Coulda…

Shoulda…

Woulda…

Yep.  They lost it in 5 games to the Dodgers.  They would have done better if Strasburg and Ramos hadn’t got hurt.  They should have had better base running than what Werth and Harper demonstrated.  They could have had a different outcome if they’d just scored one of the three times they had a man on third with only one out.  

But they didn’t.  Some people (not particularly smart people) around here are talking about a curse.  You want a curse?  Visit the Cubs or Red Sox – They know what a curse is.  This was no curse.  It was a game 5 loss to a team that played a little bit better and smarter than we did.  Both managers did a great job of making their decisions and rolling the dice.  When was the last time you saw a closer throw over 50 pitches?  But that’s what the Dodgers did with Jansen.  And it worked.  

Then Kershaw in the 9th? On one day’s rest? One out, two on, and Murphy coming to the plate. WOW! Talk about excitement. My heart was going like a trip wire…Right up until Murphy popped out. Difo striking out was almost anti-climactic….a boy facing a man.

We’ll be back next year, and I like where we are.  There are a few changes that need to be made, but I think Rizzo will get it done.

Oh, and for all of my Cub fan nieces and cousins back in Illinois- good luck against the Dodgers.  I think you will take them in 5 or 6.