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  1. Rcal10
    I agree with this. I think Wicks will follow Assad today. I don’t expect any of their multi inning relievers to pitch multiple innings today.
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    It could be as simple as if the wind is blowing in they go with Shoto in game 2. If it is blowing out they go Rea. Personally, I think it will be Shoto. But they will have guys ready. So, who are the pitchers in this series? Boyd, Shoto, Tailon, Rea, Soroka, Civeli, Assad, Palencia, Pomeranz, Thielbar, Kittredge, Keller. That is 12. Am I missing anyone? Rogers? Wicks?
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    Oh, I know. I wasnt suggesting your comment suggested it was going to be easy. Just a general statement. Winning in the playoffs is hard. And good fortune plays a part in it.
  4. Rcal10
    Exactly. No one said it will be easy.
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    100% in agreement. Cubs definitely have a solid chance in this one. Might add that the Padres are not too good against left handed pitching either. They traded for a bat who hits lefties well, but he is injured. Playoffs are pretty close to a flip of the coin anyway, but for this series I would say the Cubs have an ever so slight advantage.
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    Guess we will see. The good thing is, if the Cubs can take care of their own business they will only have to play either the Phillies or Dodgers but not both of them to get to the WS. Also, good to have to face one of those teams after they fought it out against each other. Cubs are definitely not a favorite in these playoffs. But that is fine. Anything can happen. Favorites do not win all the time.
  7. Rcal10
    I know you know I am not. 😅 I just wasn’t someone who hated the Cardinals. No more than any other team, anyway. I know they had some code and had “the Cardinal way” and always talked about how great their fans were. But I didn’t hate them. After this series I do.
  8. Rcal10
    The last few days the cardinals have shown me what a low class organization they are. Between hitting PCA on the knee after he homered and now walking Busch for no reason, while the manager was smirking, I have no respect for them.
  9. Rcal10
    Maybe not that order, but yes. Have to hit.
  10. Rcal10
    I am going to stick to the thought of 12 pitchers. Just rd 1. We shall see how it ends up.
  11. Rcal10
    Do you think they will carry 13 pitchers? I don’t. I think 12 would be the most. So that leaves 5 spots. Back up catcher, Turner, Castro are 3 for sure. Then you have Ballesteros, Hamilton and Santana. Pick 2. I think he is one in the event the Cubs pinch hit Turner for Busch early in a game and then want to go back to a better defender and/or PH for Turner later in that game. But, who knows?🤷 To me it comes down to Santana or Hamilton. Mo has to be in the bench.
  12. Rcal10
    This is why I think he will be in the roster. One extra bat in that round.
  13. Rcal10
    And, at least for the WC round, I think he will be rostered.
  14. Rcal10
    Yep. If Padres beat the Dbacks, Az is eliminated. So they have nothing to play for. Basically the same situation the Cubs have. Home team who needs a win against a division rival. Cubs need 1 or 4 games to go their way. It SHOULD happen.
  15. Rcal10
    Just want to point out Dansby has 11 errors. And has way more plays many SS don’t make. It is ridiculous that people can say anything negative about Dansby in the field. Yes, he make a few errors, but hardly something to go off on.
  16. Rcal10
    This is probably true, but if you are on vacation in Europe do you really want to sit and watch the game? I am a huge fan, but even I wouldn’t do that. Typically I try not vacationing in October.
  17. Rcal10
    If the Yankees win the division I would guess the Cubs might get a little better game time. If the Dodgers, Cubs and Yankees all played in rd 1 my guess is the Cubs would be a day game. I would say AL central winner plays the first game, Cubs second, Yankees 3rd and Dodgers the late game. If Yankees win the division maybe the Cubs get the prime time game.
  18. Rcal10
    I was in Italy the year the Cubs lost to the Brewers in the one game for the division and then the Rockies for the wild card. I got the final few innings on the radio when I woke up, through mlb. Heard Pat call the elimination game.
  19. Rcal10
    If he was going to BEAN him it would have been on the head, not the knee. No one gets beaned in the knee.
  20. Rcal10
    I think it is more complicated than that. I thought after this year the Cubs could exercise an option to go 3 year more and he would total out at $8OM for 5 years. If they didn’t do that he could then exercise an option at $15M. Honestly I don’t know all the particulars. I do know there is a little funk in his contract. Which is why I said it isn’t 100 certain he is back. I do believe he will be. Just not a zero chance.
  21. Rcal10
    Cubs offense looks to be back. At least that is a great sign.
  22. Rcal10
    I wouldn’t say zero chance. I am more in line with Bertz comment “very little chance”, but there is a chance.
  23. Rcal10
    Padres are worse against left handed pitchers than right handers. And the main bat they traded for to help against let handed pitching will not be available for the WC round.
  24. Rcal10
    I would bet anyone it isn’t Horton and Taillon in game 1 and 2.
  25. Rcal10
    Interesting. No mention of a homer by the Cubs. Just negative comments. Have to love this fan base. If/when they lose you will all finally get what you want.
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