NL Round 3--NLCS

[bmfc1]

It's the Atlanta Braves and the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLCS with all games in Arlington, TX. You can see it on FOX which means that Joe Buck might call his first baseball game of the year if it fits into his NFL schedule. Game 1 is Monday at 8:08 PM.



NLCS on FS1 Broadcast Schedule

FS1 Studio shows airs 30 minutes before/after game



Game 1: Monday, October 12, Braves at Dodgers, FOX 8 p.m.

Game 2: Tuesday, October 13, Braves at Dodgers, FS1 TBA

Game 3: Wednesday, October 14, Dodgers at Braves, FS1 TBA

Game 4: Thursday, October 15, Dodgers at Braves, FS1 TBA

Game 5: Friday, October 16, Dodgers at Braves, FS1 TBA*

Game 6: Saturday, October 17, Braves at Dodgers, FOX/FS1 TBD*

Game 7: Sunday, October 18, Braves at Dodgers, FS1 TBA.*

*if necessary



FOX Broadcast "Talent" (I added the quotation marks)

Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal & Tom Verducci; Joe Davis (substitute for select games)



MLB on FOX Studio

Kevin Burkhardt, David Ortiz, Alex Rodriguez, Frank Thomas; Dontrelle Willis (select games)



Streaming: FOX Sports.com, Fox Sports app, MLB.tv

ESPN Radio: Jon Sciambi, Jessica Mendoza

Edited October 11, 2020 by Guest

[MFS62]

(channeling Fmann)

A big cactus dildo for both of them.

Later

[G-Fafif]

Td'A vs JT in the NYM Regret Bowl.



I wouldn't totally hate this being the Dodgers' year because it's such a crappy year, they can have it.



I wouldn't totally hate this being the Braves' year for pretty much the same reason — plus we survived the Nats winning, can survive the Braves.

[bmfc1]

I still haven't survived WSH winning the WS. A local friend recently described their championship as "historic" and I couldn't strangle him because we were more than 6 feet apart.

[G-Fafif]

Briefly reassuring to hear the racist Tomahawk chant spewed by actual Braves fans tonight if just for confirmation of the probably ill-advised presence of actual people at the NLCS.

[G-Fafif]

This isn't exactly root for the meteor territory but Braves vs Dodgers defies sidetaking.

[Frayed Knot]

Rule #1 of late inning / post-season baseball:

Never bring in active or former Washington National relievers



Exhibit A for tonight is LA's use of Blake Treinen

HR, 2B, Deep FO, RBI-1B are the results so far in a game that WAS tied at 1 entering the 9th

[Edgy MD]

Tommy Pham: Signs with a new team, tests postive for COVID, has a disastrous first year, gets knocked out in three games by the Dodgers, and then gets https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/30102832/padres-tommy-pham-good-condition-stabbing-san-diegostabbed in the back.



Hello, 2020.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Backless ballplayer found in topless bar isn't so great a headline

[Edgy MD]

It's almost a cliche that any report of bad shit happening to an athlete off the field contains the phrase "outside a strip club."

[MFS62]

Edgy MD wrote: It's almost a cliche that any report of bad shit happening to an athlete off the field contains the phrase "outside a strip club."

And, considering where it happened, I was surprised that it didn't contain the usual "2:15 AM".

Later

[MFS62]

Edgy MD wrote: It's almost a cliche that any report of bad shit happening to an athlete off the field contains the phrase "outside a strip club."

And, considering where it happened, I was surprised that it also didn't contain the usual "2:15 AM".

Later

[Frayed Knot]

'Bavk tightness" scratches Clayton Kershaw from today's scheduled start. The Dodgers hope he can pitch in either Game 3 or 4

[MFS62]

Frayed Knot wrote: 'Bavk tightness" scratches Clayton Kershaw from today's scheduled start. The Dodgers hope he can pitch in either Game 3 or 4

Thereby delaying his annual playoff meltdown at least one more day.

Later

[Frayed Knot]

Holy shit!

I turn off the NL (cuz it was 7-0 Braves,) in favor of the AL only to find that LAD closed it to 8-7 ... and a ground out with the tying run on 3rd ends the game!



Game time = 4:12

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Yeah, I also zoomed out at 6-0.



Not that I necessarily like them or are rooting for them (even tho I guess I am), but the Braves are completely admirable organization in many ways (and shits in certain ways too).



But the way they seem to

1) Constantly develop useful and/or star-level MLBers

2) Reliably find the right short-term free agent or free-agent-to-be at the moment they need to

3) restock the key leadership positions knitting long-term to long-term

4) seemingly do all this without the strenuousness and drama that would accompany the Mets' efforts to do the very same thing



is something to see

[MFS62]

Cody Bellinger is becoming this generation's loathsome Los Angeles "pretty boy" camera pet.

I think he only demonstrates enthusiasm when he knows the camera is on him and the mention in another thread of Steve Garvey reminded me of this.

Later

[bmfc1]

Outstanding work by Mark Melancon responding to a moronic question:

https://twitter.com/Jared_Carrabis/status/1316220388448317441https://twitter.com/Jared_Carrabis/status/1316220388448317441

[MFS62]

LA put up an 11 spot (NOT a misprint) in the top of the first.

Atlanta has a steep road ahead of them in this one.

Later

[ashie62]

How about that! Go Dodgers.

[Lefty Specialist]

Cody Bellinger is becoming this generation's loathsome Los Angeles "pretty boy" camera pet. I think he only demonstrates enthusiasm when he knows the camera is on him and the mention in another thread of Steve Garvey reminded me of this. Later

Bellinger just took that comment and parked it in the right field seats.

[MFS62]

Lefty Specialist wrote: Bellinger just took that comment and parked it in the right field seats.

... and the horse he rode in on.

Did he pose crossing home plate, or did he just smile?

Later

[Frayed Knot]

So we were discussing how well the Braves team was put together ...



15-1, end of 3rd

[nymr83]

I know some of you hate the Dodgers and thats ok, but I was a teenager in the late 90's FUCK THE BRAVES! 15-1! HAHAHAHA! SUCK IT LAAAAAAAARY!

[Frayed Knot]

Braves pitching in this post-season

- the first 64 innings (2 games vs CIN, one 9 innings, the other 13), 3 games vs Marlins, 1 full game vs LAD plus the first 6 innings of Game 2) = 6 Runs Allowed

- the next 6 innings: innings 7, 8, 9 Tuesday night then 1, 2 & 3 tonight = 22 runs allowed

[Frayed Knot]

Game 3 is still going on, although the score hasn't changed in a while, sill 15 - 1 as they play the 9th

So we've now got a series at least.

[bmfc1]

For the second year in a row, Clayton Kershaw fails in a must-win game. For the second year in a row, Dave Roberts leaves Kershaw in too long (loyalty? stupidity? lack of confidence in his bullpen?) and it hurts his team.

If LAD departs in this round, I wonder if the big money owners will make a managerial change.



https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=kershcl01&t=p&post=1https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=kershcl01&t=p&post=1

[batmagadanleadoff]

For the second year in a row, Clayton Kershaw fails in a must-win game. For the second year in a row, Dave Roberts leaves Kershaw in too long (loyalty? stupidity? lack of confidence in his bullpen?) and it hurts his team. If LAD departs in this round, I wonder if the big money owners will make a managerial change. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=kershcl01&t=p&post=1https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=kershcl01&t=p&post=1

I don't follow the Dodgers closely enough to know if there are other reasons for firing their manager. (In fact, I hardly follow the Dodgers at all, beyond the superficial). But firing a manager for not winning a stupid crap-shoot all lucky stupid short playoff series? That'd be like firing a football player for losing the 50 yard-line coin-toss at the beginning of the game.

[Frayed Knot]

Also not convinced that Kershaw was left in too long.

As the 6th started he had allowed 1 run on 4 hits. Acuna led off with an infield chop single ... and then came the two consecutive doubles which ended his night. When was the 'right' time to pull him?

-- before the inning started?

-- after the first double?

-- surely not after the lucky chopper



And when you consider that the parade of relievers after him pretty much just threw more gas on the fire, one could almost make the case that they'd have been better off taking their chances with leaving him in.

If LAD wants to get rid of Robert's for the cumulative failures of the past half-dozen post-seasons that's one thing, but certainly not on last night alone.

[MFS62]

Frayed Knot wrote: 'Bavk tightness" scratches Clayton Kershaw from today's scheduled start. The Dodgers hope he can pitch in either Game 3 or 4 Thereby delaying his annual playoff meltdown at least one more day. Later

I was kinda' right, depending on your definition of meltdown.

Later