Playoff Talk

[Bertz]

Cease has some Edwin Jackson/Javy Vazquez to him, but the preponderance of what we've got says it's probably more bad defense than anything inherent to him.

[cubfansince77]

18 hours ago, chibears55 said:

Shaping up to be a West Coast World Series

Wouldn't mind seeing the Mariners get their championship 

Absolutely....GO M's.

Dodgers? Best team money can buy.

[Illiterate Scholar]

I like Cease and think he'd be a very good fit. He has been extremely durable but do we get worried about the length of time since his TJ in high school? Not to go full Tom..

[Tryptamine]

Is ALCS game 3 seriously not on any normal channels?

[Derwood]

7 minutes ago, Tryptamine said:

Is ALCS game 3 seriously not on any normal channels?

FS1 is a pretty normal channel

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

You can get a week free trial of FS1 if you download the FOX One app

[CubinNY]

On 10/15/2025 at 9:17 AM, squally1313 said:

Brewers, the regular season, play the game the right way, just relentlessly attack you offense: 9.1% BB rate, 20.3% K rate, .145 ISO... .305 BABIP

Brewers, the post-season, least hits over a four game stretch in franchise history offense: 9.0% BB rate, 21.3% K rate, .147 ISO... .231 BABIP

It's such a dumb sport why do I like it so much

Come on. If they (or any team) is facing playoff caliber pitching their offensive number are going to dip. 

[squally1313]

11 minutes ago, CubinNY said:

Come on. If they (or any team) is facing playoff caliber pitching their offensive number are going to dip. 

But you would think facing better pitching would result in an uptick in strikeouts or a decrease in walks, as those are typically the best metrics in determining the quality of pitching. 

[Bertz]

FWIW since I think we spent a lot of time worrying about this

 

[I owned a Suzuki]

On 10/15/2025 at 3:46 PM, Illiterate Scholar said:

I like Cease and think he'd be a very good fit. He has been extremely durable but do we get worried about the length of time since his TJ in high school? Not to go full Tom..

I actually would love the Cubs to offer him a 5 yr deal with 45 mill the first year and 30 million the next 4. 5 years 165 million. With an opt out after year 1 and 3

[Rcal10]

1 hour ago, I owned a Suzuki said:

I actually would love the Cubs to offer him a 5 yr deal with 45 mill the first year and 30 million the next 4. 5 years 165 million. With an opt out after year 1 and 3

You lost me at opt outs.

[We Got The Whole 9]

4 hours ago, Bertz said:

FWIW since I think we spent a lot of time worrying about this

 

And he tripled tonight off of Ashby on this pitch 

 

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/813033/play/5

 

Hes the only lefty in the game who can pull that, however weakly, for a triple. Im not watching but how? 

 

Ashby was a real problem for the Cubs, one of the biggest differences in the series. Murphy knew we couldn't touch him.

[I owned a Suzuki]

49 minutes ago, Rcal10 said:

You lost me at opt outs.

I really want him next year. Not so excited after that

[JHBulls]

Brewers have fallen behind 3-0 in the series…

[NorthsideAvenger]

12 minutes ago, JHBulls said:

Brewers have fallen behind 3-0 in the series…

Silvering lining for the Brewers? The Dodgers had to use their bullpen in this game. 

[JHBulls]

18 minutes ago, NorthsideAvenger said:

Silvering lining for the Brewers? The Dodgers had to use their bullpen in this game. 

Nah, Brewers are stuffed. 

[We Got The Whole 9]

Ok this was a slaughter. I could not have been more wrong lol

[BigSlick]

Obviously between the Brewers and the Dodgers I have no special rooting interest, but I will say I hate that the Dodgers strategy of "Spend more money than God" is working for them. 

[javy knows my name]

3 hours ago, We Got The Whole 9 said:

And he tripled tonight off of Ashby on this pitch 

 

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/813033/play/5

 

Hes the only lefty in the game who can pull that, however weakly, for a triple. Im not watching but how? 

 

Ashby was a real problem for the Cubs, one of the biggest differences in the series. Murphy knew we couldn't touch him.

Didn't Seiya hit a 3 run dong off him?

[mk49]

Mariners vs Blue Jays are getting kind of weird.  Neither of them could win at home.  

[Andy]

18 hours ago, BigSlick said:

Obviously between the Brewers and the Dodgers I have no special rooting interest, but I will say I hate that the Dodgers strategy of "Spend more money than God" is working for them. 

Yeah, it's fun to laugh at the Brewers, but for one thing I hate that this is giving ammunition to the much-too-large subset of fans that are on the owners' side in pushing for a salary cap, and for a second it is a bit annoying that LA just gets to buy whoever they want in part because their TV contract came up at the exact right time in the cable bubble cycle.

Edited October 17, 2025 by Andy

[mk49]

2 hours ago, Andy said:

for a second it is a bit annoying that LA just gets to buy whoever they want in part because their TV contract came up at the exact right time in the cable bubble cycle.

That's why I hate the Dodgers.  Only good thing they did for the Cubs last winter was signing Tanner Scott.  Maybe, he'll be better next year, but he was really bad this year, and the Cubs tried to get him.

[JHBulls]

Dodgers take an early 1-0 lead in Game 4 and the Brewers are going to need to do something they haven’t done all series. Score 2 runs. 

[mk49]

Suarez just hit a grand slam.

[Bertz]

Geno Suarez has largely been a dud as a Mariner.  It would be really cool if this is the start of one of his patented Alfonso Soriano style hot streaks.