10/1 CUBS (Lester) @ Reds (Adleman) 3:10 CSN-C

[sweetpeteman]

Ah, October baseball... ok, not what we really mean, but these last two are going to be the only October game threads I start (since Logan will start the rest).

 

The Cubs have clinched fewer then 60 losses, and Lester goes to the bump to get his 20th win, which would be the first time he's done it in his career. I only expect him to go about 5 innings in what is a tune up for the playoffs, so score early, score often. If Bryant plays, hopefully he get's his 40th.

 

Adleman goes for the Reds. Good for him.

[Sammys Boombox]

Cubs gunning for their 200th regular season win over the last 2 seasons.

[Derwood]

Cubs gunning for their 200th regular season win over the last 2 seasons.

 

Yup, Joe Maddon with 199 wins in just under two seasons as manager. Holy horsefeathers

[PackLandVA]

Twenty would be a nice round number to end the regular season.

[raw]

Ideal game:

 

 

Bryant goes deep for his 40th

Russell gets an early RBI single, and a grand slam in the top of the 5th for his 100th RBI

After the GS, Lester comes out and shuts the Reds down in his 5th and final inning

Cubs bullpen throws up 0s the rest of the game, Lester wins #20 in blowout fashion.

 

If we're being greedy and awesomely symmetrical (over the next 2 games):

 

Bryant 3-run HR (40, 105)

Rizzo 2 RBIs (110 RBI)

Russell 5 RBIs (100)

Baez 2 RBIs (60)

Fowler 2 RBIs (50)

Heyward 3 RBIs (50)

Ross RBI, Montero 2 RBIs, Soler gets back with 2 RBIs.....to all finish with 33 RBIs.

[gobigred]

do we have a preference with sf, ny or stl...I would prefer the Mets out of the wc spot ...want nothing to do with bumgarner because it wouldnt surprise me if he started every game

[Omar]

do we have a preference with sf, ny or stl...I would prefer the Mets out of the wc spot ...want nothing to do with bumgarner because it wouldnt surprise me if he started every game

 

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[Buster]

Ideal game:

 

 

Bryant goes deep for his 40th

Russell gets an early RBI single, and a grand slam in the top of the 5th for his 100th RBI

After the GS, Lester comes out and shuts the Reds down in his 5th and final inning

Cubs bullpen throws up 0s the rest of the game, Lester wins #20 in blowout fashion.

 

If we're being greedy and awesomely symmetrical (over the next 2 games):

 

Bryant 3-run HR (40, 105)

Rizzo 2 RBIs (110 RBI)

Russell 5 RBIs (100)

Baez 2 RBIs (60)

Fowler 2 RBIs (50)

Heyward 3 RBIs (50)

Ross RBI, Montero 2 RBIs, Soler gets back with 2 RBIs.....to all finish with 33 RBIs.

That's a lot of runs. I like it. If Lester gets #20 and KB gets #40 I'll consider today a success.

[sweetpeteman]

[ScrubMD]

It's 3/4ths Cubs fans here and I'm surrounded by a giant family of redneck Reds fans.

[David]

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[Tim]

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lol - That's all they give to a former player?

[Ding Dong Johnson]

that envelope is probably chock full off skyline chili gift cards

[David]

i wouldn't have expected them to give anything

[UMFan83]

Gah that's gonna hurt the slim Cy chances

[Buster]

horsefeathers

[TMan92]

Let's get the horsefeathers game out of the way today

[Schwarber Fan]

I know it's incredibly meatbally, but why couldn't this happen in his 2nd to last start?

[UMFan83]

I know it's incredibly meatbally, but why couldn't this happen in his 2nd to last start?

 

All the important Cubs are going to suck in their last starts just to terrify you

[UMFan83]

This is gonna be a short start for Jon. 57 pitches through 2+ innings

[David]

I haven't been in love with the idea of Lester as game one starter all along but today doesn't really matter at all.

[TMan92]

I haven't been in love with the idea of Lester as game one starter all along but today doesn't really matter at all.

 

There is no other person on this pitching staff that we should put on for game one.

[Irrelevant Dude]

I would be ok with this being a 3 inning outing for Lester. He hit 200 innings and he isn't going to get the win, so no reason to let him struggle through the 4th and 5th.

[David]

I haven't been in love with the idea of Lester as game one starter all along but today doesn't really matter at all.

 

There is no other person on this pitching staff that we should put on for game one.

 

Meh. I just have a very meatbally distrust based on his 2014-15 playoffs. At least he wasn't terrible last year but not dominant. Doesn't mean I don't agree that objectively he's been as good as anyone we have (Hendricks) and that he's deserving.

[David]

Yesss