NLDS: San Francisco Giants vs. Washington Nationals
Posted: Thu Oct 2, 2014 1:35 pm
Game 1 - October 3, 2014 @ 3:05 PM: Peavy vs. Strasburg
Game 2 - October 4, 2014 @ 5:37 PM: Hudson vs. Zimmermann
Game 3 - October 6, 2014: Fister vs. Bumgarner
The Giants managed to beat the Pirates 8-0 in the wild card play in game and face off against the Nationals in the NLDS. The starters are not set in stone, but that's my best guess as to what is going to happen. You'll notice that Game 3 does not have a start time yet. My best guess is that this will either be a 9:30 or 10:00 PM game due to it being the only game on the West Coast.
Games 1 and 2 will be on Fox Sports 1, and Game 3 will be on MLB Network.
I still have memories of 2012 and how that season ended, but I really feel like this year's team is a lot better than the 2012 version. Deeper lineup, deeper rotation and better bullpen. Whether that leads to better success in the playoffs remains to be seen. I'm not going to predict a winner, b/c I feel like a jinx but they can go far if everything clicks right. The Nats had 4 days off between games, coming off an emotional Game 162 where Zimmermann threw a no hitter, the first ever in Nationals history.
I don't think the Giants have the pitching or the lineup to match up with the Nationals, but that's on paper. The Pirates were the better team and they got shutout last night, so anything can happen. Also Hudson is a notorious Nats killer, I believe he is 18-5 against us.
Gonna be an interesting series! Can't wait for some playoff baseball, go Nats!
Game 2 - October 4, 2014 @ 5:37 PM: Hudson vs. Zimmermann
Game 3 - October 6, 2014: Fister vs. Bumgarner
The Giants managed to beat the Pirates 8-0 in the wild card play in game and face off against the Nationals in the NLDS. The starters are not set in stone, but that's my best guess as to what is going to happen. You'll notice that Game 3 does not have a start time yet. My best guess is that this will either be a 9:30 or 10:00 PM game due to it being the only game on the West Coast.
Games 1 and 2 will be on Fox Sports 1, and Game 3 will be on MLB Network.
I still have memories of 2012 and how that season ended, but I really feel like this year's team is a lot better than the 2012 version. Deeper lineup, deeper rotation and better bullpen. Whether that leads to better success in the playoffs remains to be seen. I'm not going to predict a winner, b/c I feel like a jinx but they can go far if everything clicks right. The Nats had 4 days off between games, coming off an emotional Game 162 where Zimmermann threw a no hitter, the first ever in Nationals history.
I don't think the Giants have the pitching or the lineup to match up with the Nationals, but that's on paper. The Pirates were the better team and they got shutout last night, so anything can happen. Also Hudson is a notorious Nats killer, I believe he is 18-5 against us.
Gonna be an interesting series! Can't wait for some playoff baseball, go Nats!