Update:
Today's game has been postponed. Game 2 will be played at 10 a.m. PT tomorrow at Nationals Park. pic.twitter.com/YwLNKHUdOT
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) October 8, 2016
Dodgers at Nationals, 1:00PM PT, TV: FS1; Radio: ESPN
The Dodgers ask mid-season acquisition LHP Rich Hill (12-5, 2.12 ERA) to win Game Two. He’ll face RHP Tanner Roark (16-10, 2.83 ERA). Hill made six starts for the Dodgers and had a 1.83 ERA to show for them, even with his finger blisters. Roark was a good starter for the Nats in 2014, his first season in the big leagues, finishing 15-10 with a 2.85 ERA. In 2015 he was forced into the long man/spot starter role when the Nationals acquired starter Matt Scherzer from the Tigers. This season Jordan Zimmerman was gone from the rotation due to free agency, so Roark reclaimed his role as a full-time starter.
Lineup when available.
Giants at Cubs, 5:00PM PT, TV: FS1; Radio: ESPN
The Giants ask RHP Jeff Samardzija (12-11, 3.81 ERA) to stop the Cubs from taking a 2-0 lead in the NLDS. The Cubs will counter with Kyle Hendricks (16-8, 2.13 ERA). Samardzija spent the first nine years of his MLB life in the Cubs’ organization until he was traded to the As in 2014. Oddly, Hendricks essentially replaced Samardzija in the Cubs rotation that season, as he made his first start for them five days after Samardzija was traded away.
Se va..se va…se va…¡dice Jaime!
I’m in total blackout mode today, unfortunately. To avoid getting Steinered, I’ve decided to go with Jaime Jarrín today.
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Disappointed at yesterday’s rainout, but at least there was Schadenfreude later in the afternoon.
Certain LA writers were saying the reason the game was postponed was so there would not be another game competing with the Cub/Giants which was on a network owned by Major League Baseball.
Midwest bias…
Blustery day. Not sure how it will work out in the stadium, where wind is normally not a factor.
Bob Hendley sighting. On Turner’s dinger, I am one of the few blue clad fans (in this case a blazer) standing in the first row above and just to the right of the 6:31 sign. http://www.espn.com/mlb/scoreboard/_/date/20161007
NPUT @ 0930PT.
Dave asked yesterday what the fans were singing.
It’s “Go Cubs, Go” — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9XtDyDUjIU
Cubs win, Cubs win!
Happy for that.
Bonus that Giants lost.
Chapman coming in to go for the save .
3 more outs for Cubbies . . .
Pagan’s line drive took Hendricks out. Hit him on the arm. Typical Angel.
Now 4-2 Cubbies, top of the 4th with Hendricks going out of the game after getting hit by a liner off Angel Pagan’s bat.
I’d still take Cubbies’ bullpen over Gnats’.
Not looking like the “even year” thing is happening. Not today. 4-0, still only one out.
Hopefully not this year!
Cubs up by 3 in the bottom of the second, two on, one out.
Ranking the 50 top players in the postseason: http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/list/mlb-playoffs-2016-players-best-ranks-ratings/vnebm0ksxf7g125faadwm4ev2/slide/50
Dodgers have five, including #1.
Nice video including Vin’s great calls . . . but more a tribute to playoffs than to him.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/watch-mlb-network-produces-chill-inducing-vin-scully-tribute-video/ar-BBxaUdT?li=BBnba9I#image=BBx03Em|2
The ring which is seen on his right hand — is that from the World Series? I imagine the team can give one to anyone they want.
According to the schedule posted here, http://m.dodgers.mlb.com/news/article/205436170/dodgers-nationals-nlds-game-2-postponed/, they lose the travel day.
But at least both teams are in the same boat. Or plane. So to speak.
And on the 2nd day, the bullpen gets to rest.
But will now have three games in a row.
Hopefully Hill will go longer than 5.
Or maybe a blow out and Stripling can toss three innings.
— in favor of the Dodgers, of course. 🙂
Okay, for everyone looking for something to watch (except WBBsAs, who ignores football), here’s today’s college football schedule.
Rain stopped by the way.
Called.
So you going tomorrow?
No, thought I might mow the lawn.
My brother lives in Arlington. He figures it’s too cold there for it to dry out overnight. What’re your thoughts, Bob?
Yikes! Too cold? I’m going to be at the Best Western Pentagon hotel next Thursday, Friday and Saturday — I’d better find some warm clothes!
It doesn’t look that bad — https://weather.com/weather/tenday/l/Washington+DC+USDC0001:1:US
I was in Utah for a few days this past week and went jogging in the morning when it was 33 — it hit 30 earlier that morning. (After I got moving, it was a nice run.)
I know that’s probably not very cold for many of you, but the LOWS in Vegas a month or so ago were in the 80s.
Double up on the Aloha shirts.
There were some Dodgers out on the field tossing the ball, so figure drainage must be pretty good. It is supposed to rain some more tonight, but haven’t seen anything yet. Also supposed to be windy tomorrow.
So is it on or no?
Oh – now I do see it is postponed until tomorrow afternoon.