Chad's Coming Out Party

Not out of the closet, but into America's consciousness. I've written before about how he gets little credit for as good as he's been this year, but game 2 seems to have served as campaign for national recognition. Normally, I begin to resent players who get overhyped in the playoffs because the media falls in love with small sample size performances. This time, however, it's at least well deserved. Again, I have some random unsorted thoughts on the game. * I have no idea what to feel right now. See, I wasn't old enough to really remember 1988, so this is the first time the Dodgers have ever been in control of a postseason series as far as I can remember. This is also the first time I have expectations for the Dodgers to actually win a postseason series. My emotions are torn between joy, disbelief, confusion, and apprehension. * I hate how ESPN continually plays up the "Cubs are choking again" angle more than the "Dodgers are a solid team that are playing out of their mind" angle. Give the guys a little credit. * Billingsley's most important performance of the night was in the bottom of the 2nd. Staked to a 5-0 lead in the top of the inning, Billingsley put down the Cubs...