10/22 Cubs (Hendricks) vs Dodgers (Kershaw) 7 p.m., FS1

[soccer10k]

I know there's still work to be done but can you guys taste the World Series? Because I sure as hell can. The next two days are going to be a bunch of [expletive] from the media. 1908 this, 71 years since a pennant that, 2003 this, 1984 that. And I'm sure Fox already has a wonderful video compilation of Bartman ready to go. Most of that horsefeathers ends on Saturday (1908 will have to wait a week or so). This is happening. Clayton Kershaw, you're on notice.

 

CUBS are 109-61-1 when they play a baseball game

CUBS are 6-3 in the playoffs

CUBS are 60-25 at home

CUBS are 19-11 when Hendricks starts

CUBS are 7-5 against the Dodgers

 

Go CUBS!!

[Liam Neeson]

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Dong Party on Saturday. Kershaw falters. Cubs 8-1. See you in the World Series.

[Tim]

As I said after games 2 & 3, We've got this.

[David]

ride the soccer wave!

[Cubswin11]

I believe in hot streaks, I believe in slumps, I believe in some guys can't perform in the postseason and most importantly I believe in bad backs. Kershaw is giving up 6 runs and out of this game by the 4th inning because he's a gutless choking dog.

 

Hallelujah and holy horsefeathers. See you guys in the World Series

Edited October 21, 2016 by Cubswin11

[Aaron_Kennelly]

ride the soccer wave!

 

Whoever is on deck, you'll have the whole off-season to plan our Spring Training opener thread.

[Omar]

Dodgers v. Hendricks

Name              PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA  OBP   SLG   OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG
Justin Turner     11  9 2  0  0  1   3  2  2 .222 .364  .556  .919  0  0   0   0         0
Adrian Gonzalez    9  7 2  0  0  2   2  2  1 .286 .444 1.143 1.587  0  0   1   0         1
Yasmani Grandal    7  5 0  0  0  0   0  2  1 .000 .286  .000  .286  0  0   0   0         1
Joc Pederson       7  6 0  0  0  0   0  1  2 .000 .143  .000  .143  0  0   0   0         0
Corey Seager       6  4 0  0  0  0   1  1  1 .000 .167  .000  .167  0  1   0   0         1
Chase Utley        6  6 1  0  0  0   0  0  2 .167 .167  .167  .333  0  0   0   0         0
Yasiel Puig        4  4 1  0  0  0   0  0  1 .250 .250  .250  .500  0  0   0   0         0
Josh Reddick       3  3 1  0  0  0   0  0  0 .333 .333  .333  .667  0  0   0   0         0
Andre Ethier       2  2 1  0  0  0   0  0  0 .500 .500  .500 1.000  0  0   0   0         0
Clayton Kershaw    2  2 1  0  0  0   0  0  0 .500 .500  .500 1.000  0  0   0   0         0
Carlos Ruiz        2  1 0  0  0  0   0  1  0 .000 .500  .000  .500  0  0   0   0         0
Andrew Toles       2  2 0  0  0  0   0  0  1 .000 .000  .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
Julio Urias        1  0 0  0  0  0   0  0                        0  1  0   0   0         0
Total             62 51 9  0  0  3   6  9 11 .176 .295  .353  .648  1  1   1   0         3
Has not faced: Austin Barnes, Charlie Culberson and Howie Kendrick & Has not faced pitchers: Luis Avilan, Pedro Baez, Joe Blanton, Grant Dayton, Josh Fields, Rich Hill, Kenley Jansen, Kenta Maeda and Ross Stripling

 

Cubs v. Kershaw

Name                 PA  AB  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA  OBP  SLG   OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG
Dexter Fowler        51  47 18  2  1  0   1  4 10 .383 .431 .468  .899  0  0   0   0         0
Miguel Montero       32  32  6  3  0  0   4  0 13 .188 .188 .281  .469  0  0   0   0         1
Anthony Rizzo        15  13  3  1  0  1   2  1  3 .231 .333 .538  .872  0  0   0   1         0
David Ross           15  14  2  0  0  0   2  1  6 .143 .200 .143  .343  0  0   0   0         1
Jason Heyward        12  12  0  0  0  0   0  0  7 .000 .000 .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
Kris Bryant           9   8  1  0  0  1   2  1  5 .125 .222 .500  .722  0  0   0   0         0
Addison Russell       9   9  0  0  0  0   0  0  3 .000 .000 .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
Chris Coghlan         8   8  1  0  0  0   0  0  6 .125 .125 .125  .250  0  0   0   0         0
Javier Baez           6   6  1  0  0  0   0  0  2 .167 .167 .167  .333  0  0   0   0         0
Ben Zobrist           6   6  0  0  0  0   0  0  1 .000 .000 .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
Tommy La Stella       5   5  1  0  0  0   0  0  2 .200 .200 .200  .400  0  0   0   0         0
Jorge Soler           4   4  1  0  1  0   1  0  3 .250 .250 .750 1.000  0  0   0   0         0
Travis Wood           4   4  1  0  0  0   0  0  2 .250 .250 .250  .500  0  0   0   0         0
Willson Contreras     2   2  1  0  0  0   0  0  1 .500 .500 .500 1.000  0  0   0   0         0
Kyle Hendricks        1   1  0  0  0  0   0  0  1 .000 .000 .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
Total               179 171 36  6  2  2  12  7 65 .211 .246 .304  .550  0  0   0   1         2
Has not faced: Albert Almora & Has not faced pitchers: Jake Arrieta, Aroldis Chapman, Carl Edwards, Justin Grimm, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Mike Montgomery, Hector Rondon and Pedro Strop

[Gmoney08]

Im predicting a huge KB game & Bullpen of Doom comes to fruition to send us to the horsefeathering World Series!!!

[badger]

I've never understood why they NEVER replay a gonz's double play butchery. Like ever.

[SheffieldBoy]

so excited for game 6!

I believe the Cubs will come out strong. I expect a dominating start from Hendricks. Its gonna be so beautiful!

 

Lets Go cubs!

[JudasIscariotTheBird]

I've never understood why they NEVER replay a gonz's double play butchery. Like ever.

i would guess only even 3/4ths of this site's audience even knows what you are talking about, which goes to show how messed up sports media is.

[Gmoney08]

Im predicting a huge KB game & Bullpen of Doom comes to fruition to send us to the [expletive] World Series!!!

 

To add on i deliciously await a Cubs 4 to 1 lead being handed to Chapman where Buck insists they have to be confident against Aroldis because of game 5.

 

Followed by Chap quickly letting LAl know 96 & 97mph in game 5 was just a mere bullpen session & he shoves 102, 103, 104 bullets past them all striking out the side & Wrigley goes nutsss!

[Rob]

I want everybody to take a look at our path to the World Series.

 

- To get through the Wild Card round we won the most games in baseball this season.

- To get through the NLDS we had to beat a historic franchise and one of the greatest postseason pitchers of our generation.

- To get through the NLCS we will have to beat a historic franchise with the greatest pitcher of our generation.

- To win the WS we will have to go through yet another historic franchise in the Cleveland Indians, who last won the WS in 1948. That was the year they signed a 42 year old rookie known as Satchel Paige.

 

This is the kind of horsefeathers you have to go through if you want to kick history right in the teeth. This is the stuff of Disney stories.

 

Kershaw, you're on notice.

[Tryptamine]

No reasoning behind it but I feel good about Saturday. I think the Cubs score just enough to get the job done and I do irreversible damage to my liver.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Cubs' career post-season home run leaderboard:

Kyle Schwarber 5

Aramis Ramirez 4

Alex Gonzalez 4

Anthony Rizzo 3

Kris Bryant 3

Dexter Fowler 3

Jorge Soler 3

Frank Demaree 3

Javier Baez 2

Addison Russell 2

8 other losers 2

[jehr]

I know there's still work to be done but can you guys taste the World Series? Because I sure as hell can. The next two days are going to be a bunch of [expletive] from the media. 1908 this, 71 years since a pennant that, 2003 this, 1984 that. And I'm sure Fox already has a wonderful video compilation of Bartman ready to go. Most of that horsefeathers ends on Saturday (1908 will have to wait a week or so). This is happening. Clayton Kershaw, you're on notice.

 

CUBS are 109-61-1 when they play a baseball game

CUBS are 6-3 in the playoffs

CUBS are 60-25 at home

CUBS are 19-11 when Hendricks starts

CUBS are 7-5 against the Dodgers

 

Go CUBS!!

The Cubs are also 0-6 when they're one win away from the World Series since 1984 and I'm watching the game from home. I'm flying in Saturday morning from Germany to catch game 6 in person. Surely that has to be the difference-maker, right?

[badger]

Gotta say I'm shocked Sammy isn't on that list.

 

And what the horsefeathers is a frank demaree?

Edited October 21, 2016 by badger

[Aaron_Kennelly]

I know there's still work to be done but can you guys taste the World Series? Because I sure as hell can. The next two days are going to be a bunch of [expletive] from the media. 1908 this, 71 years since a pennant that, 2003 this, 1984 that. And I'm sure Fox already has a wonderful video compilation of Bartman ready to go. Most of that horsefeathers ends on Saturday (1908 will have to wait a week or so). This is happening. Clayton Kershaw, you're on notice.

 

CUBS are 109-61-1 when they play a baseball game

CUBS are 6-3 in the playoffs

CUBS are 60-25 at home

CUBS are 19-11 when Hendricks starts

CUBS are 7-5 against the Dodgers

 

Go CUBS!!

The Cubs are also 0-6 when they're one win away from the World Series since 1984 and I'm watching the game from home. I'm flying in Saturday morning from Germany to catch game 6 in person. Surely that has to be the difference-maker, right?

 

For all of us here, I surely hope so.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Gotta say I'm shocked Sammy isn't on that list.

 

And what the horsefeathers is a frank demaree?

 

Sammy's one of the losers I referenced at the bottom of the list with 2. By 2020, I suspect Eloy will join 14 other guys from this era as the only ones with at least 5.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Gotta say I'm shocked Sammy isn't on that list.

 

And what the horsefeathers is a frank demaree?

 

And Frank Demaree is better known as "the guy who is going to be sitting by himself in 10th place on this list by the end of next week."

[Cubswin11]

I don't believe people are owed anything in life, but I do believe people are given opportunities to take advantage of. This is one of those opportunities for us. Don't horsefeathers up, you jerks.

[wvcbxl]

Note to Cubs: the spirit of Fred will be in attendance for this game.

 

Honour him and win !

[Boris]

LIFT OUR BALLS TO HEAVEN CUBS

[Sammys Boombox]