10/16 NLCS Game 2: Dodgers (Kershaw) @ Cubs (Hendricks) 7:08 PM CT FS1/670

[MUCubsfan]

I'm not a game thread participant while games are happening, so this was probably beaten to death but... WTF was Joe thinking by not pinch hitting for Heyward in the 5th? That's inexcusable.

[mikeyt34]

The most dominate pitcher of our generation was awesome tonight. The rest is just noise. Forget about it and move on to Game 3.

[SpongeWorthy]

not that worried though. hill and urias won't hold this lineup down.

 

i felt like we made a lot of loud contact against kershaw and we could get a game off of him if it really comes down to it. he was great given the circumstances but not invincible.

 

i also only had two glasses of wine during this game instead of my usual bottle that i've been downing for each playoff game so my judgment could be clouded

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Are there still ninnies here? After all we've been through?

[JudasIscariotTheBird]

i would bet a lot of money that we dont come back from LA

I want that action.

[mikeyt34]

I'm not a game thread participant while games are happening, so this was probably beaten to death but... WTF was Joe thinking by not pinch hitting for Heyward in the 5th? That's inexcusable.

 

Yeah, I wouldn't say "inexcusable", but it would have been nice to give Almora or Soler a shot there. Heyward's numbers against Kershaw are off the charts bad. Joe probably didn't want to lose Heyward's defense in a 1 run game.

[USSoccer]

I think we take 2 of 3 out there and come back here 3-2

[mikeyt34]

Are there still ninnies here? After all we've been through?

 

No kidding. I don't know whether to be annoyed or sad.

[NotSoSober]

i would bet a lot of money that we dont come back from LA

I want that action.

so did i. he doesn't though

[imb]

 

The previous four games were 5-5-6-8, runs wise. Not abysmal.

 

But definitely not where it should be. Russell has to be moved out of the five spot. Having two hitters who are slumping badly back to back in the middle of your lineup can't continue.

 

What was the team OPS in those four games

 

Jesus if we're going to go full on Pete Rose here and just buy into super small sample sizes, going into tonight the Cubs had a .686 OPS and the Dodgers had a .698. But yeah, just write this team off based on the best pitcher in the last twenty years shutting us down.

 

the offense has been propped up by some incredible clutch late-inning horsefeathers.

 

Has anyone felt positive about Arrieta the last few months? Lackey? The way the offense has performed this offseason filled you with confidence even before Kershaw took the mound? Now we're going on the road. Talk horsefeathers about Hill if you want, but go look at his bb ref page for the last two seasons and tell me you feel confident about game 3.

[MUCubsfan]

I'm not a game thread participant while games are happening, so this was probably beaten to death but... WTF was Joe thinking by not pinch hitting for Heyward in the 5th? That's inexcusable.

 

Yeah, I wouldn't say "inexcusable", but it would have been nice to give Almora or Soler a shot there. Heyward's numbers against Kershaw are off the charts bad. Joe probably didn't want to lose Heyward's defense in a 1 run game.

I would. Up until a few pitches before that at bat, Kershaw was tossing a perfect game. Combine with the fact that Heyward has struggled mightily against Kershaw (and everyone else) and it just seems so painfully obvious that that was your one chance to scratch something across.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

A quick reminder: In LA's 7 playoff games, Kershaw is the only starter to complete 5 innings. Hill has given up 5 runs in 7 IP over his 2 starts, Maeda 7 runs in 7 IP, and Urias is so distrusted that he's only been allowed to throw 2 innings(30 pitches, 16 strikes).

[cubbyvirus00]

I have no faith in our offense right now. You can't hide These slumping bats

 

Good point; it's been a whole 24 hours since they scored 8.

 

LOL what a steaming turd of a post

[Transmogrified Tiger]

 

What was the team OPS in those four games

 

Jesus if we're going to go full on Pete Rose here and just buy into super small sample sizes, going into tonight the Cubs had a .686 OPS and the Dodgers had a .698. But yeah, just write this team off based on the best pitcher in the last twenty years shutting us down.

 

the offense has been propped up by some incredible clutch late-inning horsefeathers.

 

Has anyone felt positive about Arrieta the last few months? Lackey? The way the offense has performed this offseason filled you with confidence even before Kershaw took the mound? Now we're going on the road. Talk horsefeathers about Hill if you want, but go look at his bb ref page for the last two seasons and tell me you feel confident about game 3.

 

Hitting home runs in the 8th and 9th counts just as much as hitting them in the 2nd and 3rd. Arrieta had a good start in SF, has done well against this Dodger team, and to reiterate, the Dodgers have not hit for crap thus far in the series.

[NotSoSober]

 

What was the team OPS in those four games

 

Jesus if we're going to go full on Pete Rose here and just buy into super small sample sizes, going into tonight the Cubs had a .686 OPS and the Dodgers had a .698. But yeah, just write this team off based on the best pitcher in the last twenty years shutting us down.

 

the offense has been propped up by some incredible clutch late-inning horsefeathers.

 

Has anyone felt positive about Arrieta the last few months? Lackey? The way the offense has performed this offseason filled you with confidence even before Kershaw took the mound? Now we're going on the road. Talk horsefeathers about Hill if you want, but go look at his bb ref page for the last two seasons and tell me you feel confident about game 3.

What about anyone other than Kershaw , Seager, and Gonzalez makes you soo horsefeathering scared. Rich Hill is a good pitcher, who also walks a lot of batters

[imb]

 

Jesus if we're going to go full on Pete Rose here and just buy into super small sample sizes, going into tonight the Cubs had a .686 OPS and the Dodgers had a .698. But yeah, just write this team off based on the best pitcher in the last twenty years shutting us down.

 

the offense has been propped up by some incredible clutch late-inning horsefeathers.

 

Has anyone felt positive about Arrieta the last few months? Lackey? The way the offense has performed this offseason filled you with confidence even before Kershaw took the mound? Now we're going on the road. Talk horsefeathers about Hill if you want, but go look at his bb ref page for the last two seasons and tell me you feel confident about game 3.

 

Hitting home runs in the 8th and 9th counts just as much as hitting them in the 2nd and 3rd. Arrieta had a good start in SF, has done well against this Dodger team, and to reiterate, the Dodgers have not hit for crap thus far in the series.

 

that's awesome. we're hitting something like .190 in the playoffs so far, but thank god roberts decided to walk heyward and coghlan last night and the guy who's so crippled he almost didn't make the roster hit a bomb

[mikeyt34]

 

What was the team OPS in those four games

 

Jesus if we're going to go full on Pete Rose here and just buy into super small sample sizes, going into tonight the Cubs had a .686 OPS and the Dodgers had a .698. But yeah, just write this team off based on the best pitcher in the last twenty years shutting us down.

 

the offense has been propped up by some incredible clutch late-inning horsefeathers.

 

Has anyone felt positive about Arrieta the last few months? Lackey? The way the offense has performed this offseason filled you with confidence even before Kershaw took the mound? Now we're going on the road. Talk horsefeathers about Hill if you want, but go look at his bb ref page for the last two seasons and tell me you feel confident about game 3.

 

I feel confident about game 3. That's right, I said it.

[squally1313]

Yeah you either have to go full on small sample size and talk about how Hill and Urias both haven't pitched well in the playoffs, or if you want to bring in full season 'bb ref' pages, then you have to acknowledge our team is full of elite hitters who have produced all year (and last year). You can't just pick whatever fits your Rondon Fan-esque outlook.

[imb]

 

Jesus if we're going to go full on Pete Rose here and just buy into super small sample sizes, going into tonight the Cubs had a .686 OPS and the Dodgers had a .698. But yeah, just write this team off based on the best pitcher in the last twenty years shutting us down.

 

the offense has been propped up by some incredible clutch late-inning horsefeathers.

 

Has anyone felt positive about Arrieta the last few months? Lackey? The way the offense has performed this offseason filled you with confidence even before Kershaw took the mound? Now we're going on the road. Talk horsefeathers about Hill if you want, but go look at his bb ref page for the last two seasons and tell me you feel confident about game 3.

What about anyone other than Kershaw , Seager, and Gonzalez makes you soo [expletive] scared. Rich Hill is a good pitcher, who also walks a lot of batters

 

rich hill walked 1.3/9 as a dodger

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Rizzo's the only one I'm worried about; Russell has had plenty of stretches where he stinks with the bat and the team did fine. They've dealt with Heyward all season, too, and kicked ass. But Rizzo being ice cold seems like it's having a pretty big ripple effect.

 

Yeah, but Rizzo seems to go through these stretches 2-3 times a season and then snap right out of it.

 

Russell should be dropped in the lineup, but I'm not sure it'll happen if Heyward and Montero start Game 3.

[imb]

Yeah you either have to go full on small sample size and talk about how Hill and Urias both haven't pitched well in the playoffs, or if you want to bring in full season 'bb ref' pages, then you have to acknowledge our team is full of elite hitters who have produced all year (and last year). You can't just pick whatever fits your Rondon Fan-esque outlook.

 

Hill has struggled in the playoffs and urias has only thrown a couple of innings. their sample is much smaller than the 202 at bats our offense has faltered through so far.

[NotSoSober]

 

the offense has been propped up by some incredible clutch late-inning horsefeathers.

 

Has anyone felt positive about Arrieta the last few months? Lackey? The way the offense has performed this offseason filled you with confidence even before Kershaw took the mound? Now we're going on the road. Talk horsefeathers about Hill if you want, but go look at his bb ref page for the last two seasons and tell me you feel confident about game 3.

 

Hitting home runs in the 8th and 9th counts just as much as hitting them in the 2nd and 3rd. Arrieta had a good start in SF, has done well against this Dodger team, and to reiterate, the Dodgers have not hit for crap thus far in the series.

 

that's awesome. we're hitting something like .190 in the playoffs so far, but thank god roberts decided to walk heyward and coghlan last night and the guy who's so crippled he almost didn't make the roster hit a bomb

drunk and trolling, IMO

[TMan92]

Our pitchers have be pretty good so far and I like a lefty johnny allstaff if horseteeth has issues. I think Arrieta destroys these guys on Tuesday Edited October 17, 2016 by TMan92

[Buster]

I'm not going to read the last page but we're going to win the series so let's quit the pointless arguments.

[NotSoSober]

 

the offense has been propped up by some incredible clutch late-inning horsefeathers.

 

Has anyone felt positive about Arrieta the last few months? Lackey? The way the offense has performed this offseason filled you with confidence even before Kershaw took the mound? Now we're going on the road. Talk horsefeathers about Hill if you want, but go look at his bb ref page for the last two seasons and tell me you feel confident about game 3.

What about anyone other than Kershaw , Seager, and Gonzalez makes you soo [expletive] scared. Rich Hill is a good pitcher, who also walks a lot of batters

 

rich hill walked 1.3/9 as a dodger

How many innings did he pitch as a Dodger?