You feeling it?

Simple question. Simple answer. With the Dodgers coming back to L.A. down 0-2 for three consecutive contests, you feeling L.A.'s chances of getting back into this NLCS series? If yes, do you think the Blue need to sweep the local contests or will two of three make it happen, despite the need to win games six AND seven in the City of thus far no love? If no, do you see the Dodgers at least making a series of it giving Philly a run for its eventually victorious life?

Basically, I'm taking everyone's pulse. Tell me how optimistic your blood is running.

Posted by kambrothers on October 12, 2008 in Question of the Day | Permalink

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I am definitely optimistic about tonight. After all, the "Live Blog" can't possibly have a 3 game losing streak, can it ?

As far as the series goes, it's admittedly tough to see the Blue coming out on top unless they win all 3 at home. I do think they will at least force it back to Philly though.

Posted by: OhioVic | October 12, 2008 at 11:19 AM

Ohio,
The Power of the Live Blog was having a group of Dodger fans from around the country pulling for their team in unison. Once the trolls from the other team started posting their negative remarks that weakened the power...

BK...now my answer to your question is the series will return to Philly with 1 team ahead 3-2....the key game will be game 5...Billz against Hamels...which Billz will show up???

To be back in this we need to win all 3 at home...so far we haven't shown we can win at all in PA....If we show up in Philly up 3-2....My feelings are we will win it all with lowe in game 7

Posted by: K T | October 12, 2008 at 12:05 PM

Nervous but optimistic. We have the next two on paper, and the third will be close.

Posted by: DBrim | October 12, 2008 at 12:17 PM

The Dodgers need a sweep in LA. To expect to contain Philly for 2 games in Philadelphia is too much.

Package

Posted by: Package | October 12, 2008 at 12:43 PM

Boys have to do it on their own... the trolls have neutered the live blog...

BUT -- I have a plan, if we flank the trolls we might be able to do this.

I say we gramatically slay them by using really big words...http://thesaurus.reference.com/

If my theory is correct if we confuse them the may need to have an agglutination in some other milieu.

I still believe... Dodgers in 7

Posted by: Benzo Jones | October 12, 2008 at 12:50 PM

benzo...It just might become our forte

Posted by: K T | October 12, 2008 at 01:27 PM

Myself and other Dodger fans are optimistically frustrated by how the first two games have panned out! As fans, our confidence has taken a dent just like the boys in Blue have going down 0-2 where we haven't been this entire postseason. This is what being a fan is all about and staying optimistic until the final out of the final game! Looking to the past to find some positives(comebacks) eventhough they may have occured several years ago, will ease some of the worries. When we win tonight the series will be 2-1 and everybody will feel alot better and so will the boys in Blue. Lets face it, we weren't going to sweep the Phils, so now that we are out of our comfort zone we cannot panic! I know its been a long time since we've been in this position and we want to win it all but, this is a young team and they have to learn how to play under pressure in the postseason. There's no such thing as a smooth ride as we will hit some speed bumps, so we will just have to chip one win at a time. GO BLUE!!

Posted by: Matsuda | October 12, 2008 at 03:04 PM

Personally AK, I was really disappointed in the Dodger's pitchers (except MacDonald) in not brushing back Utley or Howard after the way the Phillies threw at Manny. To me that showed a real lack of fight. It seemed to me that the only guys that showed up in Philly were Manny and MacDonald (I give Lowe a pass because he just made a couple of bad pitches). If that is the best they have then they have no chance when they go back to Philly and the rest is just entertainment. I hope they show me something today, but so far it's looking like the Cubs just choked and gave it to the Dodgers and that Manny is the only one in the lineup who seems to "get it".

Posted by: Rick Baker | October 12, 2008 at 03:52 PM

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