TCR: No Good Will Come of This

Game 3 NLDS / Cubs @ Dodgers

Submitted by Cubnut on Sat, 10/04/2008 - 7:43pm

 

Rich Harden vs.
Hiroki Kuroda
  *5-1, 1.77, 89 K, 30 BB, 71 IP 2008   9-10, 3.73, 116 K, 42 BB, 183.1 IP
  1-2, 6.43, 5 K, 7 BB, 7 IP Post   (None)
  *NL stats only      
         
LF Alfonso Soriano   SS #Rafael Furcal
2B *Mike Fontenot   C Russell Martin
1B Derrek Lee   LF Manny Ramirez
3B Aramis Ramirez   RF Andre Ethier
C Geovany Soto   1B *James Loney
CF *Jim Edmonds   CF Matt Kemp
RF Mark DeRosa   2B *Blake DeWitt
SS Ryan Theriot   3B Casey Blake
P *Rich Harden   P Hiroki Kuroda

 

Our very own Rob G. will be in the stands at tonight's game. Be sure to look for him on the broadcast.

Thoughts on Hiroki Kuroda from "Blue Notes," the L.A. Times blog about the Dodgers:

...when the Japanese import is on, dude typically gets into a serious,
sometimes unhittable groove. But he's often the Bizarro-version of
that pitcher after the first bit of trouble, more often than not
tossing himself further into trouble than figuring a way out of it.

In two starts against the Cubs this year, Kuroda has pitched 15 1/3 innings and allowed one earned run. In other words, we really haven't come across that "first bit of trouble" part.

In his last two regular season starts, against the Brewers and the Mets, Harden walked 11 men in 11 innings.

Rich—we've already tried the walking-lots-of-guys thing in this series and it just doesn't seem to work for us.

The Dodgers are one victory away from reaching the NLCS for the first time in 20 years, which is also how long it has been since they played in a World Series.

Twenty years without a World Series—how pathetic is that?!

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#1 Re: Game 3 NLDS / Cubs @ Dodgers

Submitted by rokfish on Sat, 10/04/2008 - 7:50pm.

i think i see a 3rbi game for edmonds tonite.

also dempster is available in the bullpen tonite

#2 Re: Game 3 NLDS / Cubs @ Dodgers

Submitted by The E-Man on Sat, 10/04/2008 - 7:55pm.

Soriano is a playoff disaster. What a sorry-ass mess we're stuck with. Over-under on K's tonight?

#3 Re: Game 3 NLDS / Cubs @ Dodgers

Submitted by mannytrillo on Sat, 10/04/2008 - 8:14pm.

Good to see DeRosa can all of a sudden play RF.

#42 Re: Game 3 NLDS / Cubs @ Dodgers

Submitted by big_lowitzki on Sat, 10/04/2008 - 11:03pm.

CHOLERA.

#4 Re: Game 3 NLDS / Cubs @ Dodgers

Submitted by vacubsfan on Sat, 10/04/2008 - 8:46pm.

That Martin 2B was a foul ball, AND a blown call at 3rd, 10 minutes into the game...sheesh....

#5 Re: Game 3 NLDS / Cubs @ Dodgers

Submitted by CT_Steve on Sat, 10/04/2008 - 8:57pm.

Trans SUCKS for missing this.

#6 Re: Game 3 NLDS / Cubs @ Dodgers

Submitted by Mister Whipple on Sat, 10/04/2008 - 8:57pm.

Trans sucks for missing this.

#7 Re: Game 3 NLDS / Cubs @ Dodgers

Submitted by Brick on Sat, 10/04/2008 - 8:58pm.

Trans sucks for missing this.

#8 Re: Game 3 NLDS / Cubs @ Dodgers

Submitted by carlosrubi on Sat, 10/04/2008 - 8:58pm.

Trans sucks for missing this.

#9 Re: Game 3 NLDS / Cubs @ Dodgers

Submitted by Andy on Sat, 10/04/2008 - 8:58pm.

Sans trucks for missing this.

#10 Re: Game 3 NLDS / Cubs @ Dodgers

Submitted by Ryno on Sat, 10/04/2008 - 8:59pm.

Trans sucks for missing this.

#11 Re: Game 3 NLDS / Cubs @ Dodgers

Submitted by crunch on Sat, 10/04/2008 - 8:59pm.

Trans sucks for missing this.

#12 Re: Game 3 NLDS / Cubs @ Dodgers

Submitted by Thud on Sat, 10/04/2008 - 9:00pm.

Trans sucks for missing this.

#13 Re: Game 3 NLDS / Cubs @ Dodgers

Submitted by Andrew on Sat, 10/04/2008 - 9:00pm.

Trans sucks for missing this.

#14 Re: Game 3 NLDS / Cubs @ Dodgers

Submitted by O.Julius on Sat, 10/04/2008 - 9:00pm.

Trans sucks for missing this.

#15 Re: Game 3 NLDS / Cubs @ Dodgers

Submitted by CT_Steve on Sat, 10/04/2008 - 9:02pm.

He really sucks.

#16 Re: Game 3 NLDS / Cubs @ Dodgers

Submitted by Mister Whipple on Sat, 10/04/2008 - 9:06pm.

I read on MLBtraderumors.com:

Trans sucks for missing this.

#17 Re: Game 3 NLDS / Cubs @ Dodgers

Submitted by Andrew on Sat, 10/04/2008 - 9:16pm.

It's fucking 5:15 a.m. here in CET. What better thing could you have to do, Trans? You are the new Barrett.

#51 Re: Game 3 NLDS / Cubs @ Dodgers

Submitted by Transmission on Sat, 10/04/2008 - 11:19pm.

I caught the last inning in parachat. It didn't do us any good.

 

What can I say, real life called.....

 

~sigh~  and I see you all hate me so much that you decided to honor me by using my latest nickname, lol

#18 Re: Game 3 NLDS / Cubs @ Dodgers

Submitted by rokfish on Sat, 10/04/2008 - 9:22pm.

this is the inning

i hope

#19 Re: Game 3 NLDS / Cubs @ Dodgers

Submitted by Charlie on Sat, 10/04/2008 - 9:31pm.

Harden is a gamer, even if he's not much of a hitter.

#20 Re: Game 3 NLDS / Cubs @ Dodgers

Submitted by rokfish on Sat, 10/04/2008 - 9:31pm.

what a fuckin waste

#21 Re: Game 3 NLDS / Cubs @ Dodgers

Submitted by The E-Man on Sat, 10/04/2008 - 9:46pm.

FUCK YOU SORIANO! YOU WORTHLES PIECE OF SHIT BALLPLAYER! UGH!

#22 Re: Game 3 NLDS / Cubs @ Dodgers

Submitted by The E-Man on Sat, 10/04/2008 - 9:46pm.

that's "worthless"

#23 Re: Game 3 NLDS / Cubs @ Dodgers

Submitted by Cubster on Sat, 10/04/2008 - 9:56pm.

Ted Lilly, sigh...

#24 Re: Game 3 NLDS / Cubs @ Dodgers

Submitted by 10man on Sat, 10/04/2008 - 10:04pm.

Uh. Soriano sucks like Trans for missing this?

#25 Re: Game 3 NLDS / Cubs @ Dodgers

Submitted by mannytrillo on Sat, 10/04/2008 - 10:11pm.

9 outs to stay away from another embarrassing sweep in the playoffs.

#27 Re: Game 3 NLDS / Cubs @ Dodgers

Submitted by Andrew on Sat, 10/04/2008 - 10:19pm.

Manny! You've returned in our hour of dire need!

#31 Re: Game 3 NLDS / Cubs @ Dodgers

Submitted by big_lowitzki on Sat, 10/04/2008 - 10:47pm.

CHOLERA.

Where were you when the Cubs were going well Manny?

#34 Re: Game 3 NLDS / Cubs @ Dodgers

Submitted by Mister Whipple on Sat, 10/04/2008 - 11:01pm.

CHOLERA!

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