Back on April 4, we offered our predictions for 2012. While it’s too early to see the final results, it is still interesting to see how the season projects for the Dodgers. The team is playing at a .513 clip with only 10 games to go, which would come out to a 83-79 record for the season. However, their pace in September is .421, which if continued, would result in four more wins and a 82-80 finish.
Our forecasts were:
DEric……77-85
Crash…..79-83
Koufax63..80-82
Sparky….81-81
Wally…..81-81
32/53…..82-80
Bear……83-79
Birk……83 1/2-78 1/2
Beav……84-78
Grizzy….85-77
VL4…….86-76
Tru…….87-75
Nelly…..88-74
Brooklyn..88-74
Emma…..89-73
D4life…..92-70
The original post has some other predictions, some which have already come true.
https://outsidethedodgers.wordpress.com/2012/04/04/
While extremely unlikely, I hope for a miracle that would make Dodger4Life the winner. 🙂
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Today is the first day of the rest of the season…
Thanks, 32and53….cool to see this again.
CINCINNATI — Clayton Kershaw will start for the Dodgers Sunday night in the series finale against the Reds, after all.
Manager Don Mattingly originally named Aaron Harang to start on short rest in place of Kershaw, who has been hobbled most of the month with a right hip impingement. But Mattingly left open the possibility that Kershaw might pitch if he could do it pain free. Kershaw threw a 20-pitch bullpen session on Friday and went through his normal routine on Saturday as if he were planning to pitch.
There has been no confirmation to speculation that Kershaw will need offseason surgery to correct the condition, and he has had no comment on the injury. Teammate Jerry Hairston had arthroscopic hip surgery for an impingement and torn labrum last week and is looking at a rehab of three to five months.
The Dodgers go into the game three games behind St. Louis for the second Wild Card berth in the National League with 10 games to play.
Ken Gurnick is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
Dodgers lineup:
M Ellis 2B
Ethier RF
Kemp CF
Gonzalez 1B
Ramirez SS
Cruz 3B
Herrera LF
AJ Ellis C
Kershaw P
Another BIG GAME with the Dodgers hanging by a thread. They may or may not score enough runs to win but I’ll keep hoping.
To dream the Impossible dream
To fight the unbeatable foe.
This is my quest.
I know he’s gamer, but, I don’t think Kersh should be out there. …he is our franchise.
YO ADRIAN!!!
YO, ADRIAN!
ADGON HIT ONE OUT.
Kersh is showing some rust me thinks. . .
…As well as a few others 😉
He’s not at his best, that’s for sure.
Ruh Roh!!
This ump is squeezing Kersh!
Got him in spite of the umpire!
I got the gameday on along with watching on the tube, and I have to agree. Bailey is getting strike calls in the same spots where Kersh wasn’t. This HP ump stinks!
He sure does!
For Kershaw that’s navigating but I doubt if he will pitch any more tonight.
Whew!
We’ve been whewing a lot this season 🙂
Damn, guys…hit the freaking ball!
Horrible funk for A.J.!
Kershaw is simply… amazing.
Kersh is pissed!
I would be too if I were pulled for Uribe!
Well, what’ya know! The blind Squirrel found a nut! Go figure!!
See, we’re not the only ones pissed at Donnie! Hit or not, Uribe still sucks!
tough.
Adrian again.
And another Yo Adrian!!!
Wow..Yo Adrian, again!
Yo Adrian! Five homers in 15 ABs against Homer Bailey
Well how about a double yo Adrian?!
Slick play!
Wow – WTG, Dee! And thank you, Crrrruuuuuuuzzzzz!
Nice run for Dee Gordon!
YES
The more breathing room, the better!
Oh yeah! Keep the pedal to the metal boys!
Way to go Mark!
Good bit of hitting there! This is – dare I say it – getting exciting!
Nice hitting, Mark Ellis!
WoW 4-1 us..
‘Dre – nice hit – we’ll take another run!
Yay…another run!
Bullpen’s turn – let’s shut ’em down!
That would be great!
from the Rip Chords:
Spring little Cobra
Getting ready to strike
Spring little Cobra
With all of your might
Spring little Cobra
Getting ready to strike
Spring little Cobra
With all of your might
Hey, little Cobra
Don’t you know
You’re gonna shut’em down
Love it!
Awesome!!
I post this in the other thread have anyone read this article yet? Is Steve Dilbeck a closer Giants fan? You not fooling no one with that other link.
#Dodgers fans should give the NL champion #SFGiants their due.
http://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgersnow/la-sp-dn-dodgers-suck-it-up-20120923,0,7413695.story?track=rss
Kenley’s back.
WTF DEE!
Dee’s back too – doing what he usually does. SAD!!
Deja vu!
Crapola!
CRAP!!!
At least we still have the lead . . . .
For now!
Damn.
Beli is not looking good!
Dee cost us a run.
Another….WHEW!
Now all we have to do is get through one more inning
My fingers are crossed.
It’s tough to type when your fingers are crossed, isn’t it?
lol
A hit for A.J.
A.J. looks relieved of that long funk.
A.J. out of slump….thanks ESPN for reminding us every freaking at bat!
They’re not anywhere near as bad as the a$$holes yesterday!
True…at least they have Orel to balance things out.
Come on Brandon…..shut them down!
It’s up to League .
1 down…2 to go!
Even better…2 down …1 to go
Whew…Gordon almost blew it again! But, I’ll take the win!
Nothing like a little pressure. Thank God for Agon!!!
I sure hope Hanley is ok to come back next series. Dee is giving me the heebie jeebies!
We don’t need that now!
Oh that Dee Gordon/.. what can I say?
Thanks Adrian
Love Dee’s speed and never-say-die attitude. But his fielding leaves an awful lot to be desired.
Pathetic!
I think it’s more mental than mechanical. Got to send him to shortstop school during the off season. Or a sports psychiatrist.
Not to mention his batting.
Glad to see the Dodgers win that one! My hubby and I went to see “Trouble with the Curve” today. It was a very good movie for both Clint Eastwood fans and baseball fans. It was a lot about the relationship between him and his daughter, but it had enough baseball in it to make it enjoyable for the baseball fan as well (especially the scouting side of it). And besides the movie itself, they had a trailer about a movie about Jackie Robinson coming out next April. It looks wonderful from what they showed in the trailer.
Sounds like a good movie. Eastwood almost turned down the role. He did not want to be in a “baseball” movie. After he read the script, he realized it was not really a baseball movie at all. Just a relationship movie with a baseball background.
I’m planning to see “Trouble with the curve” this week, it should be very interesting since it has something to do with baseball.
(Haha, I hope it doesn’t throw me a curve.
I see that the Cards get to play the Astros again….lucky them! It’s going to be tough for us to catch them…..but, I’m hoping the ‘Stros will put up a fight!
A few things to keep us optimistic: (a) Kershaw’s back, (b) Adrian’s power is back (??), and (c) Hanley is playing on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, we’re still 3 games back with only nine to play. Time is getting short…
Not to put a damper on anthing but I hope Adrian was just not doing his usual on Bailey. I believe he has 5 HRs in 15 ABs against him. I hope this was a good restart for him and he continue to hit them more often.
We sure need help Tru…..Hope the Nats win today and Hopefully the Stros can help us out…We need to take care of our biz
Nats winning 7-1 5th inning. Keep it up guys!
9-1 woohoo!
9-1 WTG!
Brewers lose, final score 12-2
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Nats won…Good going
It’s good to see the Brewers lost to the Nats today, I noticed it while checking the scores earlier tonight. I’m watching and hoping for a miracle in Astro/Cards game..
The Dodgers just have to take it one game at a time and not worry about the Cards, Brewers, or anyone else. If they win the rest of their games and the Cardinals do likewise, we have nothing to do but congratulate the Redbirds and wait until next year.
I agree but I think it’s pretty tough not to pay attention to what your opponents are doing. I think it’s all one feeling what they’re doing and what the Dodgers are doing, especially when you’re trailing.
Yeah, it’s tough not to pay attention to the others in the race, but they should be playing balls out for the rest of the season no matter what happens with the other teams. Once they clinch a spot or are eliminated, they can back off a little.
It doesn’t look good down in Houston with the Cruds winning 4-1 in the top of the 6th. The Astros don’t look as bad as they are but I’m not expecting much from them. Just hoping for a miracle as I’ve been doing with the Dodgers.
I’m feeling negative as usual but taking one game at a time. It may be a slow death but what can we do?
We’re Dodger fans.
Well that’s it from Houston ,the Cruds move up a notch to 3 1/2
Hoping our boys make a good showing at Petco tonight. Every game matters now! Going for the win:
M.Ellis, 2b
Ethier, rf
Kemp, cf
Gonzalez, 1b
Ramirez, ss
Victorino, lf
Cruz, 3b
A.J. Ellis, c
Beckett, p
Oh, boy, is it ever!
Hi Everybody
Thanks for the lineup Tru.
I read the article on Lasorda’s Lair by the frustrated fan (what Dodger fan isn’t?) in which the author argued that Donnie should sit players who are struggling and pressing with those who are not. Yes, most of the Dodger regulars are struggling but the list of candidates to replace any of these players is woefully short of anything much better. She argues that maybe Dee should get more of a chance to play in the field and that Hererra or Rivera should get an opportunity. I could see her point if we were midway through the season but with a playoff spot on the line, I really don’t see much choice but to run out the so called regulars and hope for better results. We all know or believe these players can hit much better than they have. Sure, anything can happen but I would rather go down with Henley, Matt, Dre, the Ellis’ and Agon than taking my chances with Dee, Uribe, or whatever else is sitting on the bench.
I’m not convinced that Gordon is ready for prime time. Other than speed, he is lacking major league tools. He should leave his cocky attitude at home and humbly submit to coaching on working the count to get more walks, bunting, slap hitting and throwing. I don’t even think he is the best baserunner, just the fastest. Until he masters all those things, he is not worth more than just a pinch runner.
I agree, stick with your guns maybe sooner or later they’ll start hitting more consistantly.
I agree too.
I’m watching Cruds/Astros on MLB.TV and the Reds/Brewers on MLB Extra Innings
I lost the Crud game. Just as well, they’ll probably win anyway.
Winning 2 – 0 after 5
Yeah I know, I’m watching the scores.
I cannot believe that Eric Karros is saying that Dee should be the starting shortstop next season. I guess he’s not watching the same games we do . . . .
Unbelievable!
Well that puts the Brewers away for the night.
Man on!
……and, left there 😉
Wow….two web-gems!
As usual, we need some runs.
Same crap every night…it;;s like we’re watching the same game over and over!
Groundhog Day.
Now we’re down a run. It’s going to suck big time if we lose this game and we’re down 4 1/2 games at the end of the night. We really, really, really need the offense to get started.
Two hits for Cruuuuuuuzzz and he’s still stuck down in the #7 hole with a .305 average.
I don’t understand this at all! Donnie is a fu*king idiot!
Good going Forsythe RISP.
Well that didn’t help.
UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Beckett doesn’t look good at all.
He’d look a lot better if we could score some runs for him!
The Padres’ pitcher is not too sharp either.
Sharp enough that inning.
Holy shit!
Damn….we suck tonight!
Tonight?
Pathetic fucking futility!!!!!! How does one team have four base runners in one inning and score zero runs? Answer: we are Dodgers.
That sums it up in a nut shell.
That the 2nd times Gonzo miss a slow grounded.
We have found this year’s Sweeney, and his name is Bobby Abreu.
….Abreuribe 😉
Ewww!
What a horrible hybrid thought! LOL
The more I watch this team flail and stumble the more I shake my head in disbelief that “leadership,” both upstairs and downstairs, will be returning in 2013. What exactly is going to change?
Waiting for the…………
Oh Gonzo got that one.so easy.
Crrruuuuuzzzzz
See, Cruz gets a hit…..he should have been bating ahead of Shane!
AJ!!!
WTG A.J.!!
No shutout!
Gordon time.
Don’t let him play shortstop.
Woo-hoo …. finally, a run!
The offense lives……
….and, then dies!
….and the playoff hopes are hanging on by a thin thread.
Dang Cabrera stupid bunt single with 2 outs hurt.
As Porky would say. . .
‘Th – a – th- a – th – that’s all folks!
We’ll get no help at all from the DisAstros. Season over!! 😦
Still waiting.
The only time Cruuuz failed to hit was when it would’ve counted.
Well.
I still do not get how this lineup can fail night after night. Becket has been a good pickup, Gonzalez and Crawford should do something in the future. Move Rameriz back to third. To be truthful, I wrote them off after the last series with the Pads, but kept hoping and waiting. Turns out I’ll be waiting til next year.
Donnie-boy just threw the white towel:
Herrera lf
Punto 2b
Kemp cf
Gonzalez 1b
Ramirez ss
Cruz 3b
Rivera rf (WOW!!!!!!!&%#*)
Treanor c
Harang p
F*CK DONNIE!
Hi Everybody
Im holding out hope that the Dodgers make the .500 mark or better for the season. The 2nd Wild Card? Well I’ll keep wishing and waiting to see.
Meanwhile, Jamie wants more money.
How come I got a different lineup?
That’s O.K. I wait for the game.
Initially, Victorino was in the lineup. He was scratched from the lineup, perhaps because of a sore left wrist.
I guess you got the one with Victorino playing RF and leading off but they change it.
Wow ….. Mark Ellis is ill….so sick he needs an IV.
Now that I won’t be the floating turd in everyone’s punchbowl of hope, let me say that this team just plain sucks and isn’t going to get any better next year as long as Donnie’s at the helm. Stupid is as stupid does, and lets just say I don’t forsee Donnie suddenly bursting out in a plethora of baseball brilliance next season.
Nice to see you again, Mr. Turd 🙂
Oh, my… a run….I suppose Donnie is a genius now!
From TJ Simers, LA Times:
“A pair of hamstring injuries took their toll, but nothing like Kemp’s attempt to run through a wall in Colorado…Kemp ran into the wall face and shoulder first, initially thinking he had broken his jaw only to awaken the next morning and find no feeling in his left shoulder.
‘I won’t make excuses and it’s weird to even answer these questions,’ he says. ‘But the fact is it’s a frayed labrum, what you would basically call a partially torn labrum.'”
As for all of us bloggers, we knew Kemp wasn’t right. Finally, we all know why.
Now that the pressure’s off, the $400 million offense finally performs. Too little, too late.
Sorry my computer left me for a while but I didn’t miss anything on MLB Extra Innings. I have Vinny up now on MLB.TV.
Everything else is O.K. too.
At the beginning of the season, it was all about getting rid of Frank, and that happened. Thank God! Then, it was let’s build a team around Matt, Andre, Kershaw and possibly even Billz (at the time), and we will see what happens. However, they couldn’t just leave well enough alone (for this season). Seeing that the Dodgers had a shot at the playoffs (the way they were) wasn’t good enough. They just had to go out and buy some extras (some good, some not so good). The Dodgers (as an organization) should have just let the season play out with who we had, and then worry about the broken parts in the off season IMO. As much as I hate the Giants, they really did it the right way. When Milky was suspended, they didn’t panic,and as a team, they rallied around each other and made it happen. The Dodgers did a similar thing when Matt got injured with his hamstring. The Dodgers played pretty good ball for the most part. However, something changed within the team after all the trades. Like many of us have said before, we aren’t in the clubhouse hearing and watching what is going on, but it all comes down to chemistry, and the chemsitry seemed fine until the new crowd showed up. I was all for most of the players we got, but it just makes me wonder how it seemed to change. I hope the Dodgers finish off the Padres, and come home and give the fans a great sending off party into the hot stove season by sweeping a series, preferrably against the Giants.
That was a good nutshell of the season so far, NellyJune.
🙂
WTG –JUAN.
Oh moly Rivera just hit a HR.
Nice lead if they can hold it.
Kemp!!! Two more runs! Whoopee! Dodgers pounding the Padres!
Boy am I glad they waited until they were 4 1/2 games back with seven games left. This makes a playoff push all the more exciting.
What’s the emoticon for dripping with sarcasm?
Yer Right Crash , it’s kind of late.
It is nice to see a lot of Dodger fans at Petco….they are loyal and I’m proud of them!
We have a Herrera, Rivera & a Cabrera tonight, any poems?
I think you mean Punto.
That don’t ryhme.
Punto just sound nasty 😉
*sounds
Oh yeah didn’t realize that.
Matt’s 20th.
Sure hope they ask Treanor back for next season. Don’t know how they’ll get along without a guy that can’t hit, can’t run and can’t throw.
Ned’s kind of guy 😉
Of course most managers would let Federcheese start the last few games to get a little more experience, but Donnie’s going to let a vet play to the very end.
Vinny says maybe he will get to play during the homestand….we shall see.
And Ned’s probably salavating to have Punto back now.
Won’t it be interesting to see who Kasten & Co. decides to keep next season? I honestly believe they will clean house….of course, we are stuck with Donnie & Neddie but, I mean players who will be cut loose.
If we lose Treanor, we lose Misty May 😦
Way to go James!!! ….. Oh sorry, wrong team – lol!
(( 🙂 ) )
So who’s MVP of this wretched mess? I say Cruz.
The Turd has spoken.
I think so too…………Crrrruuuuzzzz has it, hands down!
Co-MVPs for me ~ First half goes to AJ Ellis, 2nd half goes to Luis Cruz. Loved them both this season. Glad they got the chance to play on a consistent basis.
A win!
The magic # is one for a .500 season.
A loss for St Louis – we’re only 3 1/2 games back.
MVP…Matt Kemp. Without his April alone, Dodgers would be under .500 and perhaps Mattingly out the door. On second thought…….
Don’t forget we need a win today to go over .500 on the road, but I think it’s more imprtantant to look back at being .500 for the season as a positive note. Of course, although the road ahead looks bumpy with a lot of potholes, a miracle may be around the corner for a 2nd wild card berth. It’s looks improbable but remember it’s not impossible yet.
MVP – Clayton Kershaw. Yes, he only pitches every fifth game, but when he does, he dominates. He’s been healthy most of the year. His W-L doesn’t show it at 12-9, but his WHIP does at 1.039.
He has been the most consistently great player for the Dodgers throughout all of 2012. AJ Ellis had a good first half. Luis Cruz has had a great second half. Matt Kemp was great at times, awful at times, hurt too much of the time. Ethier has been good but not great.
I think the dodgers are an awesome team on paper for next year. I began the season thinking pitching would be our problem. I look around at other teams making the play-offs or close to it and I realize the pitching is very important (yea no brainer, you say) but the good pitching can come from the little known or past their prime pitchers, it does not have to be a Cy young candidate to deliver the goods, although many well known and well paid pitchers are on play-off teams. I say this with respect to Capuano, Harang, Lilly and Bilz, the dodgers Pitching staff did well this year, it certainly should be worthy of having a play-off berth. But the hitting never matched the potential after May, and I could add baserunning, along with some uninterpretive strategy from somewhere (donnie?, wallach?) that only left me muttering to myself “why did he do that” or “why didn’t he do this”. There will be some concerns during Spring training, Is Kershaw OK, Is Kemp OK. they certainly need to be healthy. We have lead-off spot to be addressed. what a year ago was solved with Dee Gordon, I now wonder who. I really like Mark Ellis, what a trooper he was this year, the surgery, his defense. Lastly, not really but, if I go on it gets too long, we use to have too many outfielders, now we have a infielder problem at 3rd and SS, niether hanley or Dee have impressed me defensively at SS, and I can’t fathom moving Cruz from the team, since hanley hits for average and has power, he seems like the keeper. It is always unknown how the season will play out, you can see from my prediction I didn’t think they would do that well this year. I am leaving this season with a big smirk and a wink to the gnat fans, knowing that ownership, mangement and the players know something special is happening with the Dodgers.
Wouldn’t you know when I questioned a blogger for the suggestion that Donnie replace some of the struggling regulars in the lineup with some of the bench players, he goes and does the very thing and the Dodgers end up winning. Seems like the same thing happened last season and even before when regulars got the day off with all sorts of complaints from these pages. Goes to show what the heck do any of us know.
Kemp has been hampered by injury and clearly he never really recovered from the hamstring issues. I have to agree with T.J. Simers assesment that Kemp still is the driving force behind this team. If he is loose and having fun, then the team will follow. Add Hanley to the mix and who wouldn’t want to be a part of the fun?
Ibirken: I saw/read all that and smiled, doesn’t make up for all the “other stuff” Donnie did during the year, can we count them?
1. playing Uribe after May, 2. pulling Kershaw on a start vs the gnats 3. putting TGJr on the shelf, nah I can’t count them all. although sometimes he appeared genius, it may of been luck. Send him to NL manager school this winter. afterall, this year, he did not make two trips to mound, so he can learn. Im just not certain the ownership will have the patience to endure medocrity next year.
I just got back from the movies. “Trouble with the Curve” was a good love story, a wonderful interpretaton of a father and daughter relationship and a marvelous baseball story.
Glad you enjoyed it!!
Is Mark Ellis still sick? Will Punto have another incredible offensive showing? Will Luis Cruuuuuzzz break out of his oh-fer four slump? Answers to these and many more questions in tonight’s ball game. Lineup:
Punto 2b
Ethier rf
Kemp cf
Gonzalez 1b
Ramirez ss
Victorino lf
Cruz 3b
AJ Ellis c
Capuano 1.
lol rerun of Soap.
I wonder if that slide by Everth Cabera into Mark Ellis has anything to do with Ellis’ illness.
I think it’s more of a flu bug…Vinny said he was sick & needed IVs
This should be very interesting with the Cruds not playing and the Brew Crew losing and falling back 4 1/2 games back. This would be a good night for the Dodgers to take advantage if hopefully they can win tonight.
Make that 4 games back for the Brewers.
Cruz always seems to get his hits with nobody on lately.
That’s why he should be batting higher in the order….at east ahead of Shane.
Once again, Cappy looking crappy.
I feel like I willed that DP.
The Padres reminded me of the Dodgers in this 2nd inning.
Thank goodness!
Cappy was lucky there – WTG Punto!
Punto’s really looking good tonight.
We’re getting a look at his value the past few games. I’m starting to like him.
A run for us!
WTG –A.J.
We’ll take it. 2-0 Bums
Yep…anyway we can get them!
CRUUUUUUZ!!!!
Crrruuuzzzz!
CRUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUZ
Mommy there goes that man Cruz again.
Go…AJ
I think this is the team we see on paper being translated onto the playing field. And it is so SWEET to see 🙂
Wish we would have done this a month ago.
Then, we could have been competing with the Giants instead of the Cards.
You are right on both points, Tru.
YO Adgon.
Good move by Donnie.
I like Paco!
This Paco story really amazes me.
Of course that infield single hurt again by Cabrera
Tough inning but they got only a run. Good to get through it.
yes….more runs!
Well we got that run back.
How was those strikes to Hanley? Of course he chase a ball in the dirt.
Crap!
Stop squeezing Belisario that 2-2 pitch was strike 3.
Get Beli out of there.
This is getting scary.
It would be nice if we can get that run in from 3rd.
AND WE DID> Hooray.
I lost MLB.TV and can’t get it back, but I’m Watching the Pads feed on MLB.Extra Innings. Glad I have both it’s worth it.
I hardly ever do MLB. TV since I got extra innings.
Yes….insurance!
Abreu career SB’s number 399. Why I was shock Donny didn’t PR for Abreu with Gordon.
Come on Brandon.
Nothing ever comes easy, does it? 😉
Ramirez is holding us back, tonight.
Dang and the ump not helping League out.
Are these replacement ref lol?
Yes…finally…2 wins in a row!
F I N A L L Y
Still tough to do, 3 out 6 left Magic # 4.
But we’ll keep hoping.
Still in it Mathematically. At least it’s a .500 season now at least.
They may get help from the Nats against the Cards, but I see no help from the DisAtros against the Brewers. They need to win all these last games to do it. I’m not from Missouri, but they still need to show me.
It surely didn’t help that we didn’t beat those Brewers in our h2h matchup.
Yes it’s a .500 season or more and it’s good to end the road record also over .500 for the season. We just need one more win at home for .500.
It’ll be something positive to look back upon if we don’t make it to the post season.
We have a couple of things going for us.
1) Clayton Kershaw will start two of our last six games.
2) The Nats and the Reds are only one game apart, so they both still have an interest in beating the Cards, to get the home field advantage.
The real questions: (a) will our offense keep performing as it has in the last two games, and (b) will the Cards lose at least three of their next six games?
If anyone knew the answers to those two questions, he’s probably not among the living.
Yep – these questions only get answered as the games get played. That’s why we keep watching.