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Glove dong.
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Come on, Jake.
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Keep pouring it on and save Chapman.
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YES!!!!!!!!!
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I'll give you one now. But if he doesn't, I'm taking it away.
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Get the Jake photoshop ready, OMC.
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Hell yea, Jake.
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Filthy.
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Not too worried about the pitch count. By the 6th we'll be up enough to let Montero come in and finish it off.
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Thanks for the extra 9 pitches, Joe.
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Don't worry, god-mode's got this.
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97?! Woo boy.
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horsefeathers yes!
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MVP! MVP! MVP!
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Get them bats going!
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I think Jake's going to be good tonight. I don't know about god-mode Jake, but I expect he'll pitch well. The walks have been trending down since the start of September. And he's done a good job limiting them in the post-season. Obviously, he's still been up and down. And when he's off, he's been done in by the long ball and big innings. If he keeps the ball in the park, I think he shuts them down again. And the fact that they didn't hit him well last time gives me hope that he can avoid the big inning and give us a solid start. He's got to keep the ball in the park, though. Do that and we are playing Game 7.
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This take was astoundingly stupid: In fairness, he did a bit of a mea culpa in an article later. After Sam Miller pointed out that it was a pretty savvy idea, but still. The Bauer/curveball thing is just so simple though. Trevor Bauer's curveball is not good enough to get Bryant/Rizzo/Zobrist to chase. In 12 plate appearances this series those 3 swung at 2 curveballs out of the zone, both were Zobrist fouling off pitches up in the zone in his 10 pitch at bat that culminated with a lineout. It wasn't a weapon against them and therefore he didn't use it. When he faced hitters where it would work(Russell) he went right back to it, as Cameron points out. But treating the entire offense as a homogenous unit that has curveball kryptonite is just baffling. If you're Corey Kluber maybe, but this is Trevor Bauer on short rest. The "Corey Kluber maybe" part is key, too -- maybe being the key word. Because a couple weeks ago the Dodgers had us figured out with Hill and Kershaw... until they didn't. Kershaw was mowing us down when he had his ridiculous curve working, and he looked like Travis Wood when he didn't. So, basically, the Cubs' kryptonite could be defined as "Cy Young winners with their best stuff." Riveting.
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This take was astoundingly stupid:
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The Cubs only struggled at Wrigley so that Schwarber could still be World Series MVP with a big showing the next two games.
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I keep picturing god-mode Arrieta strolling off the mound after his 12th K of the night to end the 7th, with the Cubs up 6-0. Make it happen, Jake.
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I hated seeing Chapman having to pitch 2+. The only reason it happened was b/c the team had their backs against the wall and a narrow lead to protect. I also hated seeing Chapman bat, but I was glad he ended the 8th b/c I hated the thought of him hanging around on the bases in the cold even more. And I *really* would have been pissed if Maddon had put in Coghlan as a pinch runner. That would probably have been a waste of two very good Cub pitcher outings. I loved it actually. Now that thought of Chapman coming in at any point is just something else they've got to think about. Could indirectly help Jake or Kyle out, by hitters being overaggressive and keeping the PC down. Yeah, instead of Fox showing Andrew Miller picking his nose in the bullpen every 30 seconds from the second inning on, they are going to be showing Chapman now.
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Chapman was hitting 102 after 40 pitches. Unreal.