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***OFFICIAL 2016 WORLD SERIES THREAD*** - Make the Baseball Forum Great Again (1 Viewer)

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CHICAGO CUBS vs. CLEVELAND INDIANS

GAME SCHEDULE

Tuesday, October 25

8:00 PM


WS Gm 1


Cubs @ Indians


Lester (19-5) at Kluber (18-9)


FOX

Wednesday, October 26

8:00 PM


WS Gm 2


Cubs @ Indians


Arrieta (18-8) at TBD


FOX

Friday, October 28

8:00 PM


WS Gm 3


Indians @ Cubs


TBD at Hendricks (16-8)


FOX

Saturday, October 29

8:00 PM


WS Gm 4


Indians @ Cubs


TBD at Lackey (11-8)


FOX

Sunday, October 30

8:00 PM


WS Gm 5*


Indians @ Cubs


TBD at TBD


FOX

* if necessary
Tuesday, November 1

8:00 PM


WS Gm 6*


Cubs @ Indians


TBD at TBD


FOX

* if necessary
Wednesday, November 2

8:00 PM


WS Gm 7*


Cubs @ Indians


TBD at TBD


FOX

* if necessary
 
Beer nerd friend of mine has, for the past 10 years, added a rare beer to his "Cubs World Series" box upon their elimination, with the beers to be opened and consumed when they finally won the WS.  

He sent me a note that if they win he'll be opening the box on Nov 5th.  I told him I was busy that night so I would now have to root for Cleveland so I have a chance at the beers next year.

 
Strat-O-Matic simmed it:

[SIZE=x-large] Game 1
 
Chicago           0  4   1[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Cleveland     4  9  0[/SIZE]
 
 [SIZE=medium]Cleveland opened the series in winning fashion, right across the street from where their basketball team was raising its championship banner.  Corey Kluber, the AL Pitcher of the Month for August 2016, pitched seven innings of two-hit ball.  Jon Lester gave up two runs on seven hits and was victimized by some aggressive baserunning by Cleveland, yielding five stolen bases. Jose Ramirez went 3-for-4 with two RBI in the early innings as neither team scored after the third.  [/SIZE]
 
 Game 2
 
[SIZE=medium]Chicago[/SIZE][SIZE=medium]      [/SIZE][SIZE=medium]11  12   0   [/SIZE]








[SIZE=medium]Cleveland[/SIZE][SIZE=medium]     [/SIZE][SIZE=medium]2     8    0[/SIZE]
[SIZE=x-large] 
 Chicago stormed back to even the series at Progressive Field. Kyle Schwarber emphatically made his presence felt in the second game of his return, registering four hits and five RBI, due to some home run hitting power. He hit two during the game as Chicago steamrolled Cleveland's bullpen. Perhaps still nursing his pinky injury, Trevor Bauer surrended four runs in 3 and 2/3 innings. Even the struggling Jason Heyward got in on the fun with a home run of his own. [/SIZE]
 
 
 Game 3
 
[SIZE=medium]Cleveland[/SIZE][SIZE=medium]     1  6  1[/SIZE][SIZE=medium]  [/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Chicago           0  4   0[/SIZE]
[SIZE=x-large] 
 [/SIZE][SIZE=medium]After a blowout in the previous game, Cleveland turned to what it does best. Strong pitching and flawless relief led them to a Game 3 win, as ALCS MVP Andrew Miller kept Chicago off the bases entirely during his two innings pitched. The lone run of the game came in the eighth inning off of Aroldis Chapman of Chicago. Brought in to keep a tie game tied, he instead issued two wild pitches, allowing Jason Kipnis to score. Kipnis doubled off Hector Rondon earlier in the inning to set up the game-winning run. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=x-large] 
 Game 4 (F/10)
 [/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Cleveland[/SIZE][SIZE=medium]     4  8  1[/SIZE][SIZE=medium]   [/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Chicago           3  9   2[/SIZE]
[SIZE=x-large] 
 It[/SIZE] [SIZE=medium]took extra innings to decide this game, but Cleveland pushed Chicago to the brink after a passed ball scored Kipnis late again. Cleveland took a 3-2 lead late in the game when Lonnie Chisenhall belted a home run off of Rondon, but they had to mentally recover from a pinch hit home run in the bottom of the ninth by Kyle Schwarber to win in extras. Wilson Contreras hit two home runs in this game, much to the delight of the home fans, while Carlos Santana added one of his own for Cleveland. Jose Ramirez went 4-for-5 in the win. [/SIZE]
 
 Game 5
 
[SIZE=medium]Cleveland[/SIZE][SIZE=medium]        [/SIZE][SIZE=medium]0   3  0   [/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Chicago[/SIZE][SIZE=medium]           [/SIZE][SIZE=medium]2  6  0[/SIZE]
[SIZE=x-large] 
 Chicago kept the dream alive thanks to a gem from Jon Lester. He limited Cleveland to three hits, exacting revenge on Corey Kluber for the result in Game 1. In the bottom of the second, Ben Zobrist scored the only run Chicago would need with a booming solo shot to lead off the inning. Chicago got some insurance in the bottom of the fourth as Addison Russell brought home Javier Baez with a triple. Just goes to show, the only way you can beat Andrew Miller is to not let him enter the game. [/SIZE]
 
 Game 6
 
[SIZE=medium]Chicago          2  10  1[/SIZE][SIZE=medium]    [/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Cleveland[/SIZE][SIZE=medium]     7  7  0[/SIZE][SIZE=medium] [/SIZE]
[SIZE=x-large] 
 [/SIZE][SIZE=medium]Cleveland wrote their names into the history books with a World Series win in front of the home fans. The action in this game happened early and often, and Danny Salazar, returning to the team for the World Series got the clinching win in relief. He gave up one hit and no walks in 1 and 1/3 innings. Arrieta was not sharp, allowing six walks in 2 and 2/3 innings and Cleveland scored all the runs they needed in the first four innings. While Schwarber picked up his seventh RBI, Jose Ramirez got his fourth and fifth en route to the victory. Dexter Fowler flew out to Coco Crisp to end the game, and the party in Cleveland began again![/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium] [/SIZE]







 
Game 1 lineup for 1908 Cubs

Jimmy Sheckard LF

Johnny Evers 2B

Frank Schulte RF

Frank Chance 1B

Harry Steinfeldt 3B

Solly Hofman CF

Joe Tinker SS

Johnny Kling C

Ed Reulbach P

Game 1 lineup for 1945 Cubs

Stan Hack 3B

Don Johnson 2B

Peanuts Lowrey LF

Phil Cavarretta 1B

Andy Pafko CF

Bill Nicholson RF

Mickey Livingston C

Roy Hughes SS

Hank Borowy P

 
Game 1 lineup for 1948 Indians

Dale Mitchell LF

Larry Doby CF

Lou Boudreau SS

Joe Gordon 2B

Ken Keltner 3B

Wally Judnich RF

Eddie Robinson 1B

Jim Hegan C

Bob Feller P

Game 1 lineup for 1954 Indians

Al Smith LF

Bobby Avila 2B

Larry Doby CF

Al Rosen 3B

Vic Wertz 1B

Dave Philley RF

George Strickland SS

Jim Hegan C

Bob Lemon P

I'm kind of surprised that Cleveland '54 only returned two starters from the championship team six years earlier.  Doby was the only regular younger than 25 on the '48 club.  WWII may have had something to do with that.

 
Indians are obviously tough.  Offense is very versatile.  Can score in myriad ways.  Dynamite bullpen puts even more pressure on the Cubs hitters to perform in the first 5 innings.  Going to be a fascinating series.  Cubs are past the Klubot now, we'll see if they can get to Bauer and Tomlin early. 

 

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