Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they’re here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday. Suddenly I’m not half the handicapper I used to be. There’s a shadow hanging over me. Oh, yesterday came suddenly. Thank you, Sir Paul, for setting the mood. … Diverting your attention momentarily, we begin the day 11 games over .500 with our NFL selex. … Kate Upton, soon to be Mrs. Verlander, told Kelly Ripa: “I used to be a really big Yankees fan. But I’m sleeping with the enemy.”
Game 2 of the NLCS this evening should be a lot more interesting than Giants-Broncos. Cubs have named Jon Lester as their starter to face the Dodgers’ Rich Hill. Hill dominated all year but exits a relatively poor start. Two runs in four innings facing the D’backs. Lester worked two games with the Nats, yielding a pair of runs over 9²/₃ innings. Taking the Cubbies for 20 units.
Really? We won both. Astros scored in the bottom of the ninth to beat the Yanks 2-1. Should have gone extra innings but Gary “Times Square” Sanchez dropped the ball on a decisive play at the plate. Verlander going the distance. Dodgers handed the Cubs a 5-2 defeat in their opener. Kershaw gave up a two-run homer, but the pen didn’t allow a hit over the last four innings. Double play cuts our deficit to 732 mccartneys.