***2016 MLB Playoff thread: Cubs win for first time since sliced bread hit market (1 Viewer)

[Encyclopedia Brown]

which pen should Dave Kingman go warm up in?

What I remember about his Cubs tenure is that he would probably be too drunk at this stage of the game to even stand upright. 

 

[Doctor Detroit]

If Belt was wearing clown shoes, Ross is out there. 

 

[Eephus]

Eephus: is that true what Rosenthal said about Kirk Reuter being legendary amongst the fans? I would have thought Jason Schmidt would have been the guy during that era. 

Schmidt had a few good years but Woody is a Giants legend.  The team still makes an annual visit to Rueter's spread when they visit St. Louis.

 

[Eephus]

Necessary

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

Oh, well. 

 

[Rodrigo Duterte]

Why does a review have to take that long?  It was clear as day after one replay. 

 

[Judge Smails]

That was a great, great game

 

[tjnc09]

Wow, he didn't even try to make a play.

You haven't won anything yet Cubs

 

[Jules Winnfield]

Randy Hundley

Mick Kelleher swinging some lumber and Randy Martz getting warmed up

 

[Dickie Dunn]

Mick Kelleher swinging some lumber and Randy Martz getting warmed up

I'm not sure Mick Kelleher, at 1,200 career PA and exactly zero career home runs, ever could be considered to have "swung some lumber."

 

[Jules Winnfield]

I'm not sure Mick Kelleher, at 1,200 career PA and exactly zero career home runs, ever could be considered to have "swung some lumber."




 

Larry Bittner?

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

BeliEVEN is the #1 trend currently on Twitter.

 

[shadyridr]

DD you don't need sleep? Lol

 

[Tom Servo]

If they play the Indians, I'm doing some Cubs face paint and maybe a tattoo if they win. 

I wouldn't want you any other way, DD.

 

[Tom Servo]

Giants running out of position players. I think I see Mike Ivie and Johnnie LeMaster looking for a bat.

And Dave Dravecky warming up in the pen with his one arm.

 

[Tom Servo]

Indians now at 20% chance to win WS per Nate Silver. 

 

[TobiasFunke]

BeliEVEN is the #1 trend currently on Twitter.

Whatever your personal rooting interests I hope we can all come together and agree that BeliEVEN is a horrific crime against humanity and whoever came up with it should stand trial at The Hague.

 

[Peyton Marino]

BeliEVEN is the #1 trend currently on Twitter.

burn it all down and start over imo

 

[Timmay]

The Giants situation is looking all too familiar. 

Go Tribe! Im officially on the bandwagon as a Reds fan. 

 

[wilked]

Count me in on the Tribe bandwagon...  

Tribe/Cubs series would be awesome

 

[Doctor Detroit]

DD you don't need sleep? Lol

On vacation so slept until 10. Promised woman we'd hit the antique shops today, ouch. 

 

[TobiasFunke]

Kershaw/Ross in Game 4 in LA today, as expected.

Jinxing myself I'm sure, but as a Nats fan I like this.  The Kershaw I saw on Friday night was not the same guy who has been able to bounce back in short rest in the postseason in the past.  And Scherzer at home vs what is now guaranteed to be an inferior starter in Game 5 is a nice safety valve.  Nats would have probably been slight underdogs in a potential ace rematch in Game 5, they'll be favored now.

 

[MattFancy]

Kershaw/Ross in Game 4 in LA today, as expected.

Jinxing myself I'm sure, but as a Nats fan I like this.  The Kershaw I saw on Friday night was not the same guy who has been able to bounce back in short rest in the postseason in the past.  And Scherzer at home vs what is now guaranteed to be an inferior starter in Game 5 is a nice safety valve.  Nats would have probably been slight underdogs in a potential ace rematch in Game 5, they'll be favored now.

Great scenario here for the Nats. They get Kershaw on short rest and he didn't really look that great in Game 1. Even if the Nats lose, they get Scherzer going at home in Game 5 against either Hill on short rest or a rookie. Definitely the favorite now.

 

[Rodrigo Duterte]

I can't find the Boston game, wtf?

 

[TobiasFunke]

Great scenario here for the Nats. They get Kershaw on short rest and he didn't really look that great in Game 1. Even if the Nats lose, they get Scherzer going at home in Game 5 against either Hill on short rest or a rookie. Definitely the favorite now.

-260/+240 line surprised me a bit, I would have expected something closer to -210/+170. Books seem to think we'll get normal Kershaw, not the guy who struggled three days ago when he cracked 100 pitches for the first time since June. They know better than me, of course, so if that's what they say is most likely then I assume that is what's most likely.  May also be a function of the Nats planning to go with two right-handers and probably not having their best lefty available against the Dodgers' lopsided roster.

 

[Peak]

I can't find the Boston game, wtf?

maybe its because the don't play again until Spring 2017?

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Two hours to Wapner  

 

[Dickie Dunn]

Yeah, you never really want to put all your eggs in a Game 5 (or 7) basket, but I have to think that's an ideal situation for the Nats.

 

[Tom Servo]

Great scenario here for the Nats. They get Kershaw on short rest and he didn't really look that great in Game 1. Even if the Nats lose, they get Scherzer going at home in Game 5 against either Hill on short rest or a rookie. Definitely the favorite now.

 I agree. I'd say it looks good for the Nats.

 

[Rodrigo Duterte]

maybe its because the don't play again until Spring 2017?

Tragic.

 

[pollardsvision]

Kershaw in some trouble early.

 

[Peyton Marino]

welp, dodgers are ####ed again

 

[thayman]

Kershaw in some trouble early.

Throwing a ton of pitches

 

[pollardsvision]

Throwing a ton of pitches

Pretty lucky to get out of that with only the one run. He really needs to string together some 9-10 pitch innings now.

 

[thayman]

Pretty lucky to get out of that with only the one run. He really needs to string together some 9-10 pitch innings now.

His stuff doesn't have that bite to it.  But if anyone can pull it together on short rest Kershaw can.

 

[thayman]

Ouch

 

[thayman]

Crap

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Ross usually has a sinking fastball, but that one was a cookie up.

 

[thayman]

Kershaw out in 9 pitches is pretty huge.

 

[dgreen]

Not watching right now, just following along online while at work. Seems like they are getting to Kershaw again. Must take more advantage of this than they did in game 1. Need more than 3 runs in five innings against a struggling Kershaw.

 

[thayman]

It's fun to watch Murphy hit.  Thanks Mets!

 

[rockaction]

It's fun to watch Murphy hit.  Thanks Mets!

He smoked that. I thought he might get the gap but they were shading him.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

WTF was Werth thinking on the J turner single? He yielded to Trea who was going to have a 0 percent chance to get there. IMO Werth could have had that relatively easily. What a bonehead that guy is. 

 

[rockaction]

WTF was Werth thinking on the J turner single? He yielded to Trea who was going to have a 0 percent chance to get there. IMO Werth could have had that relatively easily. What a bonehead that guy is. 

It did look like a circuitous route to the ball. I thought it should have been caught by somebody.

 

[rockaction]

That was either an erroneous bat flip or he thought he missed it. Oops. 

 

[Peyton Marino]

yungest of jocs!

 

[Limp Ditka]

A Kershaw curve, thrown in the post season, might be the most exciting pitch in baseball.

The crowd noise was right in sync with the motion of the thing. Fun to watch.

 

[Limp Ditka]

 

[rockaction]

Huh. Leaving him in. 

A Kershaw curve, thrown in the post season, might be the most exciting pitch in baseball.

The crowd noise was right in sync with the motion of the thing. Fun to watch.

They did roar with that last curve

 

[thayman]

Good game Kershaw.