Odd that Maddon PH'd for Ross (w/2 outs and no one on) in anticipation of removing Lester although Lester's spot never came up and it's obvious that he planned to remove Lester all along even though he'd been pitching well and his pitch count was fairly low. oe: and now he goes to Chapman with one out in the 7th!!! I was surprised. I think Lester had plenty left in the tank. Maddon is so smooth with the press post game. I'm gonna have to watch that and see how he fields the question. I imagine with him the response would be the same whether the Cubs win or lose. Of course, they better win. Or no more baseball. [fimg=200]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/JrH_xbRygrOiKn494VfGVBFNTDjzz6w7-kKxzBU6EsniKaHv74yeUFia_-RJXe1Yva8gs_OXx6Dw-8m3U3BtbHFJjstXz3GTBA9eeziUOeGA__dJG4FnAJWAIFA4Ukj7oo686tvI42F0vWByPQkyk3C9yyb2s8_lV0pkrFjRCGkErUhaeDpqeQ3auS7yrqW_Osy_1nrdH8cdaTGSLNUe2iRcPW2pno35EnVvWZFd8jQFyHnl5LaTYjCcQglPd5iPrmgDc6j6Zwt_IO-XQ9lMWoojuEgQ3nr7rNaKb8zMmOnkCNXhVjTFl7ViHZSeCryOysdXVyUUqYkonONdsxO0HdFdVobT-MsOeIRaJ_gyGVsh0gGFlRNAkntwLJQC-2_q4XBiWYEjgAaSC1bdNqhGUOBX8Oq8W71KTtWSZEr1_BfaMhOXC6SB4ugxAWYGc3lJZYQJt9isRFXiZatFA4OwcaidCOJer6ehf3ch50-PlxHMHMzzLltm661w4bVjD6ep0m7bhdZAolmQGVQp2BYIHQBcxr_PSL-6OIf49HVNQSSF19qkRuSTDm33-71QbdjqnEmNGMW6gtvBnudKPhXkY567YMQZNBB5ujp1rfW0TBN1UA3yJw=w300-h350-no[/fimg] I'm not ready for that. Good game.
batmagadanleadoff wrote: With the baseball post season being such a crapshoot, the Cubs would be incredibly lucky just to return to the World Series,no matter how good this team continues to be. I'd like to strike that & reverse it. With the team of talented youngsters they have they'd have to be unlucky not to get back there over the next bunch of years. I say they are in it again inside of 5 years.
metirish wrote: wow, Indians are one win away .... Do the Cleveland fans at their stadium get to run out on the field and jump around if the Indians win it in Chicago? That be pretty kool.
metirish wrote: ARod talks really slow like he doesn't want to trip over himself Can you believe they pull this split screen bullshit during these crucial at-bats?
metirish wrote: Rizzo hit , an exaggerated "Th-at hurrt" from Smoltz ....I miss McCarver I like Smoltz. He's really blah but next to Buck he sounds rather animated. Indians have looked like the better team last few. The Cubs are pressing. The errors by Bryant are concerning. He's so friggin tall. Maybe he & Rizzo should switch positions. 4-1 Indians. Top of the 6th. Cubs in trouble again with 2 on. Pitching change.
metirish wrote: Cocaine and alcohol in his system , a series of bad choices , sucks http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/29/us/miami-jose-fernandez-toxicology/ The first thing I thought when I read that was I wish I hadn't read it. Some things I'd just rather not know.
Is it too late to start a petition to have one of these next two be a day game @Wrigley? And we got a Saturday and a Sunday! Oh MLB, whatthefuckryadointomygame?