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Fangraphs has Corbin-Scherzer-Strasburg in their playoff odds right now, but I don't think it's been announced. Wouldn't be surprised if Sanchez gets game one considering Corbin pitched more than an inning out of the pen last night. Corbin only threw 22 pitches so I bet he starts Game 1. Then you’ve got Scherzer on normal rest in Game 2 and the same for Strasburg in Game 3.
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Yep. Like you use him then? Not to start the 10th. You let Kelly go his second inning against the heart of the order?
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Poor Kershaw.
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I can't believe that's from an Oakland station also. Thought for sure that was going to be from or near St. Louis.
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If the Braves passed on drilling Flaherty so they can drill Molina instead, I’m fine with that.
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Acuna got plunked. Can’t wait to see which Cardinal gets drilled because you know it’s happening.
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Guess they’re fine with Flaherty going G3 and G7.
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No, but I think if they keep adding on it could be three innings and then a bullpen game. Even with a bullpen game, would they really bring him back for Game 1? I guess it sets you up to have him start 1 and 5 and be available out of the pen in 7 if it goes that far so there would be some value in doing Game 1 rather than Game 2.
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LOL Braves. Guess I’m rooting for the Dodgers tonight.
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I have no idea why Houston trotted Verlander out on short rest. No kidding. Starting him on short rest is a bad idea on its own but when you add in screwing up the rotation for the next series it’s even worse. Does it screw them up for next series (assuming no lingering problems from starting on short rest)? If they don't use either Verlander or Greinke in Game 5, they've got Greinke on normal rest in Game 1 and Verlander on normal rest in Game 2. Then Cole would be on normal rest in Game 3. Obviously this could change if they decide to use either in Game 5.
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My god please plunk the horsefeathers out of him his first at bat. Mr respect the game He also threw his helmet and did a throat slash. My dream is for Acuna to hit a walk off homer off Martinez tomorrow and take 5 minutes to round the bases.
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Cards blow the lead. 3-1 Braves in the 9th!
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He was on normal rest on Sunday, he’ll be on normal rest tomorrow and he’ll be on normal rest if he has to pitch in a Game 5. It literally changes nothing for them. Plus it kept him on his normal routine and meant he didn’t have 9 days (or whatever it would be) between starts. I thought rest between Game 2 and Game 5 in the DS was short rest always? Somewhere between 2005 and 2010 they changed it. 04 there was a 3-2 series where they played 3-4-5 on consecutive days. 2005 had one also but there was rain between 3 and 4 so I’m not sure. There wasn’t another 3-2 series until 2010. There was a day off before Game 5 in Tampa so rain couldn’t have affected that one.
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He was on normal rest on Sunday, he’ll be on normal rest tomorrow and he’ll be on normal rest if he has to pitch in a Game 5. It literally changes nothing for them. Plus it kept him on his normal routine and meant he didn’t have 9 days (or whatever it would be) between starts.
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The Twins won 101 games this year and it’s possible that they could make the World Series and not have home field advantage in any of the three series.
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or, conversely, real rally My bad, I was used to watching the Cubs all year.
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Yes!
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Solid fake rally by the Nats here.
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Cubs Manager Search (Ross to be hired - Kaplan)
soccer10k replied to Cubswin11's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Right, because, shocker, they DO value things like optics/PR with moves like this. Maddon is widely liked by the fanbase because of the WS, hence why they didn't actually fire him and are trying to ride this out as smoothly as possible. Simply signing his backup doesn't work for both the people mad to see Joe gone ("If they're just going to promote the bench coach, then why not keep Joe?!?!" etc.), and not for most of the people who were also looking for the Cubs to move on and try something different. It's a lose/lose proposition PR-wise that makes almost nobody happy except the FO and a tiny, tiny, tiny sliver of fans that would be creepily pumped over Loretta managing the Cubs. I'm pretty sure less than 10% of the population realizes Loretta was the bench coach, so the PR thing won't really come into play. I had no idea until a week ago when the gambling odds on who the next manager would be came out and I had to google him to find out where he was coaching this year. -
Why? If they win this one they go directly to the DS and Flaherty can still pitch twice in that series if it goes 5. He’s on normal rest also. Facing Holland, Brewers still need to win, just throw someone else out there and save Flaherty for a 163 or WC game potentially. But likely get to use him game 1 of the DS. Also if he went game 2 and 5 he’d be on short rest for game 5. He'd be on normal rest for Game 5. Thu: Game 1 Fri: Game 2 Sat: Off Sun: Game 3 Mon: Game 4 Tue: Off Wed: Game 5 By pitching him tomorrow it allows them to pitch him twice in the DS. If he goes Game 163 or the WC game, he'd only pitch once in the DS since he wouldn't be available until Game 3.
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I know it’s only been a few games but boy am I sure glad that Pulisic went to Chelsea.
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Why? If they win this one they go directly to the DS and Flaherty can still pitch twice in that series if it goes 5. He’s on normal rest also.
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As for the DS, Flaherty starting Game 1 or 2 doesn’t really matter. Unless they were going to bring him back on short rest in Game 4, he’ll pitch twice regardless.
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I mean, what do the Brewers expect? KB, Rizzo and Javy are all hurt so I’d course they’re not going to play.