Other People's Opinions On The NLCS

Let's take a look at what everyone else has to say about the NLCS which is about to begin:

History/NLDS: The Boston Herald recaps last year's NLCS match-up between these two teams. It ends up these two teams have met each other quite a bit in the NLCS according to Big League Stew. Bill Conlin writes for the Philadelphia Daily News about the history between these two teams. Sports Illustrated's list of heroes and goats in the first round has a lot of Phillies and Dodgers. Big League Stew and the LA Times say we're getting closer to a Freeway Series. The LA Times talks about an ill-timed divorce occurring with the Dodgers owner. Peter Gammons talks about the problems with the Dodgers management and how that affects Joe Torre. The Philadelphia Inquirer writes about the different roads both managers took in getting to this point.

Roster/Rotation: The Phillies dropped Brett Myers (who was NOT happy about it) and Kyle Kendrick and added Chan Ho Park and Eric Bruntlett to their NLCS roster according to MLB.com. The Philadelphia Daily News tries to figure out which Cole Hamels will show up and The Philadelphia Inquirer says that Hamels has a chance to reverse his fortunes.. Big League Stew asks if Cliff Lee can duplicate. Philadelphia Daily News has some information on Pedro Martinez going in Game 2. Rob Neyer doesn't like Eric Bruntlett on the Phillies roster or Vincente Padilla starting Game 2 over Randy Wolf. The OC Register talks about Clayton Kershaw trying to change his teams fortunes in Game 1.

Analysis: The Good Phight asks if the Dodgers really do have the advantage? Big League Stew's 'Duk has five points for this NLCS. Bill Plaschke says the Dodgers will be pitching inside (unlike last year's NLCS). The Philadelphia Inquirer says the Phillies have played like they did last year. The New York Times says this won't be a cakewalk for the Dodgers unlike the regular season and the first round of the playoffs. FanGraphs takes a look at the series. ESPN's Eric Neel thinks that the Dodgers bullpen is a big strength during this rematch. The LA Times say that the kids on the Dodgers are growing up.

Predictions: Ken Rosenthal has the Phillies in 7. Keith Law picks the Phillies in 6. So does Ken Davidoff. ShysterBall's Craig Calcaterra, writing for NBC Sports, agrees with me and picks the Dodgers in 7.