    Was there in person. Good friend and former teammate was a bullpen pitcher for the Phils. I felt for him but at the same was happy for my team.
     
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    irish DSP Staff Member Administrator

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    roberts apparently still going with three catchers
    idiotic
    if smith is healthy, then no need for rushing
    if not, then let will rest
    either way it’s a waste of a roster spot

     
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    • "[Kershaw] will be on the [NLDS] roster. He's going to be out of the pen and used as such," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Friday.
    ESPN
     
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    irish DSP Staff Member Administrator

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    why do i feel like we’re lambs being lead to slaughter?

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    we’re going to lose
    and we’re going back to lose badly
    in embarrassing fashion actually
    revising my prediction from phillies in 4 to phillies sweep
    the whiskey isn’t helping
     
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    From today's LAT.....

    Roster and rotation notes
    Roberts said, after Ohtani, Blake Snell would likely start Game 2, with Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Tyler Glasnow lined up for Games 3 and 4, respectively. Glasnow will be available out of the bullpen for Game 1 as well.


    Clayton Kershaw will be on the team’s NLDS roster, after being left off for the wild-card round. Roberts said he will pitch in a relief role.

    Catcher Will Smith is expected to once again be on the roster as one of three catchers, Roberts said, but his availability to start games remains in question. Though Smith’s fractured right hand has healed, he is still in the process of rebuilding strength and stamina after missing the last few weeks. He was scheduled to take live batting practice during the team’s Monday workout.
     
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    They're saying the gloves are off for Shohei today. Going to treat him like a "regular pitcher." Whatever that is.
     
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    Dropped: Wrobleski, Henriquez
    Added: Kershaw, Banda
    Everything else the same
     
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    Gonna let him go passed 6 innings if he is pitching well
    That is my guess
     
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    Hmmm... okay.

    These starters, especially Yoshi and Snell, have been so effective with that extra day rest. This is taking away that benefit. Could easily have kept them on that schedule with Glasnow pitching game 2. I understand that you want your best pitching as soon as possible, but it's a little risky... especially with the amount of pitches Yamamoto threw vs CIN. I hope it works out.

    Bummed that Scott stays on the roster over Wrobleski. There was a role for Wrobo. I still don't see one for Tanner, unless you include bench warmer.
     
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    Don't know much about Realmuto, but this is a smart, intelligent, non-bulletin board quote about the Bums:

    “But playing a team like this, in my opinion, they’re the epitome of what a Major League team should be. They go out every year and try to win, their ownership is awesome, their front office is great. It’s an organization that the other teams look up to.

    “And I see us as the same way. I feel this matchup is going to be a lot of fun and it’s good for the game to have these two teams going at it.”

    https://www.si.com/mlb/dodgers/news...mpliment-from-phillies-all-star-ahead-of-nlds
     
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    irish DSP Staff Member Administrator

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    realmuto is the real deal
    gamer, classy and one of the best backstops in baseball
     
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    no wrobo
    no casparius
    yet scott stays on

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    Okay, I was wrong. Didn't realize that Sunday is an off day, so that puts Snell and Yama back on their regular schedule. Good stuff. Only risk is that Glasnow is rusty by game 4.
     
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