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National League Championship Series Game 3 chat

Cardinals at Dodgers, 5:07 p.m.

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167 Comments

  1. “Hanley’s the best – around! Even a broken rib can’t hold him down.”

  2. On Sunday, Tigers became first playoff team ever to have six pitchers each allow exactly one run in a game. http://bbref.com/pi/shareit/lbU1C

  3. dalegribel

    If done correctly, there is no defense

  4. Just realized that the last World Series game won by the Dodgers with both me and the team actually in Los Angeles was October 11, 1978. I was in the Bay Area in 1988 and traveling with my family in New York when they won three home games in 1981.

  5. Kubek’s ground ball to the throat. Vince Coleman’s tarp. I’m trying to think of other postseason injuries.

  6. WBBsAs

    I like two-pitch outs.

  7. The comments are alive!

  8. John_from_Aus

    lets score early today to ease some nerves

  9. Adam Luther

    First break to go our way.

  10. peter drysdale

    Nice defense :-)

  11. John_from_Aus

    How did he look during his 1 pitch at bat then running to first?

  12. Ryu looks good so far, pitch count a bit high though.

  13. foul tip

    So how many kazillion Korean media here?

  14. peter drysdale

    Uh oh. Hope Andre is OK.

  15. foul tip

    Question: during the LDS I’m pretty sure I saw Beckett on the bench near Kershaw. That’s probably a good thing…maybe some Kershaw could rub off through osmosis…or something.

    But the question is if Billingsley is around? There was buzz a while back about him playing catch and being encouraged, so probably no physical reason why not. You’d think he’d want to be there.

  16. Jack Dawkins

    That 3-2 pitch is the same one he struck out on in game 2. This time he managed to foul it off.

  17. Puig not getting any breaks.

  18. peter drysdale

    Puig having enough trouble as it is without that being called a strike.

  19. NoahUCLA

    What’s the record for the most strikeouts by a hitter in a row in the nlcs? Puig must be close.

  20. Jack Dawkins

    First trip through batting order, Puig and AJ responsible for 15 of Wainwrights 34 pitches.

  21. WinnipegDave

    Pitch counts the same for Ryu and Wainwright.

  22. WinnipegDave

    Pitch counts the same for Ryu and Wainwright.

  23. Beautifully done, Adrian

  24. NoahUCLA

    Is this the same ryu I saw at DS last week? He looks great. What does a guy have to do to get a run around here?

  25. foul tip

    TBS guys said no team has ever had as low a BA as the Cards did first 2 games and won both.

  26. ASW1

    OK, here we go!

  27. Bob_Hendley

    Card mistake!

  28. Oh John Jay, you are being too good to us tonight. Cash in on the mistake!

  29. Adam Luther

    Second break of the game…

  30. peter drysdale

    Keep hitting it to the outfield, maybe they’ll keep letting them drop.

  31. Your NLCS slugging percentage leader: Mark Ellis.

  32. C’mon, a little bingo here …

  33. Adam Luther

    Sacfly

  34. Clapclapclapclapclapclapclapclapclapclap

  35. Adam Luther

    YES

  36. Bob_Hendley

    Bingo!

  37. Does Ellis still lead in slugging?

  38. peter drysdale

    About freakin’ time.

  39. Adam Luther

    He’ll bust out of it right here

  40. Adam Luther

    Doubled off wainwright in reg season

  41. Adam Luther

    BAM!!

  42. Bob_Hendley

    Puig!!!!

  43. Whoooooooooooo!

  44. Keith Pluymers

    That is the way to get your first hit of the series!

  45. peter drysdale

    Thought it was gone. That’s more like it.

  46. The wild horse can stand and admire, batflip, and still get to third.

    • Bumsrap

      No misplay in RF, no crazy bounces off the fence, still trying to figure out how Puig got to third other than he was absolutely flying.

  47. Bob_Hendley

    Well, that was nice.

  48. “Shutdown inning” alert on TBS.

  49. Enough with the shutdown inning nonsense.

  50. 4d3fect

    Freese gone. Don’t wish him ill, but just as well.

  51. WBBsAs

    Jay missed Don’s bunt sign.

  52. Nice job pinch runner.

  53. peter drysdale

    Glad things are breaking right for the boys in blue finally.

    • foul tip

      Luck is essential to success in any sport, to some degree. There are always a few plays that are the proverbial matter of inches.

  54. HIt it to Jay! Hit it to Jay!

  55. 4d3fect

    TWO triples!! Home field advantage baybee!!

  56. Bob_Hendley

    Sluggin’ ‘n runnin’

  57. peter drysdale

    Wooohoooo!! AJ!!

  58. Keep it coming, guys.

  59. Bumsrap

    Its different when Jay misses a catch than when Ethier missed one. I feel just fine with the former.

  60. Put the bat on the ball, Carl!

  61. 4d3fect

    D’oh!

  62. Bob_Hendley

    Nasty pitch

  63. If I believed in omens, getting a leadoff triple and not scoring him would be a bad one.

  64. WBBsAs

    I’m glad Don didn’t call for a squeeze, which would have been risky.

  65. A.J. and Mark Ellis are 7 for 22 with two doubles and two triples in the NLCS: .318/.318/.591

  66. 4d3fect

    Two isn’t enough. To paraphrase Tom Lehrer, “more, more, I’m still not satisfied”

  67. Resistor

    Kind of worried about the lineup turning over in the 9th for the bad guys.

  68. Bumsrap

    How does the cameraman know when a player is about to spit?

  69. Bumsrap

    Yes, Yes, I feel great, I can get him, yes, I said yes didn’t I, yes, I can get him.

  70. Wonderful start from Ryu!

  71. Keith Pluymers

    Seems he’s got the nerves balanced just right today

  72. Our fellow DTers in attendance are probably on the edges of their seats.

  73. Ryu lowers his postseason ERA from 12.00 to 3.60.

  74. Spence

    I think you have to go with Greinke tomorrow with a chance to tie up the series.

  75. ASW1

    Puig’s got his eye and confidence back.

  76. peter drysdale

    Good to see Puig is back. Unfortunately that double play sucked.

  77. Blast it. I’d have liked a couple more runs, and that DP hurts.

  78. 4d3fect

    The Beard is warming up? *cringes*

  79. Ryu is first Dodgers lefty w/ at least 7 shutout innings in playoff game since Jerry Reuss, 1981 http://t.co/XwZJTH6CzP

  80. Bumsrap

    Why is Ethier still playing?

  81. WBBsAs

    Makes up for the call on Puig.

  82. Bumsrap

    Good night Wainright

  83. Keith Pluymers

    Weirdo Beardo! I love Vin’s call. “Sets up high in the beard…Strikes him out!”

  84. WinnipegDave

    I would take another run here. Just for my nerves.

  85. Bumsrap

    Crawford needs some running advice from Puig

  86. If Crawford had been at second…

  87. WinnipegDave

    Two bad Crawford hadn’t been on second already… but I will take whatever the Dodgers will give me here.

  88. Bumsrap

    Yikes

    • Bumsrap

      Interesting Crawford conservatively stays at first and aggressively is told to go home on two similar opportunities.

  89. WinnipegDave

    Wow!!

  90. WinnipegDave

    HanRam with the powerful RBI!

  91. 4d3fect

    Tough call, but safe.

  92. Keith Pluymers

    The edge of the edge of his cleat beat that one out

  93. peter drysdale

    I thought he was out. Good call by the ump there. Could’ve gone either way.

  94. Bob_Hendley

    Yadier not used to having to actually tag the runner.

  95. WBBsAs

    That was unbelievably close, but the right call.

  96. John_from_Aus

    I feel much better with that 3rd run

  97. WinnipegDave

    Good swings here Andre.

  98. 4d3fect

    Put it away Dre!

  99. Spence

    Dodgers have outhit Cardinals 23-13 in this series.

  100. WinnipegDave

    Let’s play you are the manager. Who’s your starting pitcher for the Dodgers tomorrow?

  101. Spence

    Choate’s been great this series

  102. Adam Luther

    Two more.

  103. All of a sudden the ump tightened up his strike zone.

  104. 75Dodger

    Hi Jon! Its been a long time since I’ve commented, but I’ve been reading all your posts (and Bob Timmermann’s posts as well). I was really happy when you starting writing more frequently in your blog. Thank goodness for MLB audio! I’m listening to the game in Chiapas (no TBS available in my hotel) and reading the game thread. Way to go Dodgers!

  105. Halle-bloody-lujah!

  106. WinnipegDave

    Back in the series.

  107. peter drysdale

    Hallelujah! That’s much more like it.

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