10/25 World Series Game 1: Cubs (Lester) vs Indians (Kluber) 7 p.m., FOX

[squally1313]

It would have been nice to at least make Allen pitch in the ninth.

 

I, very weirdly, somehow feel more depressed about Rondon's sudden and immediate fall from shutdown closer to mop-up guy than I do about us being down 1-0. I get that it's statistically tough to win 4 in 6, but I'd put down a lot of money anywhere that has the Cubs as the underdogs going forward.

[Billy_Buck]

Yep, at least we learned (or confirmed) something about Rondon's usefulness for the remainder of this series

[CubmanPi]

Allen still pitching the 9th because no one else was up. Cubs get a look at him anyway

[Billy_Buck]

It would have been nice to at least make Allen pitch in the ninth.

Your wish is Francona's command

[Bobson Dugnutt]

Thank God for the emergence of Carl's Jr. and the Chapman trade. Rondon can't be counted on anymore.

[soccer10k]

At least Cleveland is still using Allen.

[LeonDurham]

As Morrissey wrote, Hector was the first of the gang to die.

[Clem Fandango]

Yeah every time Rondon came into the game I had zero faith he would get out his appearance unscathed. He's not reliable anymore since he had that injury. I also don't know how much the whole mental aspect of not being the closer anymore plays into it. I know that's stupid, but it always seems like closers who pitch in non save situations falter more often than not. I don't understand why, you're not throwing a ball any different than you would in a save situation, but it just seems to end up with the closer not pitching well in non-save situations. But between that and his injury he's been pretty unreliable.

 

From August 2nd through the end of the season, just before his injury and his time after, he had an 11.17 ERA in 9.2 innings of work. He's got a 5.62 ERA in 3.2 innings of work this postseason.

 

I don't trust him at all anymore.

[squally1313]

Alright Allen in...make him work

[LeonDurham]

So they are going to show them their closer with a 6 run lead.

[Derwood]

Yikes, that 3rd strike. Nasty

[CubmanPi]

Loving Contreras at the plate here. He still feels it too.

[squally1313]

God I would hate him if he wasn't on our team, but I LOVE Contreras shaking his head at Allen's first pitch down 6-0, and then getting brushed back the next pitch.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

If I knew nothing about baseball and the playoffs until this moment, I would guess that the Cubs were just given a spot in the series whereas the Indians were just absolutely amazing at everything

[Thusly Boned]

Enjoy your one win in this series, Cleveland.

[Cubswin11]

Willson is good

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Awesome bat flip on the double, dummy

[LeonDurham]

Whatever. The bay flip was worth it.

[Careless]

Sure looked good showing off in a game you're going to lose, Contreras.

[CubmanPi]

Doesn't matter that contreras lost that base. Worth it for the bat flip. The five guys behind him still have to score.

[ScrubMD]

Willson, I love your bad-assery....but you're down 6, bud.

[Clem Fandango]

I like pimping home runs as much as the next guy, but for Christ's sake its the world series, willson.

[DurbanJer]

how about we start Contrerars going forward, huh?

[Derwood]

Willson with the bat flip on a double

[Thusly Boned]

Should have been a triple. Want at least one run