The Cubs have set their World Series roster and Kyle Schwarber is on it. Whether or not that’s a good idea, it’s fantastic news for Schwarber and the Cubs future. I personally don’t mind it. Rob Z. was left off the roster and that’s a good trade off in my opinion. Schwarber won’t get enough plate appearances to know whether or not this was a good or bad idea, but it won’t stop people from suggesting it based on the small sample of a few games worth of at bats. Here’s the roster:
PITCHERS (11)
Jon Lester
Jake Arrieta
Kyle Hendricks
John Lackey
Aroldis Chapman
Pedro Strop
Hector Rondon
Carl Edwards Jr.
Justin Grimm
Mike Montgomery
Travis Wood
CATCHERS (3)
David Ross
Willson Contreras
Miguel Montero
INFIELDERS (5)
Anthony Rizzo
Javier Baez
Addison Russell
Kris Bryant
Ben Zobrist
OUTFIELDERS (6)
Dexter Fowler
Jason Heyward
Albert Almora Jr.
Chris Coghlan
Jorge Soler
Kyle Schwarber
Comments
It’s a terrible idea until he hits a moonshot HR in his first AB, and then it’s a genius idea that I’m glad I thought of.
mikeakaleroyQuote Reply
I think Schwarber was called up so Joe could have a 4th catcher.
/sarcasm
JonKneeVQuote Reply
I’m just glad they remembered to keep Bryant and Lester on the roster.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
You laugh.
mylesQuote Reply
I think we should pause for a moment and think about the fact that OV titled an article “Cubs set World Series roster” and we were dead fucking serious.
dmick89Quote Reply
Wasn’t that long ago we were racing to the top.
mylesQuote Reply
Don’t tell us what to do
berseliusQuote Reply
The 2013 Chicago Cubs: Because we have to
The 2016 Chicago Cubs: Fuck yeah, patient motherfuckers
PerkinsQuote Reply
Might be stuck at a work event tonight 😐
berseliusQuote Reply
@b
I know you have a post coming for a series preview. If you want to include – airing on FOX, streaming on FOX Sports Go (cable subscribers including PS Vue), radio on ESPN Radio & local Chicago/Cleveland radio broadcasts (670 The Score). All games start at 7:08 CST.
JonKneeVQuote Reply
Dude, just quit. Say you’ve solved maths and that the answer is in the heavens.
mylesQuote Reply
berselius,
Welp. Time to quit THAT job.
EDIT: Yeah, what myles said
mikeakaleroyQuote Reply
Maths is of the devil.
ceruleanQuote Reply
berselius,
tell them you have some large cysts on your ball sack that needs removal. They’re not going to ask questions.
dmick89Quote Reply
berselius,
Tell them you were in a cast iron cooking accident because of advice you received from a sports blog.
JKVQuote Reply
RynoQuote Reply
Ryno,
(dying laughing)
dmick89Quote Reply
berselius,
Just because you are at the event doesn’t mean you can’t be listening with an earpiece to Pat and Ron
JoshQuote Reply
Can’t you just put the math problem on the blackboard and let the secret smarty janitor solve it?
MillertimeQuote Reply
dmick89,
Although if they do, plan B is going to have to be to fuck your way out of it.
JoshQuote Reply
Saw this on BN. Got me (dying laughing). No wonder White Sox fans are so testy.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Journeymen of tomorrow did a pretty good job IMO
BubblesdachimpQuote Reply
Smokestack Lightning,
Did something happen after 2005 that made the White Sox championship become forfeit?
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Preview is up
http://obstructedview.net/series-preview-chicago-cubs-103-58-vs-cleveland-indians-94-67/
berseliusQuote Reply
This is all so surreal.
PFDQuote Reply