Time: 7:00 PM CT
TV: FS1
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Gameday
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 (103-58, 1-1) Dexter Fowler, CF Arrieta Stats 197.1 IP |
 (91-71, 1-1) Chase Utley, 2B Hill Stats 110.1 IP |
Will the Cubs win? No, but it could go either way.
538 Forecast: 50% chance of winning
Comments
Preemptive: please throw strikes, Jake.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Godspeed my jabronimen and let not Dodger_in_5 be accurate in his nom de troll.
SKQuote Reply
In retrospect, walking Donaldson to face Encarnacion may not have been a great move.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
But he was accurate: The Dodgers beat the Nationals in 5 games.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Interesting Jeff Sullivan take on the Cubs not hitting: They have faced stellar pitching and have some unlucky BABIP numbers.
ceruleanQuote Reply
SK,
Dodgers in 11. This after Cubs take a 4-1 lead, of course.
Rice in limboQuote Reply
Pete Rose is dressed like a 6 year old.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Also, Alex Rodriguez’s suit game is strong and I’m enjoying him as an analyst. I wish they could get just him and Frank Thomas on the same panel as Pedro.
PerkinsQuote Reply
I feel like this guy would fit well in Maddon’s toolbox.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Completely irrational predictions for this game:
Russell’s bat wakes up
2015 Jake shows up with a complete game
BerseliusQuote Reply
Berselius,
I’m rooting for 2008-2013 Rich Hill.
dmick89Quote Reply
A bunch of runs, please.
dmick89Quote Reply
Hill has Reverse Craig Counsell Disease, he looks 15 years old that his actual age (dying laughing)
berseliusQuote Reply
Remember when the Cubs ran up high pitch counts early in the game for the opposing pitchers?
dmick89Quote Reply
dmick89,
They did it as recently as against Jeff Samardzija. It seems so long ago.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Not sure how Seager hit a single, when, according to the strike zone, Jake struck him out.
Robots, plz.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Tony looks like he’s getting a bead on the curveball
berseliusQuote Reply
Great PA by Rizzo
berseliusQuote Reply
Wow, terrible strike call.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
(dying laughing), keep on trying that pickoff
berseliusQuote Reply
(dying laughing)
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Rizzo!
PerkinsQuote Reply
Lo(dying laughing)o(dying laughing)o(dying laughing)
berseliusQuote Reply
That’s a straight fuck-you move from Rizzo.
uncle daveQuote Reply
Crank that meat grinder, Cubbies
berseliusQuote Reply
Great plate appearances this inning so far.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Sounds a lot like (dying laughing)
ceruleanQuote Reply
Goddamnit.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Damnit.
uncle daveQuote Reply
Hill’s effective pitch count is like 50 with all those awful pickoffs
berseliusQuote Reply
I like the patient Cubs against pitchers lacking control, regardless of the fact that they didn’t score. Hill now at greater than 40 pitches. Hello bullpen.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Russell is brutal to watch at the plate right now
CH85Quote Reply
Arrieta leads off the third with an XBH. Calling it now.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Crap. Jake’s lost it.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Strikes, Jake.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Throw a fucking strike, Jake.
uncle daveQuote Reply
That was scary.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Jesus, fellas
berseliusQuote Reply
Fuck.
Dex was looking daggers at Jorge.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Some quick outs for Jake would be nice.
dmick89Quote Reply
There ya go.
uncle daveQuote Reply
Let’s go Cubbers! (dying laughing)
ceruleanQuote Reply
That’s more like it, Jake
berseliusQuote Reply
His curve is working today, at least.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
False.
PerkinsQuote Reply
No-hitter done.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Apparently a close play at 2B if you ask Buck but don’t show the replay going into commercial or anything…
Mitch WebsterQuote Reply
I’d feel a lot better about the Cubs’ working Hill’s pitch count if they also had some runs to show for it.
PerkinsQuote Reply
I just remembered how much I don’t particularly care for Rich Hill.
Dude looks like he’s terrified to be out there and is always expecting the worst to happen and is shocked when it doesn’t.
No surprise he started out as a Cub.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Switched to Pat and Ron while I cook, it’s much less stressful than seeing every Arrieta pitch (dying laughing)
berseliusQuote Reply
Dammit ump.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Crap.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Fucking damnit.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Terrible play by Soler.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Fuck it.
uncle daveQuote Reply
I have the sneaking suspicion that he will be traded this offseason for less than we would hope.
ceruleanQuote Reply
When do pitchers and catchers report?
dmick89Quote Reply
So there was another Independence Day movie. But of course there was.
Also, Nugenix sounds a lot like Eugenics. Way to go, marketing. Solid D+ performance.
ceruleanQuote Reply
I hate that the 2 1/2 week shitty Cubs team is back.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
You are getting way ahead of yourself. First we need to speculate on how Epstink will fill the myriad holes in this team.
ceruleanQuote Reply
I don’t think 1 wins this game.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Man, we’re going to let this guy go six, aren’t we.
uncle daveQuote Reply
Don’t worry. The Dodgers will get more. (dying laughing)
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
So both teams lose?
ceruleanQuote Reply
Cubs lose.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
This is a fairly awful zone.
PerkinsQuote Reply
I don’t envy this ump, that curveball has to be a bitch to call
berseliusQuote Reply
Not for a robot.
#robotUmps
ceruleanQuote Reply
Losing to Rich Hill in the postseason could be one of the biggest Fuck You’s ever received by the Cubs
Pinch-Running Tom GoodwinQuote Reply
Dammit, again.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Pinch-Running Tom Goodwin,
Dodgers to bring back Mark Prior for game four (dying laughing)
berseliusQuote Reply
What’s Rich Harden up to these days?
ceruleanQuote Reply
Would be nice to see Baez on the ‘right’ side of one of these slide tags
berseliusQuote Reply
Fuck, Miggy. Find another way to hurt this team. The old ways are boring.
uncle daveQuote Reply
Not a good tag by Baez.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Montero’s arm looks like shit today.
PerkinsQuote Reply
cerulean,
I’m right here waiting for the phone to ring.
Rich HardenQuote Reply
DeRosa, I fucking hate the entire city of Los Angeles.
berseliusQuote Reply
FUCK
WaLiQuote Reply
Fuck.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Ugh.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Well dang
berseliusQuote Reply
It’s a shithole. It’s also not a real city.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Just a giant fucking suburb
berseliusQuote Reply
Cubs chances should improve after all the fans leave in the sixth to go sit on a freeway
berseliusQuote Reply
Perkins,
It’s imaginary? That’s great. The Cubs are losing to an imaginary team.
dmick89Quote Reply
That’s running out of water to drink.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Maybe Joe can bust out some complex analysis and Residue Theorem their asses.
berseliusQuote Reply
The Dodgers sweeping the Cubs in 2008 was what ended my childhood. This series is just putting salt in the wound.
Pinch-Running Tom GoodwinQuote Reply
I mean more that it’s a loose collection of suburbs connected by awful highways that lacks culture or sophistication.
PerkinsQuote Reply
I can’t believe Montero is batting. Unbelievable.
dmick89Quote Reply
Still plenty of game left. Still plenty of series left. But it’d be a great time for the BABIP dragon to hit the Dodgers instead of the Cubs.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Arrieta is batting? Why?
PerkinsQuote Reply
Arrieta batting? Joe doesn’t even care.
dmick89Quote Reply
The Cubs getting swept in 2008 by the Dodgers in the NLDS was the event that ended my childhood. This series is starting to put salt in that wound.
Pinch-Running Tom GoodwinQuote Reply
They say it gets better.
They lie. You just get used to the disappointment and suffering.
ceruleanQuote Reply
still a lot of baseball left
berseliusQuote Reply
cerulean,
There are two people in the world. Those who say it gets better and those who are honest.
Pinch-Running Tom GoodwinQuote Reply
berselius,
This is true and I believe the Cubs can turn it around, but especially in the game of baseball, it’s hard to go against the odds
Pinch-Running Tom GoodwinQuote Reply
It’s only game 3. If this series actually makes it to 6 or 7, my liver is going to be ruined.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Oh. Arrieta is still pitching for some reason.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
What’s the right amount of batters to let the starter face?
Apparently “one more.”
PerkinsQuote Reply
Well, at least Jake didn’t walk anyone this time.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Too bad he was overly fond of the worst of the three true outcomes.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Perkins,
Yeah, he wasn’t keeping the ball on the ground as he does when he’s on.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Some serious BABIP issues this whole series.
PerkinsQuote Reply
The cash machine is blue and green
For a hundred in twenties and a small service fee
I could spend three dollars and sixty-three cents
On Diet Coca-Cola and unlit cigarettes
I wonder why we listen to poets when nobody gives a fuck
How hot and sorrowful, this machine begs for luck
All my lies are always wishes
I know I would die if I could come back new
We want a good life with a nose for things
A fresh wind and bright sky to enjoy my suffering
A hole without a key if I break my tongue
Speaking of tomorrow, how will it ever come?
All my lies are always wishes
I know I would die if I could come back new
I’m down on my hands and knees
Every time the doorbell rings
I shake like a toothache
When I hear myself sing
All my lies are only wishes
I know I would die if I could come back new
I would like to salute
The ashes of the double-u flags
And all the fallen leaves
Filling up shopping bags
ceruleanQuote Reply
Good news. Joe Blanton sighting.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Baez certainly has a flair for the dramatic. Maybe don’t hold it so long, okay?
ceruleanQuote Reply
Love too see line drives hit right at infielders
berseliusQuote Reply
Baez again bitten by the BABIP dragon.
PerkinsQuote Reply
dang, he’s out
berseliusQuote Reply
Isn’t that interference on Blanton?
ceruleanQuote Reply
Interference on Blanton if there wasn’t a stupid slide into first by Coghlan.
dmick89Quote Reply
Heyward is hitting for Russell and nothing makes any sense.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
What the fuck happened to the offense that knocked starters out early and got hits? I miss them.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Bad news. The Cubs are no where in sight.
ceruleanQuote Reply
cerulean,
Why is that good? Blanton has had a lot of success as a reliever.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
NOT NEARLY AS BRUTAL AS HEYWARD. HOLY FUCK.
JonKneeVQuote Reply
Bring in a lefty, Joe.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Rizzo the Rat,
They scored five off him in Game 1.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Why have four southpaws in the pen if you’re just going to use Grimm to face a string of lefties?
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Rizzo the Rat,
He wants to get Grimm an at bat.
dmick89Quote Reply
With KB due up, the Cubs got a shot to get their third and final hit of the night.
dmick89Quote Reply
He’s saving them for the extra innings which are sure to come.
ceruleanQuote Reply
On the plus side: Urias tomorrow. But at this rate, he probably throws a perfect game.
PerkinsQuote Reply
This is like little league where everyone gets to hit.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Hey Joe Buck—don’t forget the BABIP. Douche.
ceruleanQuote Reply
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0_f5fkrCTA&app=desktop
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=neGdoqsuiN8
PerkinsQuote Reply
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Finally one of those gets through
berseliusQuote Reply
A hit!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Dexy!!
ceruleanQuote Reply
Jansen seems like overkill here.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
I’d call for a 5-run HR if I was Joe.
dmick89Quote Reply
Cubs had a comeback against Jansen earlier this year. It’d be rad to see that here.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Rizzo the Rat,
Let’s hope it backfires.
ceruleanQuote Reply
dmick89,
There is a spot in the scoreboard that counts for extra runs.
ceruleanQuote Reply
cerulean,
At the very least, I hope they make him work.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
No team has ever come back down four in the ninth, right?
In the postseason that is.
ceruleanQuote Reply
At least the rest of my day was aces
berseliusQuote Reply
Still a lot of series left, but fuck this game.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Just utterly and completely dominated.
JonKneeVQuote Reply
Fuck the Dodgers and their $200+ million dollar payroll.
JonKneeVQuote Reply
The only good thing happening here is the overuse of Jansen. Kinda stupid actually
Nate the old recalcitrant one from a long time agoQuote Reply
I’m out. My recap might set a record for shortest post (dying laughing).
berseliusQuote Reply
JonKneeV,
A $10 payroll would shut this offense down right now.
dmick89Quote Reply
Jansen is coming out with a 6-run lead for some reason.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
I kind of hope he tears his rotator cuff.
If I were a betting man, I’d guess we see Soler back in RF tomorrow, Contreras in LF, Ross at C, Baez at SS, and Zobrist at 2B.
PerkinsQuote Reply
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ceruleanQuote Reply
Hey, Rizzo got a hit.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
(dying laughing) at Rizzo’s smash.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Wow, Rizzo is much bigger than Gonzalez.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Fuck BABIP.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Here, cheer up fuckers:
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Tomorrow is about as must-win as it gets until Thursday.
dmick89Quote Reply
That’s hard hitting analysis. You’ve got a future with FS1.
JonKneeVQuote Reply
You forgot to add: Don’t give up home runs, too.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
There is no God. Have another slice of fuck pie, everyone.
petulant daveQuote Reply
petulant dave,
Don’t tell me what to do
berseliusQuote Reply
http://obstructedview.net/dodgers-6-cubs-0-nlcs-game-3/
berseliusQuote Reply
SK,
I’m baaaaaaack. Looking pretty good with my troll. Mass exodus of Cubs fans. I was in the house with a great view!!!
Dodgers_in_5Quote Reply
Nate the old recalcitrant one from a long time ago,
Not stupid. He had enough rest with the day off and only threw 16 pitches the day before. By the way, 15 of those were cutters, your boys knew they were coming and nothing they could do. The only W we flying here is the west side W.
You don’t allow any runs and keep the batters pressing. Yes the game was well in hand but crush them when possible.
Dodgers_in_5Quote Reply
cerulean,
And I will too be accurate with this series.
That moment where Grandal got the no call (I’ll be the first to admit, looked like strike 3) and the home run 2 pitches later was the moment all Cubs fans lost faith. Congrats on the turnout, there were plenty of you in the stadium until the 8th.
Dodgers_in_5Quote Reply
Berselius,
How’d that prediction work out. Not the same guy and to his credit, that 2 run shot was a good pitch that Yaz went down and got.
Dodgers_in_5Quote Reply
berselius,
Worked out just fine for Hill
Dodgers_in_5Quote Reply
uncle dave,
If the mighty Cubs are relying on Miggy the I’m feeling really good. How quick you forget he’s the reason you are not down 3-0 right now
Dodgers_in_5Quote Reply
Perkins,
Haha really? Man, you are some bitter ass fans. Chicago is nothing compared to LA and there are a TON of transplants from Chicago to LA. Haven’t met the person who left LA to go to Chicago. Rise up Cub fans, stop being babies.
Dodgers_in_5Quote Reply
JonKneeV,
Keep grasping for whatever straw you can. Game is played on the field and not bank. By the way, we didn’t sign Heyward, Lester, lackey, Chapman. We love He Heyward deal out here in LA btw, dude can’t even start in a pivotal game 3. Wow, nice investment.
Dodgers_in_5Quote Reply