2008
POST-SEASON
NL Playoffs Round 1


Cubs vs Dodgers
Game 1
October 1
Cubs own NL's best record!
Which means they have. . .
Home Field Advantage throughout Playoffs! 		Series opens at
Wrigley Field
5:35 pm Start Time
Cubs start Ryan Dempster (17-6)

Dodgers open with Derek Lowe (14-11) 		Northside fans have reason for optimism

  • Cubs home record: 55-26 (best in NL!)
  • 2008 Cubs record against LA: 5-2
  • Dempster is 14-3 when pitching at home!
    • Cub fans wary of the Manny Factor

  • Superstar Manny Ramirez goes to LA
  • in August, leads mediocre Dodger club  
  • to West Division Title, bats .396

  • Second inning: Cubs draw first blood!
  • Jim Edmonds hits a one-out single
  • Mark DeRosa follows with a home run
  • just inside the right field foul line
  • Cubs lead Dodgers 2-0!

  • Cubs hold on to lead in 3rd and 4th!   
  • Dempster struggles with control problems
  • Walks two in the third and loads
  • bases before getting out of inning!
  • Fans apprehensive, jittery, very uptight!
    • In 5th inning disaster strikes
    Dempster walks bases full
    James Loney tags him for grand slam
    IT DOES NOT GET BETTER!

    Dodgers score single runs in
    7th, 8th and 9th, one of them
    coming on HR from dreaded Manny
    What Happened? (Batting)   
  • The top of the batting order (Soriano,
        Fukudome, and Lee) went 1 for 12
  • The 4-5-6 batters went 2 for 11   
    • What Happened? (Pitching)
  • The starter walked seven batters
  • The Dodgers scored off each
        of the three Cub relievers
    		• This game would have been
    competitive if they'd
    stopped Loney? Right?
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