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[kingsholygrail]

49ers won't go anywhere until they get rid of Shanahan. Guy's bad juujuu. He's never had a lead he couldn't blow.

 

[The Butcher]

Starting pitchers only going four or five innings is going to kill the bullpen.

Dodgers are going to have to win a lot of slow pitch softball type games if the starters don't improve.

The starting pitching is a mystery right now but the back end has been solid lately. I look around the league, not a single 100 game winner for the first time in a while. Should be interesting.

 

[kingsfan28]

Starting pitchers only going four or five innings is going to kill the bullpen.

Dodgers are going to have to win a lot of slow pitch softball type games if the starters don't improve.

It's crazy to think in the 80's and 90's pitchers were going 8 plus innings, then the reliever goes in to finish off the 9th. Giving up 5 or 6 runs through 8 was pretty much the norm and throwing 120 or more was the same. Babe Ruth pitched 14 innings to win the world series in 1916 and ate 11 hotdogs too.

 

[kingsholygrail]

It's crazy to think in the 80's and 90's pitchers were going 8 plus innings, then the reliever goes in to finish off the 9th. Giving up 5 or 6 runs through 8 was pretty much the norm and throwing 120 or more was the same. Babe Ruth pitched 14 innings to win the world series in 1916 and ate 11 hotdogs too.

Eventually there won't really be a starter. Every game will effectively be a bullpen game.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Eventually there won't really be a starter. Every game will effectively be a bullpen game.

it's already starting to look like goalies, where only a few teams have an elite workhorse and the rest of the guys are 40-game platoon guys

 

[johnjm22]

49ers won't go anywhere until they get rid of Shanahan. Guy's bad juujuu. He's never had a lead he couldn't blow.

They'd be nowhere without him.

 

[21Dog]

It's crazy to think in the 80's and 90's pitchers were going 8 plus innings, then the reliever goes in to finish off the 9th. Giving up 5 or 6 runs through 8 was pretty much the norm and throwing 120 or more was the same. Babe Ruth pitched 14 innings to win the world series in 1916 and ate 11 hotdogs too.

The Babe washed those dogs down with 8 beers, too.

 

[Vamos Rafa]

Dodger Stadium North invasion is more genuine than Levi’s Stadium South invasion. Most of the Niner fans that attend games at Sofi are locals and wear Lakers and Dodgers gear when not watching football. Dodger fans that invade Oracle are travelling fans from LA.
Speaking of LA 49er fans, f*** you.

 

[The Butcher]

Eventually there won't really be a starter. Every game will effectively be a bullpen game.

I wouldnt be surprised to see MULTIPLE bullpen games in the first series.

 

[kingsholygrail]

I wouldnt be surprised to see MULTIPLE bullpen games in the first series.

On the one hand, playoff rotation is basically 3 pitchers, so that helps the Dodgers a little. On the other hand, the Dodgers only have 2 starters at this point so you may be correct. lol

 

[fivehole32]

I can barely watch baseball anymore due to everything being about analytics. Yanking pitchers after two times through the rotation breeds guys that can't get out of a jam when needed to. Situational hitting seems to be gone too. You don't have a few guys in the lineup that can hit singles with runners in scoring position because everyone is trained for exit velocity and home runs. I mean chicks do dig the long ball, lol. Maybe I am just getting older and bitter.