http://i.imgur.com/pHH4ctD.jpg Javier Baez, you beautiful bastard. In case you're an horsefeathers living under a rock, Javier Baez played hero by hitting a solo home run in the bottom of the 8th to give the Cubs the only run they needed in Game 1. The Cubs only mustered 3 hits off Cueto, two of them came form Javy Baez. Way to go kid. The other hero of Game 1 game? Jon Lester. Tossing 8 shutout innings in a masterful performance that saw him only throw 86 pitches. Absolutely masterful. Cheers, Jon! Let's talk Game 2, guys. Jon Lester was amazing, but in Game 2 the Giants are going up against Kyle Hendricks. In case you're an horsefeathers living under a rock, Kyle Hendricks is one of the front runners for the Cy Young this year because he rarely gives up runs. Or walks. He makes Greg Maddux proud. He's also a take-no-nonsense kind of guy. The kind of guy who, if you see him walking down a dark alley, you turn and run because you don't know what this man is capable of. His face strikes fear into the hearts of opposing players, and he's the most terrifying pitcher Major League Baseball has ever seen. Just look for yourself! http://i.imgur.com/SIGT39X.png What a badass. he brings this regular season line into the ballgame:
W L ERA G GS CG SHO IP BB SO ERA+ FIP WHIP H9 HR9 BB9 SO9 SO/W
16 8 2.13 31 30 2 1 190.0 44 170 188 3.20 0.979 6.7 0.7 2.1 8.1 3.86
http://i.imgur.com/t35GoJp.gif The Cubs will be going up against the guy that brought us Addison Russell, Mr. Jeff Samardzija! http://i.imgur.com/t27eSUp.jpg In case you're an horsefeathers living under a rock, you may remember Jeff from such hits as "I don't think this team improves by trading Scott Feldman" as well as his repeated rejections of a contract extension. I can say from the bottom of my heart, Jeff: Thank you. ♪ Thaaaaaank you for being a Cub. Becaaaauuuse we got better without you. Aaaaaand we used your money on Lester. Thaaaaank you for being a Cub♪. Here's a breakdown of his regular season stats:
W L ERA G GS CG IP BB SO ERA+ FIP WHIP H9 HR9 BB9 SO9 SO/W
12 11 3.81 32 32 1 203.1 54 167 108 3.85 1.200 8.4 1.1 2.4 7.4 3.09
http://i.imgur.com/Zjwo4.gif Remember when he used to strike out 200 guys a season when he pitched for us? Oh man, great times. Thanks Jeff! Give us a hug! http://i.imgur.com/50DCjO3.jpg Keep winning, Cubs.
Very weird camera angles for a lot of the game. Like it was oddly elevated behind the pitcher. For better illustration, it feels like this is how it was set up last night: http://i.imgur.com/JsZ3JW4.png