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[JusticeForAll23]

The Dodgers are 37-8 (.822) in their last 45 games? And they're still "only" 67-50.

[tululush]

Not really sure how we'd be able to beat Kershaw who'd pitch twice and then Greinke and Ryu in a playoff series.

[Gary82]

Not really sure how we'd be able to beat Kershaw who'd pitch twice and then Greinke and Ryu in a playoff series.

The same way we beat everyone else's ace. Have our SP go a good seven innings and let the bullpen shut them down until we can muster up the winning runs.

[The Chosen One]

The same way we beat everyone else's ace. Have our SP go a good seven innings and let the bullpen shut them down until we can muster up the winning runs.

Or the conventional way everyone used to beat our pitching staff in the postseason.

Score runs early and pressure the other team to try and score and come back.

[Gary82]

Exactly. If we're up after six or seven, the advantage steers heavily toward us.

If it's a tie game, the goal is to just outlast their ace. They can't pitch 9, 10, 11, 12 innings. Our bullpen can give shutdown inning after shutdown inning.

[Heyward]

The same way we beat everyone else's ace. Have our SP go a good seven innings and let the bullpen shut them down until we can muster up the winning runs.

You aren't wrong but I don't see us doing much vs Kershaw/Greinke.

[Heyward]

And people would have said the Braves were stupid if they traded Hanson mid 2011 when he had an ERA under 3 too. People would have said the Cubs were stupid for trading Kerry Wood after 2003. Not saying Fernandez's career will take a nose dive but sometimes you need to diversify your stock if you know what I mean. I would bet you that out of Teheran/Harvey/Fernandez atleast one will have an ERA over 4 and have injury issues next year.

Different circumstances.

Fernandez could flame out or get hurt, so could Julio. Pitchers are risky, even still they don't need to trade him.

[thewupk]

You aren't wrong but I don't see us doing much vs Kershaw/Greinke.

You also didn't see us winning any of the games against the Nats trio of Stras/Gio/Zimmerman. Or the Cards Wainwright/Miller.

[Runnin]

The Skanks need to quit celebrating their wins as if someone cares if they win or not. They aren't going anywhere.

[thewupk]

I hope people realize just how historic of a season Cabrera is having right now. WRC+ of 205. When you take out Bonds' roid years he very well could have the best offensive season ever since Williams and Mantle's 57 season.

[Gary82]

I hope people realize just how historic of a season Cabrera is having right now. WRC+ of 205. When you take out Bonds' roid years he very well could have the best offensive season ever since Williams and Mantle's 57 season.

a wRC+ of 205 is inner inner circle HOF territory.

btw McGwire had a 205 mark in the year he hit 70.

[Dalyn]

He is incredible.

[JusticeForAll23]

a wRC+ of 205 is inner inner circle HOF territory.

btw McGwire had a 205 mark in the year he hit 70.

How about Bonds from 2001 to 2004?

2001: 235 wRC+; .573 wOBA
2002: 244 wRC+; .544 wOBA
2003: 212 wRC+; .503 wOBA
2004: 233 wRC+; .537 wOBA

Of course Bonds and McGwire were juicing. Oh, and Frank Thomas and Jeff Bagwell both had a wRC+ of 205 in 1994.


But Miggy is having an insane year. Along with the 205 wRC+, he's got a .474 wOBA.

[Runnin]

I hope people realize just how historic of a season Cabrera is having right now. WRC+ of 205. When you take out Bonds' roid years he very well could have the best offensive season ever since Williams and Mantle's 57 season.

I hope he is still enjoying a cold beer or 3 after the game.

[cajunrevenge]

Speaking of the hall of fame I just discovered that no #1 overall pick has been inducted into the hall of fame. Griffey will probably be the first and Chipper the second.

[thethe]

I think the dodgers end up with the best record and homefield.

I think we have a nice jump on them. We should be able to get there.

[NYCBrave]

The Dodgers are 37-8 (.822) in their last 45 games? And they're still "only" 67-50.

There's no way they can keep playing at that level, it's impossible

[nsacpi]

Not really sure how we'd be able to beat Kershaw who'd pitch twice and then Greinke and Ryu in a playoff series.

Anything can happen in a short series. See Giants over Tigers World Series 2012. See what Pablo Sandoval did against Justin Verlander. See what Barry Zito did that series.

[Dunit24]

We have a lineup that might strike out a lot in a postseason game against aces.

We also have a lineup that can light them mother fuggers up.

Ill take my chances

[Heyward]

You also didn't see us winning any of the games against the Nats trio of Stras/Gio/Zimmerman. Or the Cards Wainwright/Miller.

Well, we didn't score a ton vs them except Waino, soooo.