10/18 NLCS Game 3: Cubs (Jake) @ Dodgers (Rich Hill) & Stupid Old Umpire 7:00 PM CT FS1/670

[Bigloubaby]

I was really hoping for an all righty lineup sans rizzo.

 

I'm kinda tired of seeing our lefties struggle against their lefty pitchers.

 

Wanted Contreras and either soler or almora in right.

[Schwarber Fan]

I was really hoping for an all righty lineup sans rizzo.

 

I'm kinda tired of seeing our lefties struggle against their lefty pitchers.

 

Wanted Contreras and either soler or almora in right.

 

Is there a lineup posted?

 

My guess is:

 

Fowler

Bryant

Rizzo

Soler

Zobrist

Baez

Russell

Montero

Arrieta

[The Savior]

I just saw a picture of Jake's face and stopped worrying immediately.

[badger]

Guys I don't think God-mode Jake exists right now but I'd take good Jake who doesn't walk a lot of guys.

[Sammys Boombox]

Yeah, my brother and I are going to Game 6 if there is one. Before the series we were trying to decide on Game 1 or holding out for Game 6. We agree that best case scenario if there is a Game 6 is that Kershaw pitched Game 5 to save their season.

[Boris]

Starting to get down right jacked up.

 

WE ARE WINNING THIS GAME

[Cubswin11]

I could see Montero actually doing okay against Hill, could easily see him flipping 1-2 of those looping curves oppo over Seager's head into LCF.

[David]

Is it just me or is Montero pulling the ball for power a lot more since his Big Papi adjustments?

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Is it just me or is Montero pulling the ball for power a lot more since his Big Papi adjustments?

 

His IsoP is definitely way up since he made that adjustment(.261 in September, his best since last August and 3rd best month ever), but his batted balls don't show much more being hit pull side. Maybe the stuff he's pulling is more successful though, I don't have the granularity to see that.

[RammyFanny]

Willy in LF please.

[David]

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[Cubswin11]

Looks like a winner

 

 

Don't love Soler being in RF with so many lefties and their pull side, but whatever. Jake is gonna run train on these fucks

Edited October 18, 2016 by Cubswin11

[Schwarber Fan]

Damn, I was close.

[David]

i posted that one because that dodger blog actually beat the cubs to posting their lineup

[USSoccer]

Hope they don't hit a lot of flyballs to right...

[David]

flies to right i'm fine with. it's the liners that have me more concerned.

[minnesotacubsfan]

YIIIIKES

 

well, hopefully Soler seizes this opportunity

[David]

YIIIIKES

 

ok, i take it back, people ARE overstating the soler in the OF thing (which is hard to do)

[Banedon]

I think the Soler fielding fears are a bit over the top. I mean, he's no Heyward, but it's not like he can't catch a ball. He has has Fowler next to him, and Baez in front of him. He'll be fine.

[UMFan83]

Yeah I'm not sure why Soler wouldn't play LF with all the Dodger lefties. That said, from what I've seen so far in the series, they don't seem to have a lot of pull hitters, I can't remember too many balls fielded by Heyward. In fact doing a quick look through the Game 2 PBP I didn't see any plays to RF.

[Cubswin11]

YIIIIKES

 

ok, i take it back, people ARE overstating the soler in the OF thing (which is hard to do)

Yeah it's not like he can't catch. He can't make the Heyward diving/sliding plays and has less range but he makes most plays he should and he also has a really great arm. It's not like he's Braun at 3B bad in RF, where he can't even make routine plays.

[David]

soler's arm in RF could easily come into play too

[USSoccer]

My plan is to talk about how terrible he is until game time and then when he shows up for the first time in 7 weeks and hits a big HR and doesn't cost us by being a folding chair with a glove on the seat in RF, so everyone can quote my posts ripping on him and call me an idiot.

[minnesotacubsfan]

YIIIIKES

 

ok, i take it back, people ARE overstating the soler in the OF thing (which is hard to do)

 

 

I ment this:

 

Bryant 3B

Zobrist LF

Rizzo 1B

Baez 2B

Soler RF

 

:)))))

[Cubswin11]

This all is going to be for nothing when we are up 6-2 in the 5th and he's pulled for defense anyways