Game 38, 2016

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Cardinals at Dodgers, 5:05PM PT, TV: ESPN

It’s Sunday Night Baseball! If ESPN’s producers were smart they’d go back to something the network did years ago; it would pick up the local TV feed (if there is one) or ask the team broadcaster to come into the booth and do play-by-play so the national viewer could get a taste of what the home teams’ fans hear every day. Baseball lovers all over the country should get a half-inning of Vin Scully, particularly in his last year.

The Cardinals send out Mike Leake (1-3, 5.10 ERA) to try for his second win as a Redbird. It took him six starts to get his first, which he did his last time out. He’ll face the Dodgers’ Alex Wood (1-3, 4.58 ERA), who’s been a much better pitcher at home than on the road so far this season, posting a 1.33 ERA at Dodger Stadium and a horrible 8.05 ERA elsewhere.

In other baseball news and notes, congratulations to Marcus Stroman of the Blue Jays, who graduated and took part in the customary ceremonies at Duke today.

And then there’s this amazing scoring play in a softball game between Notre Dame and Army yesterday:

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52 thoughts on “Game 38, 2016”

  3. From my glass half-full perspective: Alex Wood pitched very well – I thought he could have gone another inning – and the team continues to hit for more power (in addition to Seager’s dingers, Puig just missed a three-run shot off Leake). Grichuk’s a really good outfielder, though.

  8. Doesn’t look like the Dodgers night tonight. But I’ll take 2 out of 3 – even at home – vs the Cards.
    Sunday night baseball seems to kill us more often than not.

    • It may well be, but the eye and the mind can play tricks on you, particularly in a sport were winning 6 out of 10 is considered to be excellent

  9. Hernandez has all but disappeared as a hitter since his big game vs. Bumgarner.

  11. So Kazmir is allowed to go 120 pitches but Wood only a bit over 90? Wood could have gone one more inning I think. Or is there something I missing?

  13. Intentional walk backfired and led to an additional run. So they do a second one this inning. Not smart baseball.

  17. No love for the Dodger hitters. Puig and Joc both wiffled the ball but both were snared.

  23. The Gnats sweep the D-backs, and suddenly it’s all “Even year! Even year!” again. Ugh.

    • I heard them score in the 9th and then the D-Backs tried to come back in the bottom of the 9th and there was a really weird ending with a double-play called by New York upon review.

  25. That’s encouraging news about Ryu. I miss him. I hope tonight’s game isn’t affected by the ESPN curse. Go Dodgers! I’ll be exercising and cooks while j watch, so once again not posting as much. But I read every word you guys write!

  26. I would not have believed that the band/artist most selected by Dodgers players as walk-up music or game-entering music would be…Led Zeppelin, by Kazmir, Van Slyke and Utley. Other music from my era: The Who (Ryu) and The Hollies (AJ Ellis).

  27. Dodgers vs Cards on the Sunday night nationally televised game. That has usually meant pain for the Dodgers if I recall correctly.

  28. Imagine that Leake should turn around at some point, but as I recall he has a six-year $95 million contract.

  31. I often hate ESPN broadcasts because I’m blacked out for lack of cable. This one I’ll hate because it means they’re pre-empting Vin.

    • This one I hate because I would have been able to catch the usual Sunday early afternoon game here in Italy.