Will Dollander Defy the Odds or Fall Short? Inside the High-Stakes Game Ahead

Ah, the sweet, frustrating game of baseball – where dreams are made and dashed within the strike of a bat. This season, like a somewhat disappointeding playoff run, has left me a little on edge. As any seasoned SEO guru turned sports enthusiast knows, “Success doesn’t come from what you do occasionally – it’s what you repeat.” That’s the mantra I’m clinging to as I dissect today’s matchup:

The Washington Nationals versus the Colorado Rockies. Scheduled at the rejuvenating hour of 3:10 PM ET, this game holds within it, the potential promise of redemption for both teams.

Here we go, baseball aficionados and die-hard fans alike; brace yourselves for an encounter where two underperforming teams muster all their might in pursuit of MLB glory. Do the Nationals have what it takes to muddle their way to third in the NL East, or will they be the sacrificial lambs at our Mile High City’s Coors Field? The Rockies, on the other hand, are less of a ‘team to back’ and more of a puzzle to solve. Will today’s rookie pitcher Chase Dollander finally convince the skeptics that Colorado can indeed back a major league contender?

This matchup isn’t just about the games on the field; it’s about the faith, resilience, and the undying hope of success. And as a marketer, I can’t help but see some parallels with the SEO world – never give up, adapt, pivot, and believe.

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Nationals vs. Rockies, 3:10 ET

Baseball has been very unpleasant for me this season, but bad months and weeks happen. I’m just getting mine out of the way early in the year. I’ve been doing this too long, and been too successful to lapse. Here’s the thing: I had a rough NBA season, but the end of the year made it manageable. Things, if you keep working at them and believing, have a way of working out. That’s how I’m feeling about the MLB right now. With that in mind, let’s take on this game between the Nationals and the Rockies.

The Nationals are likely to end up as the fourth or fifth spot in the National League East. With the Phillies and Mets probably taking the top two spots and one of them battling for the Wild Card, there may not be much room for Washington to manage their way higher in the standings. The good news for them is that Atlanta has been terrible so maybe they can capitalize on that poor start and find a way to get to third in the division. My entire point here is not that third place is all that relevant, but that’s what the goals need to be for Washington because the playoffs aren’t realistic. Today they send out MacKenzie Gore to the mound in hopes of keeping the Rockies from getting anything going. Gore is 1-2 with a 3.52 ERA for the year and has a 1.26 WHIP. He has been consistent, getting at least five innings in each game, and six innings in three of four, but he has allowed nine earned runs over his past 17 innings as well. Rockies hitters have only seen him 15 times, getting three hits. 

The Rockies are a team that you can back at home. I’m not really saying you should do it confidently, but if you’re going to bet on them to win, you should do it while they are in Colorado as opposed to anywhere else. Overall, the team is just brutal. They are going to be the bottom dwellers of the NL West once again. At the time of this writing, they only have two wins at home and three wins total. If you’re a Rockies fan, I’m not really sure where the excitement or interest even comes at this point. Perhaps it relies around today’s starter, Chase Dollander, who is considered their top prospect. Dollander has a 1-1 record with a 5.06 ERA and a 1.22 WHIP. He has only made two starts this year and gone over five innings in both. He has also allowed two homers in both of those starts.

The Nationals aren’t a very good team and the bullpen is one of my bigger concerns about them. They have the worst bullpen in the league. Dollander still has a lot to figure out about the league and how to navigate a lineup, but the good news has been that he is at least fairly consistent so far. He isn’t giving up a ton of runs even though some balls are leaving the yard. I’ll take a shot here with the Rockies to win behind the rookie and potentially hurt that Nationals bullpen. 

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