10/2/18 NL WILD CARD Rockies (Freeland) @ CLERBS (Lester) 7:00 CST ESPN

[Old Style]

1) Cubs score 3 in the first inning

2) Lester gets a standing O as he takes an 8th inning AB without having given up a run

[cubscott34]

1. Bryant dongs

2. Baez steals home

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

But Cubs lose 13-2.

[Omar]

1) Cubs score 3 in the first inning

2) Lester gets a standing O as he takes an 8th inning AB without having given up a run

3) Pigs fly

[Cubswin11]

No reason to doubt the training and medical staff Pedro is 100% to go

 

[Billy_Buck]

1) Rizzo bunt single against a shift ignites a rally second time through the order

2) Maddon switches a reliever into LF for 1 AB late... who horribly misplays a ball, giving up the tying/go-ahead run

 

(I'd say say Hamels goes at least 1 IP, but I think that's a near gimme and thus doesn't qualify)

[CyHawk_Cub]

1. Lester gives up a ton of hard contact, leaves the game after 4 but no more than 2 runs allowed.

2. Cubs offense comes close to setting single game playoff record for runners LOB, yet still scratch out a walkoff win.

[Cubswin11]

Worlds most hated and awful teammate, David Ross, has his stink in the building

 

Lee Garner Jr made me hold his balls.GIF

Edited October 2, 2018 by Cubswin11

[TMan92]

1. Zobrist finally leading off goes 3-4 and scores two runs

2. Javy has a double and a homer

[Rex Buckingham]

1. Javy does something amazing, either saving a run on defense or scoring one on offense when most people would have been out.

 

2. Contreras grounds out on a 3-1 or 2-0 pitch in a big moment.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

1) Kyle annoys everyone on NSBB throughout the game

 

2) Lester is very good but not dominant. Cubs score a couple early and pull away late from a HR off the bat of one David Bote

 

Super Troopers explaining that my shenigans are cheeky and fun.

[gflore34]

Should the Cubs manage to win perhaps, playing the Brewers again isn't the worst outcome. Yelich' hitting .400, .536, .880, 1.416 over the last 28 games, .370, .508, .804, 1.313, maybe he's that good however, its more probable there's going to be a large regression to the mean.

Case in point, Daniel Murphy, 2015, NLCS, hottest hitter in history goes 3 - 20 in the WS. Haven't looked it up because Yelich really stands out but, I suspect there's other Brewer hitters due for a regression to the mean as well. It's going to happen at some point. Given the Cubs on again, off again offense there's also a chance it'll click for a series of course, that means it'll probably go back into the tank for the NLCS.

[David]

Should the Cubs manage to win perhaps, playing the Brewers again isn't the worst outcome. Yelich' hitting .400, .536, .880, 1.416 over the last 28 games, .370, .508, .804, 1.313, maybe he's that good however, its more probable there's going to be a large regression to the mean.

Case in point, Daniel Murphy, 2015, NLCS, hottest hitter in history goes 3 - 20 in the WS. Haven't looked it up because Yelich really stands out but, I suspect there's other Brewer hitters due for a regression to the mean as well. It's going to happen at some point. Given the Cubs on again, off again offense there's also a chance it'll click for a series of course, that means it'll probably go back into the tank for the NLCS.

 

that's not how regression to the mean works

[Cubswin11]

Should the Cubs manage to win perhaps, playing the Brewers again isn't the worst outcome. Yelich' hitting .400, .536, .880, 1.416 over the last 28 games, .370, .508, .804, 1.313, maybe he's that good however, its more probable there's going to be a large regression to the mean.

Case in point, Daniel Murphy, 2015, NLCS, hottest hitter in history goes 3 - 20 in the WS. Haven't looked it up because Yelich really stands out but, I suspect there's other Brewer hitters due for a regression to the mean as well. It's going to happen at some point. Given the Cubs on again, off again offense there's also a chance it'll click for a series of course, that means it'll probably go back into the tank for the NLCS.

 

that's not how regression to the mean works

I’ll allow it.gif

[Tim]

1) I eat pizza and drink red wine

2) Cubs build a huge lead and Joe still uses Cishek.

[JudasIscariotTheBird]

1) I eat pizza and drink red wine

Is this a UB40/Kavanaugh reference?

[jersey cubs fan]

1) I eat pizza and drink red wine

Is this a UB40/Kavanaugh reference?

its' a tim reference

[David]

KB hits a dong

 

Javy does something spectacular

[soccer10k]

Javy gets two hits including a dong.

 

Neither Almora nor Contreras grounds into a double play.

[UMFan83]

No reason to doubt the training and medical staff Pedro is 100% to go

 

 

See you in 2020 Pedro

[Gilby]

1) Cubs score two runs in the first inning

 

2) Derwood calls everyone ninnies for caring so much about the wild card game, not realizing the Cubs are playing in it

[BigSlick]

1. Lester is fine, but not spectacular, gives up 3 ER over 5 IP

2. The Cubs score 1 run on a solo home run

[mul21]

1. I get shitfaced (s-faced) because I got turned down for a job today and the Cobs compound my misery.

2. Somehow, my misery is erased by a Seal Boy PH double to score the winning runs late.

[gflore34]

Should the Cubs manage to win perhaps, playing the Brewers again isn't the worst outcome. Yelich' hitting .400, .536, .880, 1.416 over the last 28 games, .370, .508, .804, 1.313, maybe he's that good however, its more probable there's going to be a large regression to the mean.

Case in point, Daniel Murphy, 2015, NLCS, hottest hitter in history goes 3 - 20 in the WS. Haven't looked it up because Yelich really stands out but, I suspect there's other Brewer hitters due for a regression to the mean as well. It's going to happen at some point. Given the Cubs on again, off again offense there's also a chance it'll click for a series of course, that means it'll probably go back into the tank for the NLCS.

 

that's not how regression to the mean works

I’ll allow it.gif

 

 

 

Perhaps, saying the hitters who got collectivey hot will go collectively cold is a bit much, I agree. By the way how does regression to the mean work?

Edited October 2, 2018 by gflore34

[UMFan83]

Watching playoff highlights from 2015 and 2016 waiting for this and boy did we used to dong. I miss it. Give me those strike out or dong days back

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Don’t know if some said this but this game means we have played the whole NL west in a playoff game. Leaving only the Phillies, Reds, and Brewers left for us in the NL and the possibility to play the Brewers is on the line.

 

West

Padres-84

Giants-89, 16

Dbacks-07

Dodgers-08, 16, 17

 

East

Braves-98, 03

Marlins-03

Mets-15

Nats-17

Phillies-Never

 

Central

Pirates-15

Cardinals-15

Brewers-Never

Reds-Never