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    Regardless of this outcome, zobrist showing this power in back to back nights is somewhat encouraging.
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    There's really no evidence to back this up. Hendricks incredible 2016? Yeah, Quintana had a higher WAR. This year in total? Quintana. The last 30 days? Quintana. What are you basing it on? You're giving Quintana a boost for 5.1 WAR vs. 5.0 in 2016, but then going to last 30 days to dismiss 3.2 WAR to 2.5 in Hendricks favor this year? Main difference in 2016 was 18 innings more than Quintana pitched. Hendricks peripherals better across the board. Might be misreading you, but Quintana definitely has more WAR this year. Mostly due to more innings, but basic peripherals are in his favor too (9.9 vs 7.6 K/9, HR rate even, Hendricks slight advantage in walk rate). Quintana has been better this year, last year, last month, whatever. Hendricks is a Cubs legend for the rest of his life, and a very good pitcher this year, but we traded for a hell of a pitcher.
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    I get the playoff experience. But 2017 and the last 30 days have not been a toss up by any means. Quintana has been the much better pitcher. In terms of lefty/righty, whatever. Lester and Jake are interchangeable at this point. But in a game 5, give me Quintana.
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    What's the argument for Hendricks over Quintana? Being a better pitcher There's really no evidence to back this up. Hendricks incredible 2016? Yeah, Quintana had a higher WAR. This year in total? Quintana. The last 30 days? Quintana. What are you basing it on?
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    He's clearly our best starter right now. I dont really mind if Lester gets game 1. Even I kind of expect him to come up big in the big game even though he's been struggling, and he was improved last night. But then game 2 has to go to Hendricks. Lester/Hendricks/Q/Jake/Lester is what I expect. Hendricks/Q/Lester/Jake/Hendricks is what I would probably go with Lester/Jake/Q/Hendricks/Lester is what Dusty would do, and if Joe does it Ill jump on the fire Joe bandwagon What's the argument for Hendricks over Quintana?
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    Honestly, at this point nonzero chance Montgomery starts a playoff game.
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    Quintana Hendricks whatever
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    So are we just not doing either? Dex almost killed Willson and then tripled...might have cost him his invite to the after party later tonight.
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    I mean, if there was ever a time to break with tradition, it's when we've already clinched on someone who's spent the whole year bemoaning how terrible we are. Don't waste any of the big guns, but let's get one up to start the celebration.
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    Thought this was interesting. In the game thread last night a couple people noticed that as of today, Bryant leads the NL in WAR. Based on the Cubs having a 'down' year until the last few weeks, and his low RBI total/bad clutch numbers, he hasn't gotten a ton of MVP talk, which...whatever. I usually like looking at WPA (win probability added) when looking at the MVP race, as it takes into account big hits and how much impact towards results the player actually had. Amazingly, Trout is leading all of baseball. Bryant comes in at 19th in the National League, thanks largely to him being by far the least clutch player thus far in the NL (no idea how the stat works, but his number is -2.92, the next worst person, Stanton, is -1.85). Top NL WPA producer? Our other cornerstone, Anthony Rizzo.
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    I'm reading it as you having Martin over LaStella in what you posted. Right, that's my guess, his post is saying Wilson, Rondon, La Stella, Rivera, AND Martin/Lackey if I'm reading it right. Good call. I'm dropping Rivera for Lackey/Grimm/Koji, agree with the rest.
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    Rondon, Wilson, La Stella, and Rivera make 25 unless you're not including someone from my locks. I'm reading it as you having Martin over LaStella in what you posted.
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    Based on the last week or so, it seems like Maddon considers Jay the starting center fielder. If that pushes Almora to a full time bench role, doesn't that make Martin a little redundant? Especially if they give Russell and Baez most of the starts at SS/2B and push Zobrist to the outfield. You'd have Heyward and Almora ready to come off the bench for pinch running/defensive replacement purposes. The Rivera decision probably rests on if they have any faith in Schwarber filling the emergency catcher role. I know we carried three last year, but those were different circumstances with Ross having to catch Lester and all three of them at that point being candidates for getting pinch hit for. Regardless on if you start Contreras or Avila, no real reason to sub either of them out of the game. I'd bring on LaStella and probably a 12th pitcher, Koji if he's healthy, Grimm if they think he's in one of his hot streaks, or even Lackey to just guard against worst case scenario (going down 8-0 in the second inning or something like that). Given the questions with Wilson/Duensing, Monty is too valuable against a team like Washington to have to waste him as a mop-up guy where he'd be out of commission for 3 days after.
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    Is it too early to start talking playoff rosters? Does Lackey make it? Koji?
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    Yep, that was a fantastic take, and it's just going to lead to bad swings in the future.
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    Lol for horsefeathering ever at javy running around with that stupid microphone while he's supposed to be on deck
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    Wow this really dumb
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    You guys ready for Jen-ho tseng in the bottom of the 12th?
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    I horsefeathering hate sliding head first, but...I love javy so much.
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    Part of me wants to clinch as quickly as possible just so you all can relax. Jesus, we've won 7 of 8, 4 of 4 against the only two teams remotely threatening us, and we're down all of one run in the fourth inning with our #5 on the mound. It is so horsefeathering good to be us.
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    http://www.reactiongifs.us/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/stop_it_hellboy.gif Such love guys! Aren't you excited we're shaping up to go destroy the field again?! Let's ride! Stop being such whiners.
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