NL Wildcard game tonight

[The Polack MSgt]

I was pretty nervous until I read the USA Today predictions:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2021/10/06/cardinals-dodgers-nl-wild-card-predictions-picks/6011812001/

All 5 columnists pick the Dodgers, 4 of them predicting blow out Dodger wins

I feel much better now

[SoCalDavidS]

1. It's ONE Game

Predictions by some columnists mean nothing.

The Dodgers SHOULD win. But the Cardinals did win 3 of the 7 games played during the season.

The fact it's ONE GAME is what's scary. Sure, in a series, the Dodgers would be favored, but when it comes down to just 9 innings, a lot can go wrong.

I won't feel comfortable until the Dodgers have a several run lead late in the game.

[Scottie Mom]

5. Go Dodgers!!!!!

I will be glued to the tube!

[Casady1]

2. I have a signed ball from Stan Musial to me

and my brother. We were in the cardinal clubhouse on Stan Musial night at the Polo grounds in NY.

[LEW]

3. Go Cardinals!!

They have been defying predictions all season!!

[Cartoonist]

4. Giants fan here

As much as I would like to beat LA, I am perfectly fine to see the Cards do the deed.

[Auggie]

6. Been thinking this over as a Giants fan

Dodgers bullpen is vulnerable., so work the count on Scherzer to get pitch total up. Cards could pull it off

Who to face: Cards or Dodgers? Tough call.

Scherzer starting tonight means he wouldn't be available to start against S.F. until game three, should L.A. win. Kershaw is out, so is Muncy (both Giants killers). S.F. has an advantage. And no team in baseball knows the Dodgers better than the Giants.

However, Cards/Giants would be a great series too. And Wainwright would be out until game three as well.

[The Polack MSgt]

7. Waino is the only trustworthy starter we got, but you can't worry about the next

Series until we get in it - Have to win this game 1st

Our bullpen has been good since mid-August, but the starting pitching is scary. For us, not so much for the opponents.

Lester looks much better in front of the Cards defense since the trade but he didn't get 6 years younger over the summer.

Mikolas is shaky. JA Happ is all smoke and mirrors. Kim is in the bullpen and Flaherty is not ready for more than an inning.

That leaves Dakota Hudson who has looked sharp in limited innings since coming back. But he's coming back from Tommy John Surgery, so yeah... not ideal

But we only won 8 games in June and were under .500 at the ASG.

I had given up on the season long ago, so everything happening now is gravy

Go Cards!

[Auggie]

8. Intangibles: chemistry

Cards have it, right? Giants do. Dodgers? If they do, no one’s talking about it.

Good luck.