OSS: That’s not quite what I expected. Three+ up: Jorge Soler had a good day at the plate, going 2-3 with a single and a Chisenhall/wind assisted triple as well as a great throw to third base to take out the soon to be lead runner on the lone Cleveland RBI. At least one move today turned out to be …
World Series Game 3: Indians @ Cubs Game Thread
Time: 7:00 PM CT TV: FOX, FOX Sports Go, ESPN Radio Series Preview Gameday LINEUPS (94-67, 1-1) Carlos Santana, LF Jason Kipnis, 2B Francisco Lindor, SS Mike Napoli, 1B Jose Ramirez, 3B Lonnie Chisenhall, RF Roberto Perez, C Tyler Naquin, CF Josh Tomlin, P Tomlin Stats 174 IP 6.10 K/9 1.03 BB/9 4.40 ERA 4.88 FIP 4.13 xFIP (103-58, 1-1) Dexter Fowler, CF Kris …
Cubs 5, Cleveland 1 (World Series Game 2)
OSS: Cubs cruise to victory, and Kyle Schwarber is going to bring down the house on Friday. Three+ up: Who else but Kyle Schwarber, he of four regular season PAs, would be the one to drive in multiple runs in this game? This is unreal and makes me even more excited for next year. The Cubs scored 808 runs in …
World Series Game 2: Cubs @ Indians Game Thread
Time: 6:00 PM CT TV: FOX, FOX Sports Go, ESPN Radio Series Preview Gameday LINEUPS (103-58, 0-1) Dexter Fowler, CF Kris Bryant, 3B Anthony Rizzo, 1B Ben Zobrist, LF Kyle Schwarber, DH Javier Baez, 2B Willson Contreras, C Jorge Soler, RF Addison Russell, SS Jake Arrieta, P Arrieta Stats 197.1 IP 8.67 K/9 3.47 BB/9 3.10 ERA 3.52 FIP 3.68 xFIP (94-67, 1-0) Carlos …
Indians 6, Cubs 0 (World Series Game 1)
OSS: Cubs shut down by Corey Kluber in the game they had the lowest odds in the series to win anyway. Three up: Ben Zobrist was the Cubs bright spot on the day, going 3-4 and leading off two failed Cubs rallies. He doubled off Kluber to lead off the second and had a leadoff single in the seventh that …
World Series Game 1: Cubs @ Indians Game Thread
Time: 7:00 PM CT TV: FOX, FOX Sports Go, ESPN Radio Series Preview Gameday LINEUPS (103-58, 0-0)Dexter Fowler, CF Kris Bryant, 3B Anthony Rizzo, 1B Ben Zobrist, LF Kyle Schwarber, DH Javier Baez, 2B Chris Coghlan, RF Addison Russell, SS David Ross, C Jon Lester, P Lester Stats 202.2 IP 8.75 K/9 2.31 BB/9 2.44 ERA 3.41 FIP 3.47 xFIP (94-67, 0-0)Rajai Davis, CF …
Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (103-58) vs Cleveland Indians (94-67)
Well, here we are. The World Series. I kind of still can’t believe it, despite the fact that the Cubs were the best team in baseball this year. Maybe even because of that, given how random the playoffs can be. Team Rankings Cleveland AL rankings: OBP: 4th SLG: 6th wRC+: 4th Defense: 1st BSR: 1st SP ERA: 2nd RP ERA: …
Cubs set World Series Roster
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 …
The Series: A Positon Players Preview
Holy shit. It’s here. Let’s get straight to it. Catcher This is the first area where the advantage clearly rests with the Cubs. Yan Gomes has been a good player up until 2016, but in 2016 he was Heyward-esque. He was replaced by Roberto Perez, who also had a nice 2015 and an abysmal 2016. The Cubs have a Cerberus …
Cubs 5, Dodgers 0 (NLCS Game 6)
FTWS: Three+ up: Kyle Hendricks was absolutely amazing tonight, allowing just two hits and striking out six in 7.1 innings. There were just two baserunners in the first seven innings, a leadoff single on the first pitch of the game that got wiped out by a slick double play turned by Baez, and an error by Baez was wiped away …