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Cleveland goes up 2-0 in games with a 2-1 win tonight.

 

CHICAGO -- In the last game of the regular season against the Reds, the Cubs rallied for a win. In Game 4 of the National League Division Series, they scored four runs in the ninth to clinch the series against the Giants. On Saturday night at Wrigley Field, they found another late-inning spark from Miguel Montero, who smacked a grand slam with two outs in the eighth inning to power the Cubs to an 8-4 victory over the Dodgers in Game 1 of the NL Championship Series.

Game 2 of the best of seven NLCS will be Sunday 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m...

 

8:00 PM ET
Dodgers
Clayton Kershaw
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Cubs
Kyle Hendricks (R)

 

That can't be right...I heard there was no way Kershaw would pitch before Game 4.

 

blow me. he's on less than 3 days rest. don't be surprised if he gets shelled or hurt! Would pushing him back to Game 3 be so bad? It's 1-0, not 2-0. After seeing the genius move of bringing in Cowboy Joe Blanton blowup in the Dodgers faces, don't be surprise if this move doesn't do the same thing. If it was game 7 of the WS and he had the entire off-season to rest afterwards is 1 thing, this is not game 7 and he has to pitch more. Extremely risky what he and the Dodgers are doing to his arm, which was been hurt before.

 

The Dodgers beat the Cubs in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series, 1-0, on Sunday night to even the best-of-seven series at one game apiece. It flew by, taking easily less than three hours to complete as what looked destined to be a pitcher's duel delivered on every level.

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Classic...

 

Do you like your Crow, fried or baked?

 

whatever Will - you're another one that has to be always right and stick it to people. if you don't think he's risking everything on not on 4 days rest, but less than that, you're crazy. and if he gets shelled or hurt, you know why!

crow -- a litter butter and fried please. bring the hot sauce and rolls.

 

Wowzers.

 

U DOG- any mention of Sgt Hulka gets positive props from me. Well played.

 

U Dog - remember Dave Dravecky from the SF Giants? Remember what happened to him on live tv? Again, if it was game 7 is fine as Randy Johnson and Schilling did something similar to what Kershaw is doing and Mad Bum did it. But it's not game 7. Long way to go.

After his arm injury, it was risking to trot him out there for game 2 with a travel day next and then game 3. Hey, it worked out, but arms are a fickled thing...

 

Thats laughable. Thanks for the stereotyping. Your the one who runs his mouth and cant stand being called out. I give no one on this site any grief but you, because you initiate it with your constant negative bologna.

I never really look for trouble with you and considered you a fellow sports fan and friend, I guess you cant handle some input from the other side. I dont type things out of anger, only from another point of view at times.

I dont stick anything to people here... i go out of the way to be better than nice. Your accusation holds no water.
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...and im not done. Why do you think you know more and better than the Dodgers management and Kershaw himself? You call me crazy? Maybe you should read your own stuff and get a clue why people are negative towards your statements.

 

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and this is not sticking it to me?

and it's not that i know more the kershaw, the Dodgers medical staff or the Dodgers managerial staff...it's medical science. what he did was extremely risky and dangerous. if not, then EVERY PITCHER would pitch on less than 3 days rest. and his arm was already hurt earlier this year, so why push it? again, it worked out, but it was dangerous to do so. with a travel day next, it seemed the safer play to let him rest 2 extra days for game 3, is it not?

 

When I asked you if you like your Crow fried or baked, I typed it with a smile and in good humor, something you cant see from there over the web... I meant no harm and will try to not paint with such a broad brush and be more precise. I wish no ill on you and hope we can just talk about stuff without it being so hypersensitive.

Carry on...

 

Sure, I remember what happened to Dave Dravecky vividly. I just don't think the comparison of a guy who had cancer in his pitching arm back when Kershaw was still shitting in his diapers (i.e., coming off a high-risk procedure that had never been done on a pitcher who was attempting to come back to pitch before) and was going against the recommendation of his doctors, to a guy who has a herniated disk in his back and was cleared to pitch by his doctors with the benefit of almost 30 years more of advancement in the treatment of injuries to pitchers, was particularly apt, that's all.

Pitching on short rest is always going to be risky. And you're right that there's often a carryover into the next year. But when it's do-or-die time and a team has a shot to win it all, they're pretty much always going to push all-in on that chance and worry about next year, next year.

 

Will-you didn't see my response?

 

u dog - perhaps that was a bad example. i just think over pitching on less than 3 days rest with a travel day and another 2 days rest was a dangerous and risky move. Like Will said obviously if Kershaw didn't feel right, he wouldn't go out there or tell the med staff or his Manager he felt tired or not ready to go. He won and pitched well, so im wrong.

hope he can continue to play well as the series heads back to LA.

 

in game 2 of the NLCS down 1-0? that's do or die already?

Like I said, I can see game 7 of the WS, but it's risky to do it now with so much baseball left still this year.

 

When you're facing the prospect of being down 2-0 to a juggernaut and the rest of your pitching staff is a patchwork quilt, yeah it pretty much is.

If they had held him until G3 and they had lost last night, they might not even get another chance to use him. By using him in G2, they can now bring him back for G5, and have him in he bullpen for a G7. It's October baseball, man...every game is do-or-die. There's not a lot of baseball left...for all intents and purposes, they're season is a best of 5 series right now. They need to get through the Cubs before they worry about what they're going to do in the WS.