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 (103-58, 1-2) Juan Pierre, CF Lackey Stats 188.1 IP |
 (91-71, 2-1) Chase Utley, 2B Urias Stats 77 IP |
Will the Cubs win? No, but it could go either way.
538 Forecast: 51% chance of winning
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What’s with all the doom and gloom around here.
What? Over? Did you guys say it’s”over”? Nothing is over until the Cubs decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!
And it ain’t over now. ‘Cause when the goin’ gets tough…
The tough get goin’! Who’s with me?
What the fuck happened to the Obstructed View I used to know? Where’s the spirit? Where’s the guts, huh? This could be the greatest night of our lives, but you’re gonna let it be the worst. “Ooh, we’re afraid to go against Dodgers, we might get shut out again.” Well just kiss my ass from now on! Not me! I’m not gonna take this. Urias, he’s a dead man! Gonzalez, dead! Pederson… Dead! You know I’m right. Psychotic… but absolutely right. The Cubs are gotta take these bastards. Now they could do it with conventional weapons, but that could take years and cost millions of lives. No, I think they have to go all out. I think that this situation absolutely requires a really futile and stupid gesture be done on somebody’s part!
And these Cubs are just the guys to do it.
WaLiQuote Reply
The Indians win the pennant.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
(dying laughing)
BerseliusQuote Reply
WaLi,
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Smokestack Lightning,
Send these foul Dodgers into the abyss!
PerkinsQuote Reply
You know what. I actually like A-Rod and Smoltz as analysts/commentators *ducks*
JonKneeVQuote Reply
Soler should be starting this. Or Almora.
dmick89Quote Reply
Starting Heyward against a lefty is just idiotic. Now watch him hit a homer somehow.
JonKneeVQuote Reply
Wake up, Cubs bats.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Smokestack Lightning,
Whenever I go to an Italian restaurant, I think “BRING BREAD AND OIL”
berseliusQuote Reply
It’s almost funny at this point how awful this offense had become. They have completely abandoned what they did all year long.
dmick89Quote Reply
Sure, why the fuck not.
uncle daveQuote Reply
JonKneeV,
Even if he hits a home run it was still idiotic. Heyward has about as much business starting against a left hander tonight as Joe starting you or I.
dmick89Quote Reply
Gah, Angel Hernandez
berseliusQuote Reply
This game is frightful enough without seeing Larry King’s desiccated mug behind home plate.
oogQuote Reply
Did Baez get wiped out?
berseliusQuote Reply
Willson!
berseliusQuote Reply
Willson!
PerkinsQuote Reply
Nice tag!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
What a throw by Contreras.
dmick89Quote Reply
Willy!
ceruleanQuote Reply
Looked like it. I was surprised Joe didn’t ask to take a look at that.
dmick89Quote Reply
Party like it’s 2008, y’all.
uncle daveQuote Reply
Javy walks on four pitches.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
All right, let’s keep this rolling
berseliusQuote Reply
Make them pay. Please.
uncle daveQuote Reply
Not smart, Chase.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Heyward had his timing right on three fastballs and couldn’t put it in play because his swing is a joke.
JonKneeVQuote Reply
That was predictable. At least Heyward worked a lot of pitches.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Ugh.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Finally some good contact at least 😐
berseliusQuote Reply
Fuck, Addy almost took him deep.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Cubs lose.
dmick89Quote Reply
OK, so this sets up a 330-foot homer right down the line for the Dodgers, right?
uncle daveQuote Reply
Well that sucked. Foiled by a warning track fly yet again.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Cubs aren’t allowed to have good things happen, fellas.
JonKneeVQuote Reply
Should be 1-2 on Grandal. Robot strike zone, please.
PerkinsQuote Reply
JHey! Maybe.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Way closer than I would have thought
berseliusQuote Reply
Crap, he’s safe.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Because of course he is.
uncle daveQuote Reply
Not a great job by Heyward there.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
I don’t know that there is enough to overturn it. But dammit.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Looked like Gonzalez’s hand was over the plate, not on it before the tag
berseliusQuote Reply
Wow. That’s a break.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
A break. Fuck yeah.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Heyward was taking his time. What the hell?
Wow. Cubs get a break, but they can’t score so it doesn’t matter. (dying laughing)
dmick89Quote Reply
OK. Cash the fuck in on one of these breaks.
uncle daveQuote Reply
Boom. It was simultaneous so the call stands. Lucky unlucky lucky break for the Cubs.
ceruleanQuote Reply
I mean, you gotta assume that the call was wrong right off the bat because Angel Hernandez, right?
uncle daveQuote Reply
Precisely. You can see the glove start to deform when it looks like the hand is actually touching the plate.
ceruleanQuote Reply
dmick89,
I never thought I’d see someone underestimate the baserunning skill of Gonzalez.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Ya. I mean it’s not clear exactly when his hand touches the plate and if Contreras touched any part of AGons Jersey before you see his mit change direction when it hits the body.
JonKneeVQuote Reply
Good to see the BABIP gods still favor the Dodgers.
JonKneeVQuote Reply
Lackey trying to hit a home run. Man knows it’s his only shot at a win.
dmick89Quote Reply
Someone get a hit or I’ll lose my mind.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Fuck you, BABIP dragon.
PerkinsQuote Reply
A non-struggling Rizzo hits that 0-1 pitch 450 feet.
dmick89Quote Reply
Goddamnit.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Stop striking out, Anthony.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
If the Cubs can manage to get a run across without getting a hit, they might have a chance.
ceruleanQuote Reply
I’ve never seen a team miss so many meatballs.
uncle daveQuote Reply
Good god, fuck off with the interviews
berseliusQuote Reply
berselius,
They ask the dumbest questions and it’s annoying as fuck.
dmick89Quote Reply
Whew.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Some luck. The Dodgers also have warning track power.
ceruleanQuote Reply
A hit!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Cubs gotta bunt their way to victory (dying laughing)
berseliusQuote Reply
Zobrist with a hit? Crazy.
dmick89Quote Reply
More bunts, please.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
There we go! That’s the power that’s been missing! (dying laughing)
ceruleanQuote Reply
Come on, Javy.
dmick89Quote Reply
Just a hit, kid.
uncle daveQuote Reply
Willson or bust…
uncle daveQuote Reply
The Cubs might get a runner to 3rd base.
dmick89Quote Reply
I’d be pinch hitting for Heyward.
dmick89Quote Reply
(dying laughing)
berseliusQuote Reply
Willson!!!!!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Holy Fucking Shit!
dmick89Quote Reply
horrible send, even more horrible throw (dying laughing)
berseliusQuote Reply
A run! Holy shit!
PerkinsQuote Reply
Ugliest throw ever! (dying laughing)
ceruleanQuote Reply
Jacque Jones must be an outfield throwing instructor for the dodgers.
dmick89Quote Reply
uncle daveQuote Reply
What a God awful fucking throw (dying laughing)
WaLiQuote Reply
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Andrew Toles. Done Deal. Sealed.
GWQuote Reply
berseliusQuote Reply
Never been happier to see Heyward ground out weakly.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
What is this that I’m watching?
dmick89Quote Reply
More run-scoring weakass groundouts, please.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
ADDY
berseliusQuote Reply
Wow. Addy!!!
dmick89Quote Reply
Russell!!!!!!!!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Fuck yes!!!
WaLiQuote Reply
I would’ve been pissed if Heyward didn’t hit a weak grounder to 1B considering he did that about 350 times in the season.
RUSSELL!!!!
MuckerQuote Reply
I like this better.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
RUSSELL!!!!’
PerkinsQuote Reply
Fuck Yeah Addy!!!!
ceruleanQuote Reply
My blood pressure just dropped by about 100 points. I might be dead.
uncle daveQuote Reply
Addison Muscle!
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
????????????????
berseliusQuote Reply
More surprising home runs from hitters previously left for dead, please.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
I’m really surprised the Dodgers are going with Maeda tomorrow.
dmick89Quote Reply
That HR was so bigly
WaLiQuote Reply
Up vote everything—even the dumb comments!
ceruleanQuote Reply
Oh god no. Not Pedro Baez.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
cerulean,
Don’t tell me what to do.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
I wish April Dexter Fowler would make an appearance.
MuckerQuote Reply
Dex!
berseliusQuote Reply
uncle dave,
We’ll remember you fondly.
dmick89Quote Reply
Let me try again…..I wish Bryant hits a 2 run HR.
MuckerQuote Reply
Come on, Kris.
dmick89Quote Reply
Done. Any other requests?
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Smokestack Lightning,
June Rizzo, please.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Had to get greedy, didn’t you?
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Smokestack Lightning,
2015 second half Arrieta please
MuckerQuote Reply
Fresh out. Got plenty of Betty Rizzo…
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Smokestack Lightning,
Sorry guys.
MuckerQuote Reply
Outs, please.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Toss him!
berseliusQuote Reply
Looked good to me.
dmick89Quote Reply
Smokestack Lightning,
Quick outs would be nice since Baez is pitching on the other side.
dmick89Quote Reply
Again with the interference, Willson
berseliusQuote Reply
Contreras needs to stop doing that.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Is that the second catcher interference on Contreras this postseason?
dmick89Quote Reply
correct.gif
berseliusQuote Reply
Outmaking Grandals, please.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
whew
berseliusQuote Reply
Hoo.
uncle daveQuote Reply
Never change, John Lackey, you miserable son-of-a-bitch.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Assuming we hang on, what’s the likelihood that Dodgers_in_5 blames the umps on tonight?
JonKneeVQuote Reply
dmick89,
With Lackey on the mound, right?
ceruleanQuote Reply
In a perfect world, now the Dodgers offense will go 21 scoreless innings.
MuckerQuote Reply
Of course the umps are in on it. Everybody’s in on it. Kayfabe.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Damn, Rizzo just missed
berseliusQuote Reply
Fuck, man. Rizzo has two foul balls that are more legit than any homer the Dodgers have hit in this series.
uncle daveQuote Reply
TONY
berseliusQuote Reply
Rizzo!!!!!!!!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Fuck yeah, Rizzo! Pour it on ’em!
PerkinsQuote Reply
THERE WE GO!! RIZZO!!
WaLiQuote Reply
JonKneeV,
I dunno, I’m not sure he’ll be back (until the next Dodgers win, of course). That’s the great thing about being an anonymous internet troll. You get to show up when things are going well, and when they go south you can just go back to spending all your dough on aftermarket ground effects for your Honda and fucking up the installation.
uncle daveQuote Reply
Apparently I had some June Rizzo left after all.
You’re welcome, everyone.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
uncle dave,
Make it three.
uncle daveQuote Reply
Rizzo and Russell homer. Heyward even got an RBI. They are back.
ceruleanQuote Reply
More, please.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Cubs seeing Rain Delay well
berseliusQuote Reply
By the way, did you notice that guy spent like an hour replying to a closed thread last night? (dying laughing)
uncle daveQuote Reply
He will have ended his life. His sole purpose would have been an epic failure.
dmick89Quote Reply
Reddick just got Bartmaned. The Dodgers are fucked.
ceruleanQuote Reply
uncle dave,
Really? That’s hilarious.
dmick89Quote Reply
I changed his screen name to cubs_in_7 a couple days ago, but he didn’t login today except for one comment and deleted whatever he wrote after he saw the name change.
dmick89Quote Reply
uncle dave,
I laughed and laughed when I was catching up on the thread.
ceruleanQuote Reply
dmick89,
(dying laughing) awesome.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
dmick89,
That is a masterful way to troll a troll, just edit what he says to be pro Cubs.
ceruleanQuote Reply
(dying laughing)ol
berseliusQuote Reply
My wife saw that Bryant Express commercial and wondered what the hell a model was doing on a baseball field (dying laughing)
berseliusQuote Reply
Strikes, please.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
throw some fucking strikes
dmick89Quote Reply
Throw strikes.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Strikes, John.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Wtf, Lackey?
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
The fuck?
PerkinsQuote Reply
Un-fucking-acceptable.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
(dying laughing) @ Lackey
berseliusQuote Reply
John Lackey: “Are you fucking kidding me?”
No, John. You did your part, but two walks is not a good way to start an inning.
PerkinsQuote Reply
mrrmrmrmrnrm
uncle daveQuote Reply
Idk about going to the bullpen this early.
JonKneeVQuote Reply
Sigh.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
This sucks.
dmick89Quote Reply
berseliusQuote Reply
JFC.
uncle daveQuote Reply
Not good.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Struck-out Seagers, plz
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Really hope that Joe doesn’t bring in CEJ for Turner, who has a huge reverse platoon split.
berseliusQuote Reply
Edwards?
dmick89Quote Reply
FFS
berseliusQuote Reply
Inning ending double play there. Fuck
dmick89Quote Reply
Why did you do that, Monty?
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Okay what the fuck was that?
PerkinsQuote Reply
Christ. Nickles and dimes.
uncle daveQuote Reply
Double-play hitting Turners, plz.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Fucking BABIP! That was a double play ball.
ceruleanQuote Reply
If Montgomery can hold it to two, I’ll be happy.
dmick89Quote Reply
Well, that could have been worse.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
OK, well…
uncle daveQuote Reply
Only the moon will do
berseliusQuote Reply
I hope the offense doesn’t go to sleep. Not sure 5 is enough.
dmick89Quote Reply
There wasn’t much to like about that half inning. But at least the Dodgers used half their bench.
JonKneeVQuote Reply
Keep it rolling, fellas
berseliusQuote Reply
Another hit for Russell. Take that, stupid small sample narrative.
ceruleanQuote Reply
No, don’t let Monty hit here.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
I feel irrationally better knowing that Utley is out of the game.
berseliusQuote Reply
What the fuck, Joe?
dmick89Quote Reply
What the hell, Joe?
EDIT: Oh, nevermind. (dying laughing)
ceruleanQuote Reply
What the fuck is Joe doing.
JonKneeVQuote Reply
smh you guys Joe is a genius
berseliusQuote Reply
Never mind, Joe is a genius.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Jesus. Joe just loves having relievers hit.
(dying laughing) and he gets a hit.
dmick89Quote Reply
(dying laughing) get ’em back, Monty.
uncle daveQuote Reply
(dying laughing)
MuckerQuote Reply
Unbelievable.
JonKneeVQuote Reply
Cmon Dex
berseliusQuote Reply
yes!
berseliusQuote Reply
Fowler!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Fowler!
PerkinsQuote Reply
Dexter!!!
dmick89Quote Reply
SHUTDOWN INNING
uncle daveQuote Reply
berseliusQuote Reply
Dexter too. I like.
Score 20, guys. Pour it on.
ceruleanQuote Reply
More, plz.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Bryant needs to join the party.
ceruleanQuote Reply
berseliusQuote Reply
I like lumpy returns. Grandslam, please.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Rizzo!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
YUUUUGE
WaLiQuote Reply
Rizzo is back!
dmick89Quote Reply
NOBODY BEATS THE RIZ
uncle daveQuote Reply
Cubs bats are woke
berseliusQuote Reply
Two walks.
dmick89Quote Reply
Clogging up those bases smh
berseliusQuote Reply
Two-run single!? I wanted a grandslam!!!!
ceruleanQuote Reply
So it would appear that I will not be going to bed anytime soon.
JonKneeVQuote Reply
2.5 hours in and we are through 5.1 innings.
JonKneeVQuote Reply
JonKneeV,
We can’t even blame it all on Pedro Baez.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
JonKneeV,
I blame Pedro Baez.
dmick89Quote Reply
Re: Avilan
I didn’t know the Amish played baseball.
JonKneeVQuote Reply
Rizzo the Rat,
We can do anything we want. Dodgers_in_5 is no longer with us to tell us what to do.
dmick89Quote Reply
Safe
dmick89Quote Reply
Clearly safe.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
(dying laughing)
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
(dying laughing)o(dying laughing)o(dying laughing)o(dying laughing)ol
berseliusQuote Reply
(dying laughing) (dying laughing)
Great play be Pederson.
dmick89Quote Reply
Halfway there. (dying laughing)
ceruleanQuote Reply
Lulz Dodgers
JonKneeVQuote Reply
Cubs once again have a positive run differential in this series.
PerkinsQuote Reply
The Dodgers may or may not accept the result of this game.
dmick89Quote Reply
Pederson has a potty mouth.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Thought you couldn’t argue balls and strikes.
dmick89Quote Reply
Hernandez is usually pretty quick with the ejections, I wonder if the league told the umps to take it easy in the playoffs
berseliusQuote Reply
Managers aren’t supposed to argue strike calls, but I think umps are more lenient in big games.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Addy starting to hit the ball with authority.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Addy came so close to a 3-homer game.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
(dying laughing) @ Contreras
dmick89Quote Reply
Larry King finally bailed
berseliusQuote Reply
Idk how you can start Montero again this series.
JonKneeVQuote Reply
Uh oh.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Hope this is just a cramp or something for CJ
berseliusQuote Reply
JonKneeV,
I’m not sure I’d start Heyward either. I’d rather have Contreras in the lineup.
dmick89Quote Reply
I was somewhere without internet for the last 4 hours. Holy Fucking Shit. I’ve come back to the correct reality, right?
Pinch-Running Tom GoodwinQuote Reply
No idea why he was running down 8 runs.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Pederson wasn’t even being held on and was gunned out by Contreras (except for the walk).
dmick89Quote Reply
Why are announcers always surprised teams (or players) hit worse in losses? Seems kind of obvious to me that would be true.
dmick89Quote Reply
It’s the step-cousin of the football adage about teams that run the ball 20 or more times winning games.
berseliusQuote Reply
Rizzo loves Szczur’s bat.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Rizz= Back
Hopefully not for One Night Only.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Nice play by Puig.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
This is a really good base ball game.
PerkinsQuote Reply
dmick89,
I’d be interested to know if games where the starting pitcher goes 7+ winnings has a higher win % than games where they go <5
WaLiQuote Reply
Pinch-Running Tom GoodwinQuote Reply
I just pulled the StubHub listing for my game 6 tickets. Here’s hoping it’s an elimination game for the Dodgers.
PerkinsQuote Reply
This was a comment thread I recently enjoyed…
https://twitter.com/BillPlaschke/status/788910835443773442
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Inverted M
berseliusQuote Reply
fuck yeah. Needed this shit.
WaLiQuote Reply
Big win. Long fucking game.
dmick89Quote Reply
Have fun with the wrap up. I expect no less than three-thousand up.
ceruleanQuote Reply
I assume your resident troll has to change his handle now.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
dm already took care of it
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Smokestack Lightning,
I obviously don’t read every post
Rice CubeQuote Reply
I can just picture Perkins laughing his ass off at these Joseph A Bank suit commercials.
berseliusQuote Reply
Rice Cube,
You have to go without dinner for two days.
dmick89Quote Reply
Their suits are not objectively hot. I’m partial to Hickey Freeman.
PerkinsQuote Reply
http://obstructedview.net/cubs-10-dodgers-2-nlcs-game-4/
berseliusQuote Reply
True.
URKQuote Reply
URK,
Just figured I’d let you in on a widely known secret;the Germans didn’t bomb Pearl Harbor,it was the Japanese.
Chris MallonQuote Reply
WaLi,
You cant get a W as a Starting Pitcher if you pitch less than 5 Innings.
Chris MallonQuote Reply
Perkins,
This series,and for that matter the Dodgers/Nationals series was also very exciting.
Chris MallonQuote Reply