Game thread for the team that will beat us tomorrow

[Brian]

discuss

[Hairyducked Idiot]

What is better:

 

Gracefully go out to the Dodgers or Rockies in a respectable Wrigley Field farewell

 

OR

 

Sauntering up to Milwaukee for another three beatings so we can all whine about not getting enough off days and that Yelich shouldn't be allowed to be good.

[Cubswin11]

Give me a Game 5 NLDS game from last year here

[Brian]

The Rockies have a guy with a .237 and a guy with .172 batting average, so those are guys to watch out for if the Cubs play them tomorrow

[The_Achiever]

What is better:

 

Gracefully go out to the Dodgers or Rockies in a respectable Wrigley Field farewell

 

OR

 

Sauntering up to Milwaukee for another three beatings so we can all whine about not getting enough off days and that Yelich shouldn't be allowed to be good.

 

Yeah, it's tough to feel confident about a series against Milwaukee right now.

 

At this point I'm just like whatever.

[UMFan83]

Win - Earn an off day

Loss - Earn a lot of off days

 

Yes I'm recycling posts from the old game thread

[Gmoney08]

Who are the potential starters for each team?

[Andy]

Who are the potential starters for each team?

Lester goes for us. Marquez and Stripling would've been lined up for Colorado and LA but I guess Marquez started this game for the Rockies?

[Rex Buckingham]

Potential starters:

 

Dodgers - guy who will give up hard hit balls right at guys but strike out enough Cubs to give up 1 run or less

 

Rockies - see above

 

Cubs - guy who will give up 4 bloop hits and walk guys at precisely the wrong time leading to 2 runs before the bullpen takes over and gives up a couple more leading to a 4-1 or 4-0 loss

[UMFan83]

Do not let anyone but Lester, Chavez or Cishek pitch.

 

Actually f it, season on the line, if Strop is good enough to go Thursday, he's good enough to go Tuesday with our backs against the wall. I wouldn't make it a point to get him in there but if there's a situation where its either him or one of the other 40 medicore to bad bullpen arms in our pen, I'll risk reinjury or rust

[The_Achiever]

So Freeland on 3 days rest....

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Cishek is done for a few days

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Give me the Dodgers. One of us needs to go. Get it over with now. A one-game playoff for the biggest non-Nationals embarrassment.

[UMFan83]

Cishek is done for a few days

 

Season on the line, he's gotta go...or did Joe say he's not available?

[Andy]

Do not let anyone but Lester, Chavez or Cishek pitch.

 

Actually f it, season on the line, if Strop is good enough to go Thursday, he's good enough to go Tuesday with our backs against the wall. I wouldn't make it a point to get him in there but if there's a situation where its either him or one of the other 40 medicore to bad bullpen arms in our pen, I'll risk reinjury or rust

As was pointed out in the Brewers thread, Hamels will be on 2 days rest. Maybe he could go an inning and still pitch Friday in Game 2?

 

Edited because I forgot the WC game changes our rotation

Edited October 1, 2018 by Andy

[chibears55]

Cubs need 2 things to happen to have a shot at winning WC game..

 

Lester goes at least 8 inning

Bats figure out how to score a bunch of runs

 

They have to go to the pen to hold a small lead or keep it close, pray

 

As far as facing the Brewers again..

Again, they will need Lester Hendricks and Hamels to pitch deep into games and keep the pen use very limited..

Bats need to score and build a lead

 

Confidence level: Low

[UMFan83]

A lot of people are speculating (some informed) Freeland will go tomorrow on 3 days rest if its the Rockies.

[Brian]

Dodgers just took the 2-0 lead

[NotSoSober]

Bring on Ross Stripling and Kenta Maeda

[Flames24Rulz]

well if Hamels is going to pitch out of the pen, that would also mean Kershaw would if the Dodgers win today. ugh.

[NotSoSober]

Cishek is done for a few days

Like the rest of the team, he's been done for a month

[Brian]

you guys know we face the loser right?

[UMFan83]

Bring on Ross Stripling and Kenta Maeda

 

You mean bring on Kyle Freeland

[Hairyducked Idiot]

you guys know we face the loser right?

 

We *are* the loser. We face the impending winner.

[Brian]

you guys know we face the loser right?

 

We *are* the loser. We face the impending winner.

 

No the winner faces the Braves in the NLDS.