LCS Roundup

Rarely does the conventional wisdom so presciently describe a game as well as it did for Game Three of the 2009 NLCS. Prior to the series one of the concerns for the Dodgers was how Game Three would play out. With Cliff Lee on the hill for Philly the Phils were confident of a quality start while Hiroki Kuroda was an injury-driven question mark. Sure enough, Kuroda got hammered, Lee pitched very well and the Phillies put the Dodgers in a 2-1 hole with an 11-0 victory. Sometimes an 11-0 game is just a good old-fashioned butt kicking while other times there are moments where you could see the game slipping away and one or two plays could have turned the tide. This one was the former. It is difficult to point to any moment where the Dodgers really could have done anything differently other than “play better” that could have turned this one in their favor. With the superfluous off day after Game Four you can argue that Torre may have been prudent in rushing to his bullpen. The fact is...