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10/19 NLCS Game 5 Dodgers (Kershaw) vs Cubs (Quintana) 7pm TBS

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Kinda of a sad way for Lackey’s career to end, but I suppose better than that walkoff.

He's gonna pitch for the Angels next year.

 

yeah he's not getting into heaven

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Get what you can for Schwarber ...he gave us some great memories but the AL is a better fit for him and I would think we could still flip him for someone of better value

 

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I agree with you Duke, but this team did have a major flaw (the bullpen) and it was exposed during the postseason. The bullpen needs to be revamped in a major way. We shouldn't bring W. Davis back and need to get rid of Rondon and Grimm. The only ones I want back are CJ, Strop and M. Montgomery.

 

The bullpen wasn't a major flaw, it was 3rd in the NL in ERA. Having a collective freakout in the postseason isn't indicative of poor design, no more than the offense struggling means that the position player group needs to be overhauled.

 

I get that the bullpen was sporting a good ERA in the NL and I knew some posters would bring that up.

 

I still had very little faith in our bullpen before the postseason started and think I was right. I mean I know I'm right now... W. Davis and CJ were trending the wrong way going into the playoffs. Strop looked very erratic. Lackey in the bullpen is just a terrible idea unless you use him strictly as a mop-up guy. Rondon is Rondon. J. Wilson looked terrible in his brief time with the Cubs. B. Duensing is okay.

 

I mean I understand you could run this group back and they'd probably sport a good ERA again collectively, but that doesn't mean I have faith in them come postseason time...

 

And the Dodgers were 5 games under .500 in September, unless there was reason to think they were hurt(like Strop/Rondon last year), there's no reason to suspect that this performance was coming. Edwards had his best walk rate since May, Montgomery's two best months were August and September. This happens in small samples.

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I think Theo and Jed need to convince Heyward to find a new calling in life (Motivational Speaker) and retire so we can sign B. Harper after next season lol.

 

How good would his season have to be for him to opt out?

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I think Theo and Jed need to convince Heyward to find a new calling in life (Motivational Speaker) and retire so we can sign B. Harper after next season lol.

 

How good would his season have to be for him to opt out?

So good that he would carry the Cubs to the world series, so that's a win-win.

 

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Kinda of a sad way for Lackey’s career to end, but I suppose better than that walkoff.

He's gonna pitch for the Angels next year.

 

yeah he's not getting into heaven

 

Lackey at the Pearly Gates after being denied entrance:

 

http://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/sites/csnchicago/files/2017/09/15/john_lackey_going_nuts_on_umpire_slide.jpg

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I think Theo and Jed need to convince Heyward to find a new calling in life (Motivational Speaker) and retire so we can sign B. Harper after next season lol.

 

How good would his season have to be for him to opt out?

 

Hahaha, you're asking the wrong guy. Ask TT or someone else because it's not happening.

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