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LINEUPS (projected)
 (103-58, 2-2) Dexter Fowler, CF Lester Stats 202.2 IP |
 (91-71, 2-2) Kike Hernandez, 2B Maeda Stats 175.2 IP |
Will the Cubs win? Dodgers. In. 5.
538 Forecast: 59% chance of winning
Comments
I’m, uh, gonna have to…disagree with you there, Bob.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
You’re entitled to your facts, and I’m entitled to my facts…what I feel.
#gingrich
mylesQuote Reply
*long sniffing sound*
MillertimeQuote Reply
OK, we won a game yesterday. If we win today, it’s called “two in a row”. And if we win again Saturday, it’s called a “winning streak”… It has happened before!
WaLiQuote Reply
Dodgers got some bad hombres in that lineup, gotta try and get those guys out.
MillertimeQuote Reply
Yes, Pete. Alex Rodriguez played so well because Jeter was there to motivate him. It had nothing to do with his being one of the best players of all time.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Chicago Cubs baseball is on the air!
berseliusQuote Reply
WaLi,
Statistically speaking, a three-game winning streak happens 12.5% of the time for three consecutive coin-flip games. The Cubs are probably better than the Dodgers, so maybe it’s bit more. That means the probability of a three-game winning streak is about the same as Trump becoming president, according to 538’s model.
And since 85+% is about as good as 90% which is about as good as 95% which is about as good as 99% which is about as good as 100%, it is impossible for Donald Trump to win or for the Cubs to have this fabled “winning streak” you speak of.
#logic
#statistics
#hashtagLogic
#hashtagStatistics
#hashtagHashtagLogic
#hashtagHashtagStatistics
ceruleanQuote Reply
That Vin cameo was pretty great. Why the hell didn’t they do it in game three?
berseliusQuote Reply
cerulean,
So you’re telling me there’s a chance?
But in all seriousness, you only need two coin flips in a row, not three, so it’should at 25% as of now. What happened yesterday doesn’t impact today’s chances.
WaLiQuote Reply
Cubs picking up where they left off
berseliusQuote Reply
Ruiz hitting cleanup makes no sense.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Zone looking tight tonight.
PerkinsQuote Reply
If that is the case, then Billy Goats and Black Cats don’t have any bearing on today, which is obviously false. QED
ceruleanQuote Reply
Damn, Bryant just got under that one.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Rizzo!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
*nods approvingly*
berseliusQuote Reply
Fuck yeah, Riz.
PerkinsQuote Reply
That Szczur bat has magical powers.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Then Fowler takes off and scores from first on a double without a throw.
Just. Slug.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Szczur built that bat in his backyard from a tree that was struck by lightning
Pinch-Running Tom GoodwinQuote Reply
If this goes south quickly enough, does Roberts call on Kershaw?
uncle daveQuote Reply
uncle dave,
No.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Rizzo the Rat,
That’s, like, your opinion, man.
uncle daveQuote Reply
No tight zone on that one
berseliusQuote Reply
That was way outside.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Bullshit strike 3 on Baez.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Fuck. That was way off the plate.
dmick89Quote Reply
https://mobile.twitter.com/CubsUmp/status/789260663571017728
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
(dying laughing)
berseliusQuote Reply
it’s worse to be unlucky and bad
berseliusQuote Reply
Too bad Javy got punched out on a ball. Cubs might have scored more there.
PerkinsQuote Reply
We may regret not getting more runs in there.
JonKneeVQuote Reply
Perkins,
I can’t even blame that on Grandal’s wizardry.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Throw strikes, please.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Crap. That’s a huge lead.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
C’mon, Johnny.
uncle daveQuote Reply
Hoo.
uncle daveQuote Reply
Good stuff. I hope Hernandez gets his ass thrown out with that dance fever shit.
Or that he doesn’t reach base again.
PerkinsQuote Reply
If they make it to the WS, the Indians will happily take bases from Lester.
JonKneeVQuote Reply
Buck said it was a tight zone.
dmick89Quote Reply
JonKneeV,
It would be the first time a white man wiilingly gave an Indian something.
dmick89Quote Reply
Pat thinks Seager is hurt, anything on the TV broadcast?
berseliusQuote Reply
Stop striking out.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
berselius,
I haven’t seen or heard anything.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Is the zone bad?
Rice CubeQuote Reply
berselius,
He looked hurt after he swung and missed at the first pitch.
dmick89Quote Reply
Rice Cube,
I dunno, are we losing?
uncle daveQuote Reply
For some reason I’m hoping the food that Larry King is eating out of that cup is cottage cheese.
Pinch-Running Tom GoodwinQuote Reply
Rice Cube,
There have been a couple of outside pitches called strikes.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
They showed him wince after he came up at first last inning.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Nobody believes it when you show bunt, Adrian.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
That BN commenter has to be worried about the offensive explosion forthcoming from the dodgers because they keep showing bunt.
dmick89Quote Reply
Generous strike three to Adrian.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Adrian Gonzalez complaining? Surprise.
uncle daveQuote Reply
Lester hasn’t had good control so far.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Strikes, please.
dmick89Quote Reply
Rizzo the Rat,
Tight zone. (dying laughing)
dmick89Quote Reply
(dying laughing) nice throw, Jon.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
(dying laughing).
berseliusQuote Reply
That was one of his better throws.
dmick89Quote Reply
dmick89,
It only bounced once!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
I’d feel a lot more comfortable if the Cubs tacked on a few runs here.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Rizzo the Rat,
Perfect throw.
dmick89Quote Reply
I’m laughing at the choice, but still fuck off with the in game interviews
berseliusQuote Reply
Really would have been great if they’d scored more in the first.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Maeda looking pretty good now.
dmick89Quote Reply
Russell!!!
PerkinsQuote Reply
(dying laughing) at Rizzo and Baez
berseliusQuote Reply
That exchange between Rizzo and Baez made me really happy. They don’t care how important the offseason is.
MylesQuote Reply
How was that not a strike?
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Rizzo the Rat,
Looked like the right call on pfx
berseliusQuote Reply
I’m not sure what’s bugging me so much about the Fox strike zone thing. Maybe the delayed appearance of where the ball crosses the plate.
berseliusQuote Reply
Phew.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Great pitch
berseliusQuote Reply
Time for a run or three.
uncle daveQuote Reply
All right, Javy
berseliusQuote Reply
Man, I’m glad they didn’t move Baez last year.
uncle daveQuote Reply
I like getting hits off Kenta Maeda because he has this stupid look on his face like “How did he hit that” even when he hangs a curve or throw a fastball down the middle.
JonKneeVQuote Reply
That’s a gift.
uncle daveQuote Reply
Me too and I was all for it. I’m an idiot.
dmick89Quote Reply
Did the dodgers think the Cubs were stealing signs last night or something?
dmick89Quote Reply
dmick89,
I sure didn’t expect the upward curve to be this quick.
Dammit, guys, get another run here.
uncle daveQuote Reply
Russell looked pretty lost up there.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Cmon, grandpa
berseliusQuote Reply
Come on, Grandpa.
dmick89Quote Reply
Damn.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Dodgers respecting Lester’s bat? (dying laughing)
berseliusQuote Reply
This sucks.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Dave Roberts lmao
JonKneeVQuote Reply
Cubs need to be scoring more
NateQuote Reply
berselius,
Maeda walked him twice in game 1.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
This makes no sense.
dmick89Quote Reply
Ball 3
dmick89Quote Reply
Lester should not chase a pitch up 2-0.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Lester swinging on 2-0 smdh
JonKneeVQuote Reply
Welp.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Bleh. Feast on that pen, fellas
berseliusQuote Reply
I hope that scoring opportunity doesn’t come back to bite the cubs.
dmick89Quote Reply
Ross!!!
dmick89Quote Reply
Suck rocks, Kendrick.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Fuck
dmick89Quote Reply
Damn, he’s safe.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
https://youtu.be/IGAVwQAmAHs
berseliusQuote Reply
Baez needs to teach Bryant some tagging skills.
dmick89Quote Reply
Goddamnit.
PerkinsQuote Reply
I honestly think Baez at least knocks down Kendricks grounder and would have tagged him out on that steal.
JonKneeVQuote Reply
Dang
berseliusQuote Reply
Well fuck a duck.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Kendrick shouldn’t have been able to score on that.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
I think Kendrick is safe even if Rizzo gets that cleanly
berseliusQuote Reply
Really hope all those scoring chances don’t come back to bite the Cubs.
Also Joe Buck is irritating.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Runs, plz.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Yup
JonKneeVQuote Reply
Cubs getting unlucky. How about an explosion of offense here.
ceruleanQuote Reply
KB!
berseliusQuote Reply
Bryant!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Nice one, KB. Now bring him in.
PerkinsQuote Reply
That is a beautiful thing. How about few more exactly like it—though maybe not to the deepest part of the park.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Fuck we should be up 4-1 right now.
JonKneeVQuote Reply
Holy, shit, the organist was just playing the Hyrule world map theme
berseliusQuote Reply
Stay hot, Anthony.
dmick89Quote Reply
Strike 1 was ball 4.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Perkins,
berseliusQuote Reply
Struck out and well struck to strand another in scoring position with less than two outs.
Maybe they should try bunting. /deadpan
ceruleanQuote Reply
There’s probably nothing I’d rather see less than this Skp and Shannon crap they keep advertising.
dmick89Quote Reply
berselius,
The zone they showed in the game had it only off the edge. This is part of the problem—the strike zone is poorly defined, so any inconsistency on part of the ump is magnified.
One zone. Robot umps.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Skip will make heaving gasbags great again.
ceruleanQuote Reply
It sure seems like home plate umps are worse in the playoffs.
JonKneeVQuote Reply
My god, I stepped into a meeting after the top of the fourth and it seemed like I was in there for an hour. Slow-ass game.
uncle daveQuote Reply
Great inning for Lester
berseliusQuote Reply
Offense, please.
Pinch hitter for Heyward, please.
dmick89Quote Reply
Be ready to use a pinch-hitter if Lester’s spot comes up, Joe.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Schroedinger’s outside edge
ooogQuote Reply
Rizzo the Rat,
Not gonna happen.
dmick89Quote Reply
Guys, can we talk about how awful the Lester signing has been?
ceruleanQuote Reply
Nice inning by Lester. Let’s GO!
BVSQuote Reply
Wake up, Cubs bats.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Nice start there from Javy.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Jamvpy Baez
berseliusQuote Reply
A few weeks ago we were discussing announcers we hated…I forgot about The Biggest Ahole in Sports: Skip Bayless.
Where’s Richard Sherman when we need him?
BVSQuote Reply
The entire playoffs have like this. Nine-inning, low-scoring games shouldn’t take more than three hours.
And yet it’s the sixth inning and two and a half have gone by.
ceruleanQuote Reply
I’m just surprised Heyward didn’t fuck that up by fouling it off.
dmick89Quote Reply
Take it for the team Jason
BVSQuote Reply
BVS,
Again, I should say
BVSQuote Reply
Terrible swing by Heyward.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Really, Joe? Combined 0-11? We can add 7 and 4 ourselves.
Heyward sucks.
dmick89Quote Reply
Heyward just looks lost up there.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Blanton sure has a lot of junk on his hat brim
berseliusQuote Reply
WHY IS JASON HEYWARD BATTING. FUCK
JonKneeVQuote Reply
ADDY
berseliusQuote Reply
0-8
uncle daveQuote Reply
Russell!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Addy!!!
dmick89Quote Reply
Addison!!!!!!!#######!!!!!!
BVSQuote Reply
1-9
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
uncle daveQuote Reply
ADDY!!!!!!!
PerkinsQuote Reply
/facepalm
Takes a strike and swings at ball four.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Holy shit do I have latency!
A D D I S O N ! ! ! !
ceruleanQuote Reply
Heyward really sucks
NateQuote Reply
????????????????????????????????????????????????
JonKneeVQuote Reply
Grandpa!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Rossy!!!
PerkinsQuote Reply
Grandpa!!!
dmick89Quote Reply
Thank God for Joe Blanton
JonKneeVQuote Reply
Need a pitching change so Ross can catch his breath
BVSQuote Reply
I love Addison Russell.
MylesQuote Reply
I can’t do the glutens anymore, but I do like me a dish of Blanton with meatballs.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Can we carry joe blanton in the ws for the other team to use
MylesQuote Reply
Myles,
Is he using Sczrrzrzrr bat too?
WaLiQuote Reply
At least Heyward can do that. Great jump.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Oops.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
The hell, Rizzo?
PerkinsQuote Reply
Shit.
dmick89Quote Reply
Crazy topspin on that ball probably messed him up, per Coomer.
berseliusQuote Reply
His underwear.
dmick89Quote Reply
Not a great game by Rizzo defensively. Though those have been tough plays.
ceruleanQuote Reply
I love Ruiz hitting cleanup.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Great catch Rossy, don’t ever fucking do it again (dying laughing)
berseliusQuote Reply
Pop-ups at home plate can have crazy movement.
ceruleanQuote Reply
(dying laughing) at Miggy after that foul ball into the dugout.
ceruleanQuote Reply
More runs, please.
dmick89Quote Reply
nasty
berseliusQuote Reply
Screw the closer, please.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
LSA, rec’d, NAMBLA, turn that shit green.
PerkinsQuote Reply
yeah, Tony!
berseliusQuote Reply
I love when hitters beat the shift like that.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Rizzo!!!!
Tro(dying laughing)o(dying laughing)o(dying laughing)
PerkinsQuote Reply
MOAR BUNTS!!!!
ceruleanQuote Reply
I agree with Smoltz here. When it matters this much and they’re shifted like that, bunting is the obvious play.
dmick89Quote Reply
No, Lester should not come out for the seventh.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
I know. It’s weird.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Javy vs Pedro?
ceruleanQuote Reply
Don’t bring in Pedro Baez. This game has gone on far too long already.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
You mean he should be left in the game or the exact opposite?
ceruleanQuote Reply
Smoltz has been fantastic. Thank the maker that McCarver retired.
berseliusQuote Reply
Let’s go Cubbers!!!!
(Or maybe it’s Cobbers)
ceruleanQuote Reply
Come on, Javy.
dmick89Quote Reply
Fixed.
ceruleanQuote Reply
cerulean,
I meant he should be taken out for a reliever. I guess that was ambiguous.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Redemption time, please—for “Howard”.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Rizzo the Rat,
I disagree. He has been getting it done. Most of the hits he’s given up have been the seeing-eye variety.
ceruleanQuote Reply
cerulean,
That’s irrelevant. Third time through the order, the Cubs have better options. And most of them will at least try to hold the runners.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Oh look, Heyward made an out. Don’t see that every day.
PerkinsQuote Reply
J-Hey should try Szczur’s bat.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Live shot of Jason Heyward
berseliusQuote Reply
Rizzo the Rat,
It’s not irrelevant when he is the Cubs’ best lefty besides Chapman. Now, if somebody gets on, play the matchups to get to Chapman.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Horseshit.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Let’s see that again.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Out, I think.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Out
dmick89Quote Reply
But looks like he’ll be called out. Hell of a play by Javy.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Out! No doubt.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Yes!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Perkins,
i don’t understand why there wasn’t a pinch hitter for Heyward, but I assume it’s because we were ahead and Joe wants the D. But Almora is on the bench for this reason, right?
BVSQuote Reply
They should trade Baez for starting pitching.
(dying laughing)(dying laughing)(dying laughing)(dying laughing)
We are all idiots.
ceruleanQuote Reply
berselius,
I was there during my master’s research. Heyward is colder.
BVSQuote Reply
I agree with RtR. This many times through tbd order, almost any reliever in the Cubs pen would be better than Lester, especially any of the lefties out there.
dmick89Quote Reply
I’d honestly forgotten about Almora. I think Joe may have wanted to keep Roberts from bringing in Baez, but sticking with Heyward is an odd move.
PerkinsQuote Reply
No whammies no whammies
berseliusQuote Reply
I’d rather Lester than Wood.
ceruleanQuote Reply
6 outs to go.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Another great start by Lester.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Whatever happens this year, Javy is the second most untouchable on this roster.
JonKneeVQuote Reply
What could possibly go wrong?
(dying laughing)
ceruleanQuote Reply
Addison Hustle!
PerkinsQuote Reply
dmick89,
Aesthetically, I like watching starters go deep. But it’s rarely the most rational strategy, especially in NL games.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
YES! ADDISON HUSTLE!
ceruleanQuote Reply
Screw the closer, fellas
berseliusQuote Reply
Rizzo the Rat,
If Lester’s spot had come up last inning—hell yes, pull him for a pinch-hitter. But Heyward was batting so I thought that an impossibility.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Contreras is good at sports.
dmick89Quote Reply
Not sure the bunt was a good idea with the defense playing so aggressively.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Keep Almora in left please.
ceruleanQuote Reply
I’m amazed that someone who throws that hard works that slowly.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Fowler!
PerkinsQuote Reply
Fowler!!!
dmick89Quote Reply
yes!
berseliusQuote Reply
Dex!
ceruleanQuote Reply
Pedro Baez is also slow to cover first base.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Perkins,
I’m just irritated by it. (dying laughing)
dmick89Quote Reply
Adrian Gonzalez is having a tough night. (dying laughing)
BVSQuote Reply
He takes a while to charge up.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Lo(dying laughing)o(dying laughing)o(dying laughing)ol
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Closer screwed.
dmick89Quote Reply
(dying laughing)
Just thought the same thing myself.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
BABIP suddenly the Cubs friend
berseliusQuote Reply
Nice hustle there from Bryant. Screw the closer!
PerkinsQuote Reply
Bunting against Baez seems like it would be a good strategy.
(dying laughing) at Bryant’s swinging bunt!
ceruleanQuote Reply
Safe
dmick89Quote Reply
Not overturnable.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Looked like Turner took a bit more time than he should have.
dmick89Quote Reply
Big ball last night, small ball tonight…as long as it’s winning ball.
BVSQuote Reply
BVS,
+1 for the no cool dogs allowed avatar
berseliusQuote Reply
Respect 90, motherfuckers!
Rice CubeQuote Reply
berseliusQuote Reply
I’m getting a decent amount of shut-eye with Baez on the mound.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Don’t tell me what to do
berseliusQuote Reply
Don’t tell me what to do.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Oh my god, throw the goddamn ball.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Looks like Larry King returned to his Lazarus Pit an inning or so ago
berseliusQuote Reply
Of course, the liner turns into an out.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
That’s a terrible call.
dmick89Quote Reply
The umps want to get some sleep
berseliusQuote Reply
Don’t copy me!
ceruleanQuote Reply
The Dodgers’ defense has been lulled to sleep by Baez’s slowness.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Tonights recap in 4 rhyming words:
Russell muscle, Russell hustle.
I know its corny. its very late in NC though
NateQuote Reply
Thank god, a new pitcher.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Bases clogged for Javy
berseliusQuote Reply
berseliusQuote Reply
berselius,
Javy Slam
dmick89Quote Reply
The way this postseason has gone, it will be a Javy bunt triple (dying laughing)
berseliusQuote Reply
berselius,
Human Rain Delay certainly understates his…ability.
ceruleanQuote Reply
berselius,
Maybe he can hit for the cycle. Bunt triple. Then a bunt inside-the-park homer.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Javy!!!!!!
berseliusQuote Reply
Baez!!!!!!!!!!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
ah fuck
berseliusQuote Reply
Son of a fucking bitch.
dmick89Quote Reply
Shit, please don’t be hurt, Javy.
PerkinsQuote Reply
hope that’s just a cramp
berseliusQuote Reply
God damn it.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Shit.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Staying in the game, hopefully that’s a good sign
berseliusQuote Reply
Looks like a hamstring or something. Hope it’s not serious.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Shocked they didn’t take him out. That’s great to see.
dmick89Quote Reply
I can’t say I was hoping to see Heyward bat again, but I’m cool with it (dying laughing)
berseliusQuote Reply
Radio guys think it’s just a rolled ankle
berseliusQuote Reply
berselius,
Watching Skip and Shannon might be preferable to watching Heyward hit.
dmick89Quote Reply
I’d probably take him out as a precaution at this point.
PerkinsQuote Reply
You almost have to leave Heyward off the WS roster if necessary. He looks like he has no idea what’s going on at the plate and his body language shows it. Maybe keep him as a defensive replacement.
MylesQuote Reply
berselius,
I hope he comes up to bat again.
ceruleanQuote Reply
So, I wonder when we are having that “is Javy the full-time SS now” conversation.
MylesQuote Reply
False.
ceruleanQuote Reply
That was a time through order I should have enjoyed more than I did.
Thanks, Pedro.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
hey, hey, hey
let’s not say things we can’t take back. at least heyward pops it up after a couple pitches.
mylesQuote Reply
Wow, I thought Zobrist would move to second for sure.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Myles,
It’s going to be quite the roster crunch with Schwarber back next year
berseliusQuote Reply
Russell is too good at SS. Javy is too good at 2B.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Dodgers : Andrew Toles :: Cubs : Mike Fontenot
JonKneeVQuote Reply
If Strop doesn’t get Turner I’d probably say fuck it and bring in Chapman.
dmick89Quote Reply
Bad Strop so far.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Get rid of those dipshits behind home plate
berseliusQuote Reply
Alright, Strop. Huge lead. Just throw strikes.
PerkinsQuote Reply
dodgers just a bloop, bloop, bloop, bloop, bloop, and a blast away from tying this
mylesQuote Reply
Agree with both. That said, Baez has to play every day. He just has to until he proves that he can’t. Zobrist might be the odd man out.
mylesQuote Reply
dmick89,
Disagree.
Heyward Batting > 1 hr of non-stop campaign commercials >>>> Bayless and Shannon = Rosanne singing the National Anthem.
But I’d take being forced to watch the Care Bears movie (again) over Heyward batting.
BVSQuote Reply
myles,
Buck probably thinks this is a tight game.
dmick89Quote Reply
Four more outs.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Nice play by Russell there.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Basically, I want Contreras, Schwarber, Russell, Rizzo, Baez, and Bryant playing every day. Zobrist pretty much every day. Heyward pretty much every day. I’d like to re-sign Fowler and have him play every day. One of those people is the odd man out. Probably the one that isn’t actually on the team next year.
mylesQuote Reply
Damn, thought Chooch got all of that one
berseliusQuote Reply
It looks to me like Strop hasn’t slept in a few days—he looks terrible.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Bad Strop is bad.
dmick89Quote Reply
Maddon dropping some F-bombs.
PerkinsQuote Reply
He’s not alone.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
worst insult every
berseliusQuote Reply
myles,
Assume Fowler walks, Heyward moves to CF and Zobrist to RF with the C/LF shuttle and Almora as the back up. When Almora comes in that shifts Heyward to RF and Zo to LF
BVSQuote Reply
Basically my thoughts too. Problem: Fowler is just incredible and handsome.
mylesQuote Reply
NL DH, please.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
myles,
Soler is the odd man out. I love his bat, but he is too injury prone. He needs to be a DH.
If eight of nine of those you named play in a game, everybody gets used and everybody is rested. Nobody needs to have 700 PA’s on this team.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Yeah, this is basically what is going to convert me.
mylesQuote Reply
I remember when Heyward was supposed to be Fowler’s replacement. And he was seen as an upgrade.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
So it goes. Let’s see Heyward bat.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Could always flip one of them for Nolasco.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
myles,
I’d probably re-sign Fowler. He’s one of the best lead off hitters in the game.
dmick89Quote Reply
I love the idea of the use of a DH (or designated hitters for that matter) in a given game set by the hometeam in the NL.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Smokestack Lightning,
Nolasco will probably reappear with the Dodgers as an elite starter in 2018.
dmick89Quote Reply
myles,
Someone is going to give Fowler a contract this offseason that moves him…….TO A BIGGER HOUSE
berseliusQuote Reply
I’m not giving up on Heyward yet. Offseason to work this shit with his swing out. Have to believe he’ll get it turned around.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
If nothing else, he can’t be much worse at the plate
berseliusQuote Reply
Smokestack Lightning,
Yeah, I’m not giving up, either. I am worried that there is something wrong with him, though, either physically or psychologically.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Holy crap, Chap threw a 96 mph fastball.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Guess Aroldis Chapman needed work.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
That first pitch should have been a strike.
ceruleanQuote Reply
He is absolutely getting paid. He made soooo much money by coming back to the Cubs.
mylesQuote Reply
True, but so are Addison and Javy. There’s a lot of studliness to go around on this team.
BVSQuote Reply
Umpire displeases me.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Rice Cube,
He’s been terrible tonight.
dmick89Quote Reply
myles,
You don’t think both the Cubs and Fowler will just exercise the mutual option? $5M is a lot of money. (dying laughing)
BVSQuote Reply
Rizzo the Rat,
Probably big-time on the latter. Like some Rick Ankiel-level mental meltdown shit but at the plate. Hope it’s fixable.
Or he can pitch.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
(dying laughing) Gonzalez
berseliusQuote Reply
(dying laughing) @ Gonzalez
dmick89Quote Reply
Chapman is just doing a simulated game.
ceruleanQuote Reply
I don’t remember his swing looking like an unfolding lawn chair last year
berseliusQuote Reply
Rice Cube,
Worse than Angel Hernandez, who amazes me by:
—being employed by MLB still
—being chosen to ump the playoffs
BVSQuote Reply
Jesus Christ, Chapman. Get some outs.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
All that salt must be messing with his situational awareness
berseliusQuote Reply
Chapman looks pretty bad.
dmick89Quote Reply
All umps are terrible compared to robots.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Chapman threw a ball at 87mph. I hope he’s okay. (dying laughing)
ceruleanQuote Reply
Smokestack Lightning,
Adam Dunn had an inexplicably horrible season followed by a return to form (more or less). It could happen.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
I think he’s working on his slider.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Inverted M
berseliusQuote Reply
What’s up with the umpire and Contreras?
dmick89Quote Reply
berseliusQuote Reply
cerulean,
He was practicing his off-speed pitches today.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Don’t you tell me what’s gonna happen.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Great. One win away. Dodgers have us right where they want us.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Addison Russell is good at a lot of things. Interviews is not one of them.
JonKneeVQuote Reply
@berselius please make Joe Blanton one of the 3 ups.
JonKneeVQuote Reply
Apparently Jon Lester has second best ERA in postseason history.
I had no idea.
Guess that’s pretty good.
Also, Pete Rose is a twit.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
If my math is correct, it’s 2nd best.
dmick89Quote Reply
Big if true.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Dear MLB, please make the games faster.
dmick89Quote Reply
Smokestack Lightning, I’ll double check my math in the morning.
dmick89Quote Reply
Fuck. Can’t help it. I’ve dreaded the words “Cubs heading home with two games to close it out,” for thirteen years.
Now they’re here. And Kershaw’s saying them.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Watch the Cubs hang a 5-spot on Kershaw in the 1st inning.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Don’t politely tell me what to do
berseliusQuote Reply
That would be the bee’s knees. I’m going to game 6, and I’d love to see a W without having a heart attack.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Hendricks will hit a homerun of off Kershaw.
Don’t the Cubs have a history of winning series-clinching games when the pitcher homers?
ceruleanQuote Reply
The Cubs odds of winning the series is better than a coinflip according to 538 Elo.
ceruleanQuote Reply
http://obstructedview.net/cubs-8-dodgers-4-nlcs-game-5/
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