Baseball/playoff races

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Originally Posted by 1st_Saturday_in_May

Pirates handling teh Dodgers again. Top of the 7th - 6 - 2 Buccos

Dodgers go down 6-4.Had bases loaded in the 9th,but Kemp struck out(normal,)and then Kent struck out to end the game(painful.)Saw it all live at D Stadium.Their closer pegged Furcal really hard(thigh maybe.)Pretty ugly.Had to be a fastball that was really smoking.Ralphy be sore in the morning.Again ,this guy was the Dodger's best player on the night(with a single,a hit by a pitch,and a beautiful hustling triple.) Maddux was not sharp(only went a bumpy 5 innings.)Obviously could have used a 5th day between starts(something he can't have because Hendrickson is too much of a piece of crap to start games.) This has a TRICKLE DOWN effect,because if Maddux n' others can't go a strong 7,then we have to use middle relief that has been crap,mo crap,and mo better crap.With the bullpen letting us down almost every night,it really makes little difference if we make the post(we will get hit hard in the post.)To be honest,coming back on the Padres was like winning the World Series for us.You would have to live in SoCal to understand that(PAD FANS AND DODGER FANS BASICALLY HATE EACH OTHER.)No way in Hell it was gunna be a comfortable Winter knowing that the Pads beat us 3 out of 4 at home in September(and 3 in a row going into the Winter.)