The Dodgers Won the First of the Playoff Games Last Night . . .

. . . or maybe the Cardinals merely lost. That game either tied or beat the record for most walks in a post season game. And they threw in a few hit batsmen for good measure. Not whatcha call your pitcher's duel. And how many runners did both teams leave stranded? Vinny said, but I forgot. Wasn't it 30-something?

Yet it was an entertaining game if you were local and could listen to Vin Scully call it on the radio. Where they get those TV network fellas is beyond me.

And today the Angels play their first against the Red Sox, who - alas - have had their number all season. We will hope; it is, after all, baseball in which anything can happen. But we will also not bet the farm.