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Clayton Kershaw with a no-hitter... Dodgers' second of the season
Halu Sination:
Only Corey Dickerson managed to get on base after a HORRIBLE throwing error by Hanley. In fairness, his throwing hand got injured in last night's game. Dodgers' second no-hitter this season; Beckett had our first a month ago.
Dodgers are going on a road trip next where we will put down Padres like the rabid dogs they are, and then we are going to deflate the red hot Royals on Friday. I still want Royals to win the AL Central but they're about to see what happens when you go up against actual elite pitching.
... don't worry guys, this all ends with us getting eliminated in the NLCS in October anyways.
TraceOneInfinite:
--- Quote from: Halu Sination on June 18, 2014, 10:26:04 PM ---and then we are going to deflate the red hot Royals on Friday. I still want Royals to win the AL Central but they're about to see what happens when you go up against actual elite pitching.
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Did you see the way they beat up on Verlander and Sherzer? That's two Cy Young award winners that got blown up by the Royals this week.
The question is are the Royals that good or are Verlander and Sherzer not as good as we thought? We will find out when the Royals face the Dodgers rotation.
Halu Sination:
--- Quote from: ابرهم عبدالصمد on June 18, 2014, 10:36:11 PM ---
--- Quote from: Halu Sination on June 18, 2014, 10:26:04 PM ---and then we are going to deflate the red hot Royals on Friday. I still want Royals to win the AL Central but they're about to see what happens when you go up against actual elite pitching.
--- End quote ---
Did you see the way they beat up on Verlander and Sherzer? That's two Cy Young award winners that got blown up by the Royals this week.
The question is are the Royals that good or are Verlander and Sherzer not as good as we thought? We will find out when the Royals face the Dodgers rotation.
--- End quote ---
Verlander has got lit up A LOT this season, so I didn't pay as much attention to that. But yeah I saw the highlights from Royals laying the smackdown on Scherzer. I don't think Scherzer is downward spiraling like Verlander; I was shocked.
Barring freak accidents, the Royals are matched up against Ryu, Kershaw, and Haren. I expect Ryu and Kershaw to hold it down... Dan Haren is extremely hit-able though and usually gives up home runs in the first inning and puts our teams backs against the wall in attempt to play catch-up. Haren himself admits he demoralizes his own team at times, so I think Royals have a good chance there.
TraceOneInfinite:
--- Quote from: Halu Sination on June 18, 2014, 10:47:27 PM ---
Verlander has got lit up A LOT this season, so I didn't pay as much attention to that. But yeah I saw the highlights from Royals laying the smackdown on Scherzer. I don't think Scherzer is downward spiraling like Verlander; I was shocked.
Barring freak accidents, the Royals are matched up against Ryu, Kershaw, and Haren. I expect Ryu and Kershaw to hold it down... Dan Haren is extremely hit-able though and usually gives up home runs in the first inning and puts our teams backs against the wall in attempt to play catch-up. Haren himself admits he demoralizes his own team at times, so I think Royals have a good chance there.
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Yeah, Verlander is clearly not the same guy. He lost some MPH on his fastball and is trying to figure out how to still be effective. Scherzer may have just had a bad day.
I know a lot about Grienke, ofcourse, but I don't know much about the 3 guys you mentioned will face the Royals. Like I said, under normal circumstances they should shut down the Royals. The Royals are made up of a lot of Quadruple A type of hitters like Mike Moustakas who destroy Minor League pitching and struggle against elite Major League pitching. So NORMALLY YOU WOULD BE RIGHT.
...but if the Royals are still on the high they've been on the last couple weeks then they will run through the Dodgers.
Halu Sination:
--- Quote from: ابرهم عبدالصمد on June 18, 2014, 11:02:51 PM ---
--- Quote from: Halu Sination on June 18, 2014, 10:47:27 PM ---
Verlander has got lit up A LOT this season, so I didn't pay as much attention to that. But yeah I saw the highlights from Royals laying the smackdown on Scherzer. I don't think Scherzer is downward spiraling like Verlander; I was shocked.
Barring freak accidents, the Royals are matched up against Ryu, Kershaw, and Haren. I expect Ryu and Kershaw to hold it down... Dan Haren is extremely hit-able though and usually gives up home runs in the first inning and puts our teams backs against the wall in attempt to play catch-up. Haren himself admits he demoralizes his own team at times, so I think Royals have a good chance there.
--- End quote ---
Yeah, Verlander is clearly not the same guy. He lost some MPH on his fastball and is trying to figure out how to still be effective. Scherzer may have just had a bad day.
I know a lot about Grienke, ofcourse, but I don't know much about the 3 guys you mentioned will face the Royals. Like I said, under normal circumstances they should shut down the Royals. The Royals are made up of a lot of Quadruple A type of hitters like Mike Moustakas who destroy Minor League pitching and struggle against elite Major League pitching. So NORMALLY YOU WOULD BE RIGHT.
...but if the Royals are still on the high they've been on the last couple weeks then they will run through the Dodgers.
--- End quote ---
Haha I know your comment about not knowing much about our pitchers was a general blanket statement, but if you don't know much about Clayton Kershaw, I highly recommend you start following him. He's been the best pitcher in the league for three years now and we are witnessing an all-time great every time we see him on the mound. And trust me, I RARELY say that about Dodger players and actually mean it lol. I'm still that guy who tells people to calm the fuck down every time I hear fellow Dodger faithful talk about how Puig will be better than Mike Trout one day.
Before I write off Royals in this series completely, I will note that you guys are easily one of the best defensive teams in all of MLB, and Dodgers' defense is absolute shit. I think Royals' defense can possibly make up for their "Quadruple A" hitting lol, as long as they aren't giving up homers.
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