Time: 7:00 PM CT
TV: FS1
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Gameday
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 (91-71, 0-0) Howie Kendrick, LF Maeda Stats 175.2 IP |
 (103-58, 0-0) Dexter Fowler, CF Lester Stats 202.2 IP |
Will the Cubs win? No, but it could go either way.
538 Forecast: 68% chance of winning
Comments
Andrew Miller is good at pitching.
berseliusQuote Reply
Sounds like it is indeed Kershaw in game two.
berseliusQuote Reply
I’m at the game now. Wind still seems to be blowing out to left, and it’s not too cool out.
Pretty fucking jazzed about this arrangement.
PerkinsQuote Reply
I hope the Cubs remember that they’re good at baseball and score bunches of runs.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Rice Cube,
Yeah, I’m hoping the offense looks better than it did in the Giants series. Rizzo especially. Fielder too. With Kershaw going tomorrow, losing tonight would kind of suck.
dmick89Quote Reply
Dammit Buster Olney. I wanted Schwarber and Miller.
Miller is the Javier Baez of pitching.
ceruleanQuote Reply
I hope they score bunches in the first three innings and bunches in the last three. We don’t want the game to go forever.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Mets in 4.
Myles HandleyQuote Reply
Glad we’re getting the intros this time
berseliusQuote Reply
C C BB I O T A
SKQuote Reply
Cubs in 7
dmick89Quote Reply
(dying laughing), I don’t think anyone isn’t going to be staring at Joe Buck’s hair this whole broadcast
berseliusQuote Reply
dmick89,
Cubs in 6
berseliusQuote Reply
berselius,
The crowd didn’t seem to care too much. Did fs1 drown out the crowd during intros?
dmick89Quote Reply
berselius,
Wrong.
/Trump
dmick89Quote Reply
dmick89,
I thought they sounded pretty loud, especially for Baez
berseliusQuote Reply
Heart attack in four (dying laughing)
berseliusQuote Reply
berselius,
Maybe it’s the sound settings on my tv.
dmick89Quote Reply
Great start Dex
berseliusQuote Reply
Not really following Smoltz’s point about lineup construction in the playoffs here
berseliusQuote Reply
Bryant!
berseliusQuote Reply
Bryant!!!!!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
berselius,
It made no sense.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
berseliusQuote Reply
Bryant!!!
dmick89Quote Reply
Cubs getting good contact vs Maeda so far
berseliusQuote Reply
Cmon Addy
berseliusQuote Reply
That could have gone a little better.
dmick89Quote Reply
I wish Lester would miss bats more and the strike zone less.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Wow, Gonzalez is slow.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Whew
berseliusQuote Reply
When he turned third there was no doubt that he would be thrown out. Rough inning though.
WaLiQuote Reply
dmick89Quote Reply
WaLi,
Yeah, any decent throw and he was going to be out.
dmick89Quote Reply
Ugh. I’m not going to make it through this, gentlemen. It only gets worse from here.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
dmick89,
(dying laughing)
berseliusQuote Reply
Heyward!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Heyward!
berseliusQuote Reply
YES! The Heyward Game.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Baez!!!!!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Javy!!
berseliusQuote Reply
Keep it coming, fellas
berseliusQuote Reply
Foreeeeeeeeeever young
berseliusQuote Reply
Javy!!!!!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Holy shot Javy
berseliusQuote Reply
berselius,
Holy shit too (dying laughing)
berseliusQuote Reply
Javy Fuckin’ Baez. Wow.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Fucking love Baez
WaLiQuote Reply
No JavyTag for Chooch
berseliusQuote Reply
Javy stole home. This place might burst from all the cheering. This is fucking awesome.
PerkinsQuote Reply
IIRC, crowd was pretty sleepy last series.
Not anymore.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Nice catch by Fowler!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Dex!
berseliusQuote Reply
Did Joe Buck just make fun of reporters for asking air 1945 and 1908 then ask about it himself?
WaLiQuote Reply
WaLi,
Yes and earlier he said announcers talk about teams being gritty and having no idea what it means. He then said the dodgers were gritty. He’s a fucking idiot.
dmick89Quote Reply
Cubs cranking that meat grinder tonight
berseliusQuote Reply
Times 2
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Cubs defense on point tonight
berseliusQuote Reply
Dex!
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
DEFENSE!!!
dmick89Quote Reply
So awesome to have a team that plays the whole game well.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Smokestack Lightning,
They’re gritty. I don’t know what it means, but that’s what they are.
dmick89Quote Reply
That was not hit hard.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Stupid wind.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
More runs, please.
dmick89Quote Reply
Rizzo the Rat,
Looked like and easy fly out. I was almost up to go take my dog out.
dmick89Quote Reply
Human rain delay in for LADoLA
berseliusQuote Reply
Come on, Anthony.
dmick89Quote Reply
Throw the damn ball.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Stop striking out on crap, Anthony.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Rizzo is just swinging at everything.
dmick89Quote Reply
https://twitter.com/based_ball/status/787472245052444672
GWQuote Reply
Pedro Baez is my least favorite player.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Defense!
berseliusQuote Reply
Cmon grandpa
berseliusQuote Reply
It’s the right move, but I’m still kind of annoyed to see Lester go out
berseliusQuote Reply
I wish the NL had the DH.
dmick89Quote Reply
Didn’t quite have the distance. Up to the bullpen now. Nervous.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
I don’t think 3 runs is going to win this one.
dmick89Quote Reply
I hate watching wood pitch. Hate it.
mcalis2Quote Reply
That’s my perspective on life. Embrace it.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Why no Strop?
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Little Big League dealing
berseliusQuote Reply
???????????????????? *fire emoji*
berseliusQuote Reply
Are the Cubs bats ever going to wake up?
dmick89Quote Reply
Crap.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Hats to the left
berseliusQuote Reply
Strop is getting screwed here.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Ugh.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Would have loved to see the replay on that check swing
berseliusQuote Reply
Oy
berseliusQuote Reply
Sigh.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
At least Bryant’s okay
berseliusQuote Reply
Throw it to fucking first.
dmick89Quote Reply
We need more naysaying.
dmick89Quote Reply
Bases loaded, nobody out—and I am breathing a sigh of relief.
ceruleanQuote Reply
This sucks.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Nay.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Nay, m’lord.
ceruleanQuote Reply
damn, I thought Rizzo had that
berseliusQuote Reply
STFU Joe Buck
berseliusQuote Reply
Fack
berseliusQuote Reply
Ugh. Ugh. Ugh.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Fuck
dmick89Quote Reply
Cubs have Rondon, Rob Z, Grimm left
berseliusQuote Reply
Maybe throw something other than a fastball occasionally?
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Rizzo the Rat,
With a guy on third I don’t want to see that slider
berseliusQuote Reply
Runs, please.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
berselius,
Maybe they should have gone with a 16 man bullpen.
dmick89Quote Reply
shit
GWQuote Reply
Zobrist!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Zo!
berseliusQuote Reply
Chapman gave up a single. The Cubs got screwed on some calls. But I asked that they score a bunch early and they score a bunch late. I think that happens.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Time for Russell’s bat to wake up
berseliusQuote Reply
Swing away, dammit
berseliusQuote Reply
Damn it.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Two more shots to get him in
berseliusQuote Reply
(dying laughing)
berseliusQuote Reply
Intentionally walking Heyward? WTF?
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
By all means, walk Heyward to get to the Cubs hottest hitter
berseliusQuote Reply
dammit
berseliusQuote Reply
Russell is in a slump. Rizzo is in a slump. Enough of this “trying to be the hero” bullshit, commentators. They are just in a slump. It’s baseball, dolt.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Woof, it’s Montero coming in
berseliusQuote Reply
I wanted to see a Chapman grand slam, dammit.
EDIT: I guess it’s okay if Miggy does it for him. (dying laughing)
ceruleanQuote Reply
MIGGGGGGGGGYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!
berseliusQuote Reply
Boom
dmick89Quote Reply
Montero!!!!!!!!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
damn
GWQuote Reply
Lo(dying laughing)o(dying laughing)o(dying laughing)
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
HOLY FUCKING SFHU:ASDK:GHG:OIESHG”
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
(dying laughing), my dogs usually get a dog biscuit for Cubs HRs, this time I gave them some salami
berseliusQuote Reply
Screw the closer!!!!
PerkinsQuote Reply
on 0-2. Thank goodness for Joe Blanton
GWQuote Reply
Closer = screwed.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Perkins,
RIP your eardrums
berseliusQuote Reply
fyuck yeah that’s why you don’t walk the bases loaded
WaLiQuote Reply
live look at Joe Blanton
berseliusQuote Reply
I agree with this guy ^
ceruleanQuote Reply
This was an eighth inning I’m still enjoying.
SKQuote Reply
This is the most amazing baseball game I’ve ever been to.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Wow. Baseball is fun.
dmick89Quote Reply
https://twitter.com/mccoveychron/status/787495490094927872
GWQuote Reply
A+ bat flip by Fowler
berseliusQuote Reply
berseliusQuote Reply
don’t teach me a lesson
GWQuote Reply
*quietly dpletes comment*
berseliusQuote Reply
Let’s not make this a close game.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Inverted M
berseliusQuote Reply
Thankyou BABIP gods.
ceruleanQuote Reply
cerulean,
And the BABOP demigods
berseliusQuote Reply
Pat kind of agrees. And he’s been to a lot.
SKQuote Reply
Nah, just say “woof” means good. My dog does it and he’s happy when he does.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
(dying laughing) mgl referred to the Blanton pitch as probably one of the worst post-season pitches ever thrown
GWQuote Reply
Seven is a lucky magic number. But in my lifetime, I have never seen four. Sure, it sounds like death in Mandarin, but I really like it as a magic number. Three more please, starting tomorrow with Hendricks’ perfect game.
ceruleanQuote Reply
THUMBS UP FOR EVERYONE!
WaLiQuote Reply
What a game. The steal of home, Dexter flashing some leather, and a pinch hit Papa Slam!
umbraQuote Reply
Don’t call it that.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Chapman with the rare “blown save despite positive WPA” appearance. He actually did OK, despite giving up the lead. Tough spot.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Correct
Rice CubeQuote Reply
http://obstructedview.net/cubs-8-dodgers-4-nlcs-game-1/
berseliusQuote Reply
He was one batter away from being a postseason god.
Funny thing is if he had allowed two sac flies and a K, everybody would probably have said he did a great job.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply