Time: 6:30 PM CT
TV: TBS
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Ben Zobrist, RF |
Trea Turner, SS |
Will the Cubs win? No, but it could go either way.
538 Forecast: 44% chance of winning
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Time: 6:30 PM CT
TV: TBS
Series Preview
Gameday
LINEUPS
|
Ben Zobrist, RF |
Trea Turner, SS |
Will the Cubs win? No, but it could go either way.
538 Forecast: 44% chance of winning
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I’m pleasantly surprised to see Heyward in CF.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
I would prefer Jon Jay’s bat over Zobrist’s against Strasburg. But that’s why I’m an accountant and not a baseball manager.
TheVanQuote Reply
TheVan,
I am also an accountant, and approve of this statement.
EdwinQuote Reply
Is Zobrist still good at defense? Other than being a veteran presence, he seems an odd choice to leadoff, considering his bat has struggled this season.
EdwinQuote Reply
Edwin,
He’s still a serviceable utility player, but I don’t think he fits into that “super utility” label he had earlier in his career. Without looking at numbers I would guess he’s slightly below average at all positions he plays.
TheVanQuote Reply
Who knows, you might be a better baseball manager than accountant. Have you stopped cooking your clients’ books yet?
ceruleanQuote Reply
I have not. I still need to make a living.
TheVanQuote Reply
TheVan,
Aging curves seem to track the inability to heal quickly, not necessarily a big loss in ability when healthy (which I would say is a much smaller part of the aggregated aging curve). Zobrist was injured, and he tried to play through his injury, but he is no longer as resilient as he was when he was younger—so he wasn’t healing. But if he feels better now, there is very little reason to think that can’t be an above average player like he was last year. It’s also not crazy to think that he will go off in these playoffs. Because baseball.
(He says he feels the best he has all year. I would have been more inclined to agree if his September matched his August. But whatever.)
ceruleanQuote Reply
Kluber getting Klobbered so far in this game.
berseliusQuote Reply
berselius,
I’ll show myself out.
berseliusQuote Reply
The Red Sox look boned.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Perkins,
Proof the pythagorean theorem does not work.
EdwinQuote Reply
Edwin,
PerkinsQuote Reply
Starlin’s having a good series so far.
berseliusQuote Reply
Off topic: Murray Chass is still blogging not blogging about baseball, and is still terrible: http://www.murraychass.com/?p=11047
The highlight is when he starts talking about MVP candidates.
EdwinQuote Reply
I wouldn’t have minded seeing Tommy La Stella start at 2nd tonight.
dmick89Quote Reply
I can’t believe this is still a question. It’s 2017.
dmick89Quote Reply
Len Kasper ————–> 5th inning radio PBP
SKQuote Reply
This is the game thread right?
SKQuote Reply
Heyward 15-37 in his career vs Strasburg. That’s hard to believe based on what we’ve seen the past 2 years.
North Side PatQuote Reply
CHICAGO CUBS BASEBALL IS ON THE AIR
SKQuote Reply
Runs, please.
dmick89Quote Reply
Hit better.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Stop striking out.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Three of the worst ABs the Cubs had all season. Cool.
MylesQuote Reply
Hey jabronis, go Cubs go!
WaLiQuote Reply
An auspicious beginning…
…for Strasburg.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Myles,
Javy had three worse at-bats in a typical game.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
The Cubs have looked like shit in the first couple innings lately. They’ve made up for letting pitchers get through three innings on 25 pitches by scoring a bunch in the middle innings.
dmick89Quote Reply
DP please
ceruleanQuote Reply
Fire whoever designed the TBS score bug.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Did they just turn a double play with two outs?
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Unnecessary, Rizz, but I like it.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Did Rizzo forget how many outs there were?
TheVanQuote Reply
Banked an out for next inning
MylesQuote Reply
TheVan,
Yes. Yes he did.
North Side PatQuote Reply
Rizzo often throws the third out back to a fielder.
dmick89Quote Reply
K zone all over the place. This could be a 15+ K game.
North Side PatQuote Reply
If he is getting that pitch—it’s gonna be a short long night.
ceruleanQuote Reply
A baserunner!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
I thought this was a family friendly blog
WaLiQuote Reply
Strasburg is on pace for a 65 pitch shutout.
TheVanQuote Reply
Cleveland brought it back to 8-7 with a Linder grand slam.
TheVanQuote Reply
The umpire can’t wait for this game to end.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Wow. This is Werth’s 58th post season game. That is difficult to fathom.
SKQuote Reply
Pitch better.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Nats have hit the ball hard a few times. Get Strasburg out please.
EDIT: Thank you.
North Side PatQuote Reply
SK,
So is the fact that Addison Russell is the Cubs’ all-time post season RBI leader.
SKQuote Reply
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
SK,
He was on those 2008-2009 Phillies teams that went to the World Series, wasn’t he?
dmick89Quote Reply
Rizzo the Rat,
That’s what I thought he meant before he edited it (dying laughing)
SKQuote Reply
Jesus, Javy.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Jesus
dmick89Quote Reply
dmick89,
Yeah, so if you think about it, I guess it makes sense. Just as a Cubs fan it’s weird to think that one team, let alone one player, could have that many playoff games in a decade or so.
SKQuote Reply
Please?
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Zobrist sucks.
MylesQuote Reply
Take a fucking pitch.
dmick89Quote Reply
Zobrist has seen two pitches tonight.
TheVanQuote Reply
I think some of you might have been right about Jay and LaStella.
SKQuote Reply
SK,
This is the Cubs 28th playoff game since 2015. They add up, but yeah, until now it’s been difficult as Cubs fans to imagine players playing in that many playoff games.
dmick89Quote Reply
Nice pitch.
dmick89Quote Reply
That changeup to Harper was nasty.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Cleveland tied it up at 8-8 on a Jay Bruce HR.
TheVanQuote Reply
So about that Yankees bullpen…
North Side PatQuote Reply
Fucking Indians.
dmick89Quote Reply
Hit the goddamn baseball.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Would a hit be out of the question?
SKQuote Reply
Ugh.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
dmick89,
George Custer’s last words.
North Side PatQuote Reply
I’m starting to think that Strasburg is a good pitcher.
North Side PatQuote Reply
Ugh, leadoff walk.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Strikes, please.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
It’s not a family friendly game
ceruleanQuote Reply
Score some runs!
dmick89Quote Reply
Kyle at 62 pitches through 4. Strasburg 44.
North Side PatQuote Reply
Tie game but feels like we are down 6
MylesQuote Reply
Myles,
Better than feeling tied and being down 6 I guess.
dmick89Quote Reply
I’m good with someone bunting for a hit here.
North Side PatQuote Reply
The Cubs will be lucky to get a hit.
dmick89Quote Reply
Jesus
SKQuote Reply
I think the Cubs are heavily favored to not get more than one hit this game.
MylesQuote Reply
Here’s hoping Hendricks and the bullpen can get through 10 scoreless. Maybe they have a chance then.
dmick89Quote Reply
Berselius is too lazy to log inQuote Reply
Seems likely.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Strasburg on pace for 14 strikeouts and 93 pitches. He’s like the anti-Maddux.
TheVanQuote Reply
I’m gonna move from the chair to the couch.
SKQuote Reply
I’m gonna move from beer to whiskey. One of our strategies is bound to work out. It’s a bold strategy, Cotton.
TheVanQuote Reply
SK,
Looks like that did the trick.
Berselius is too lazy to log inQuote Reply
SK,
Already tried that. (dying laughing)
dmick89Quote Reply
There’s *something*.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Unravel, please.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Get a hit, please.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Javy steals home. Cubs win 1–0. Strasburg with the no-hitter dirty Maddux.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Just switched to tv. This camera angle seems a little off.
Berselius is too lazy to log inQuote Reply
Mr. Clutch.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Bryant!!!!
dmick89Quote Reply
BRYANT!!!
Berselius is too lazy to log inQuote Reply
Bryant!!!
SKQuote Reply
There it is.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Kyle, just get it to the 8th.
MylesQuote Reply
The call stands, methinks.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Safe. Barely.
dmick89Quote Reply
KB! And great base running!
North Side PatQuote Reply
Javy gets the out there.
dmick89Quote Reply
Confirmed? That’s a surprise.
ceruleanQuote Reply
TONY
Berselius is too lazy to log inQuote Reply
Rizzo!!!!!
dmick89Quote Reply
Rizzo!!!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
RIZZO!
North Side PatQuote Reply
Can this bullpen hold a 2 run lead if Kyle has to leave after 7?
TheVanQuote Reply
Fuck yes!
WaLiQuote Reply
RIZZO!!!
ceruleanQuote Reply
My dog is on the couch too and his breath is not the freshest so I am paying for this
SKQuote Reply
Who is the color guy on this broadcast?
Berselius is too lazy to log inQuote Reply
Rizzo with his characteristic “fuck yeah!”
SKQuote Reply
Feed him some parsley.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Strasburg looked rattled.
Berselius is too lazy to log inQuote Reply
That was the longest 13 pitch inning I can remember.
dmick89Quote Reply
Hot take: Kyle Hendricks has an outside shot at being the best Cubs pitcher of all time.
MylesQuote Reply
Strasburg can still pitch a dirty Maddux—complete game, less than 100 pitches.
ceruleanQuote Reply
TheVan,
I’d be surprised if Kyle goes more than this next inning.
dmick89Quote Reply
Myles,
If he was 24 maybe.
dmick89Quote Reply
Either him or Dillon Maples, probably.
MylesQuote Reply
He is older than I always think, but he’s already the best postseason pitcher we’ve ever had, he’s been a Cy candidate last year and firmly top-10 this year. Honestly, the bar isn’t that high.
MylesQuote Reply
Great pitch.
dmick89Quote Reply
On
ceruleanQuote Reply
I’m starting to think the Cubs won the Ryan Dempster trade.
North Side PatQuote Reply
I went back to the chair for the bottom half of the inning. The shut out chair.
SKQuote Reply
Too early to tell
ceruleanQuote Reply
Let’s get some more runs fellas.
Berselius is too lazy to log inQuote Reply
It could go either way.
Berselius is too lazy to log inQuote Reply
This game might finish before the Yankees-Indians.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
91 pitches. He’s got one inning left unless his spot comes up in the batting order this inning. This bullpen scares me.
TheVanQuote Reply
Screw the closer, please.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Addi!
TheVanQuote Reply
They’ll walk Baez to make Joe make a decision. Barring a DP.
TheVanQuote Reply
’Atta boy, Addy.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Heyward, the human pop-up machine.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Again.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
If they put Hendricks in the on-deck circle, they might walk Baez. Joe didn’t like that idea I guess.
TheVanQuote Reply
Gah, Javy.
Berselius is too lazy to log inQuote Reply
Wow. That was ugly even for Javy.
dmick89Quote Reply
Javy never had a chance against Strasburg.
dmick89Quote Reply
I’m actually surprised that Joe left Kyle in to start this inning. Pleasantly surprised.
North Side PatQuote Reply
Damn, KB (dying laughing)
Berselius is too lazy to log inQuote Reply
Nice play.
dmick89Quote Reply
Nice play by Bryant.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
North Side Pat,
It’s the right part of the order for it. I’ll take it.
dmick89Quote Reply
KB!!!
ceruleanQuote Reply
Firmly top-10 is…not accurate
MylesQuote Reply
Game 3 at 3pm and game 4 at 4:30 CDT
SKQuote Reply
Wieters sucks.
SKQuote Reply
Bryant flashing the flesh
WaLiQuote Reply
Didn’t expect to hear Jacque Jones’s name today.
Berselius is too lazy to log inQuote Reply
Yeah, I can agree he’s easily in the conversation for best playoff pitcher in Cubs history.
dmick89Quote Reply
So close to a great play.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Less nice play by Bryant.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Should have tried to barehand that one, I guess.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Cyle!
Berselius is too lazy to log inQuote Reply
What a start by Kyle.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Great start by Hendricks.
dmick89Quote Reply
SCREW THE CLOSER PLEASE
North Side PatQuote Reply
Meh. It could be better.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Excellent start.
Berselius is too lazy to log inQuote Reply
Jay!
dmick89Quote Reply
That was the most Jon Jay double ever.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Jay just earned a start.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Ick.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Rizzo!!!!!!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Rizzo!!!!!!!!!
dmick89Quote Reply
Fanfuckingtastic PA by Tony.
Berselius is too lazy to log inQuote Reply
I’m amazed Rizzo got pitches in the strike zone there.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
DOUBLE TROUBLE!
ceruleanQuote Reply
Love it when dusty pitches to rizzo
SKQuote Reply
Willie has been that good lately.
ceruleanQuote Reply
If only I trusted this bullpen with anything less than a 7 run lead…
TheVanQuote Reply
Martin? Wtf…
TheVanQuote Reply
Is La Stella on the playoff roster?
TheVanQuote Reply
That was a borderline pitch—a great one, but a risky one. The Nats lucked out.
ceruleanQuote Reply
TheVan,
Oui.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Good CJ please
North Side PatQuote Reply
Good CJ, please.
Edit: too late
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Filthy.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Good CJ is good!
North Side PatQuote Reply
Edwards!!!
dmick89Quote Reply
Cee-Jay!
Berselius is too lazy to log inQuote Reply
Natinals have been no-hit since the 2nd inning.
SKQuote Reply
Good thing the Cubs got Mike Olt in the Garza trade, or that trade would have been a bust.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Good AB by Russell.
dmick89Quote Reply
Fuck Cleveland.
dmick89Quote Reply
Damn Indians damn Yankees.
ceruleanQuote Reply
“Doesn’t wear a letter C.”
*Looks at Rizzo’s hat*
ceruleanQuote Reply
Heyward gets
ahit.ceruleanQuote Reply
Good Wade Davis, please.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Good Wade Davis please
EDIT: Too late. (dying laughing).
North Side PatQuote Reply
Hold on to your butts.
Berselius is too lazy to log inQuote Reply
*Butt firmly grasped*
ceruleanQuote Reply
fixed
SKQuote Reply
I never want to hear the phrase “professional hitter” again.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Wade Davis is a professional pitcher. Why does no one say that?
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
SK,
False—I need at least one hand to type.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Really? I’ll take it.
dmick89Quote Reply
(dying laughing)
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Don’t see that one too often.
Berselius is too lazy to log inQuote Reply
Terrible base running.
dmick89Quote Reply
I hate this TBS HUD—it looks like there is runner on second when nobody is on.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Berselius is too lazy to log in,
We saw it earlier with Heyward this year.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Fuck yeah!
dmick89Quote Reply
W!
North Side PatQuote Reply
Cubs lose
ceruleanQuote Reply
Did Contreras hit him on purpose knowing the rules?
WaLiQuote Reply
DA CUBS
SKQuote Reply
Wave that flag! Wave it wide and high
WaLiQuote Reply
WaLi,
No. He put his head down immediately after the throw knowing he had missed his target.
TheVanQuote Reply
TheVan,
Oh didn’t think he could miss that bad (dying laughing). But him square in the numbers
WaLiQuote Reply
10.
PerkinsQuote Reply
WaLi,
I thought immediately that he had done it intentionally because he was in the grass, but the replay shows him immediately regretting his throw.
TheVanQuote Reply
WaLi,
It looked like a tough throw, but he was way off the mark. Worked out great though.
dmick89Quote Reply
I think the Dodgers might be good.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
The Dodgers have a four-run lead with a runner in scoring position, and they still haven’t made an out yet.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Dodgers_in_5
ceruleanQuote Reply
Walker is nearing 50 pitches and he’s only recorded two outs.
dmick89Quote Reply
48 pitches.
dmick89Quote Reply
Strasburg was at 52 pitches through 5. (dying laughing)
dmick89Quote Reply
Berselius is too lazy to log in,
Ron Darling
Rich HardenQuote Reply
So… he admits they hit Matt Wieters on purpose?
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
538 still gives the Dodgers higher odds of reaching the World Series than the Cubs and they haven’t won tonight yet.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Perkins,
That’s because the Dodgers would have home field throughout. The Cubs will probably be the road team in every series. That’s a pretty big advantage for the Dodgers over the Cubs.
dmick89Quote Reply
dmick89,
Yeah, but half the crowd in LA doesn’t show up until the third inning, and then they leave by the seventh.
PerkinsQuote Reply
http://obstructedview.net/nlds-game-1-cubs-3-nationals-0/
berseliusQuote Reply