MLB 2017 Season

[jsglow]

This is what happens when you put together a team from Walgreen's.

[buckchuckler]

Great comeback and some very sloppy Nats play.

Holy crap!  That was the Nats?  I thought I was watching a little league team!

3 runs scored in this game on wild pitches.  This is some ugly baseball.

[#UnleashSean]

Don't worry the Cubs put in the Giraffe while Lackey and Quintanna watch from the pen.

[Dish]

How is no one warming in the Cubs pen? Davis is gassed.

[buckchuckler]

Praying for extra innings.  I want position players pitching!

[#UnleashSean]

Davis in for round 3? Shitttttt

[buckchuckler]

Wildly entertaining series.  Beautifully pitched -except today - but that was a lot of  just ugly, bad baseball.

[Dish]

Gutsy by Davis in the 9th. Game 1 of the NLCS starts in like five minutes.

[#UnleashSean]

Going to guess Rondon is on the roster for the NLCS. Maddon has no faith in Wilson.

[Dish]

The Cubs probably should lose Game 1 against the Dodgers, but I remember in '05, the Angels beat the Yankees in Anaheim, flew red eye to NYC, beat Yankees, then flew to Chicago and beat Sox in Game 1 of ALCS. Because baseball.

If you're the Dodgers, do you go Kershaw in Game 2 instead of Game 1?

[#UnleashSean]

The Cubs probably should lose Game 1 against the Dodgers, but I remember in '05, the Angels beat the Yankees in Anaheim, flew red eye to NYC, beat Yankees, then flew to Chicago and beat Sox in Game 1 of ALCS. Because baseball.

If you're the Dodgers, do you go Kershaw in Game 2 instead of Game 1?

Lackey should pitch game 1. So I'd bench Kershaw. But you also play to win that day right?

[Jockey]

At-bat by Lind in 8th was as bad as i'e ever seen in 50 years of watching baseball.

Completely clueless to the situation.

[LAZER]

The Dodgers will start Kershaw in Game 1. If they don't....I think the Cubs would be pretty happy about that.

[LAZER]

Lackey should pitch game 1. So I'd bench Kershaw. But you also play to win that day right?

You play for the series and having your ace go games 1-4-7(available) is a no brainer.

[drewm88]

Going to guess Rondon is on the roster for the NLCS. Maddon has no faith in Wilson.

He actually had a decent (irrelevant) outing in Game 4.

[Dish]

At-bat by Lind in 8th was as bad as i'e ever seen in 50 years of watching baseball.

Completely clueless to the situation.

This is spot on and will be lost in the aftermath of the rest of the game. Zero reason to swing first pitch there.

Also, why not have Strasburg pinch hit and sacrifice there instead? First and second, no one out, late inning...didn't understand it.

Lastly, the IBB to Heyward made zero sense.

[Vander Blue Man Group]

Going to guess Rondon is on the roster for the NLCS. Maddon has no faith in Wilson.

Has to be. Leaving him off was a mistake.

[Vander Blue Man Group]

Lackey should pitch game 1. So I'd bench Kershaw. But you also play to win that day right?

Quintana could start game 1.

[buckchuckler]

This is spot on and will be lost in the aftermath of the rest of the game. Zero reason to swing first pitch there.

Also, why not have Strasburg pinch hit and sacrifice there instead? First and second, no one out, late inning...didn't understand it

The old school baseball guy in me thought the same thing.  But in the brave new world of baseball bunting is the scarlet letter. 

[buckchuckler]

Quintana could start game 1.

Why is Lackey on the roster?  He seems buried pretty deeply in the dog house.

[🏀]

Why is Lackey on the roster?  He seems buried pretty deeply in the dog house.

Not a dog house, he is on roster solely for sentimental reasons, IMO.

[Vander Blue Man Group]

Why is Lackey on the roster?  He seems buried pretty deeply in the dog house.

I think part of it was they weren't sure about Arrieta's health and wanted someone to be able to give them a bunch of innings, if necessary.

[MerrittsMustache]

I think part of it was they weren't sure about Arrieta's health and wanted someone to be able to give them a bunch of innings, if necessary.

Exactly. He was likely going to be the long man if any pitchers struggled in the first couple of innings.

I'd be tempted to go with Lackey in Game 1, Q in Game 2 and Lester in Game 3 on regular rest after his 55-pitch relief appearance. Lackey didn't have a great season but he had a 2.73 ERA over the last month. It'd give the rest of your starters a chance to get back on schedule a bit and the Cubs do not want to get into a bullpen battle with the Dodgers.

That said, my best guess in that we'll see Quintana in Game 1, Lester in Game 2 and Arrieta in Game 3.

[wadesworld]

Exactly. He was likely going to be the long man if any pitchers struggled in the first couple of innings.

I'd be tempted to go with Lackey in Game 1, Q in Game 2 and Lester in Game 3 on regular rest after his 55-pitch relief appearance. Lackey didn't have a great season but he had a 2.73 ERA over the last month. It'd give the rest of your starters a chance to get back on schedule a bit and the Cubs do not want to get into a bullpen battle with the Dodgers.

That said, my best guess in that we'll see Quintana in Game 1, Lester in Game 2 and Arrieta in Game 3.

As a person that wants to see the Cubs lose this series, I would love it if the Cubs sent out Lackey in game 1 followed by Quintana and Lester.

[MerrittsMustache]

As a person that wants to see the Cubs lose this series, I would love it if the Cubs sent out Lackey in game 1 followed by Quintana and Lester.