2016 MLB WS Cubs Vs Indians
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The crazy thing is that Maddon gets more press for being close to the thing that Tito already did and is trying to do a second time. I can't fucking stand that guy.
If a potato was managing the Cubs I'd be rooting for them.
If a potato was managing the Cubs I'd be rooting for them.
I think they've lost the advantage, but they got shut out back to back in the last series and still won it in 6. They're down, but not out. Buck droning on and on? Must be a day ending with the letter 'y'.
That's a great point.
I wonder how much of that has to do with regular season tito versus playoff tito. Maddon tries to be playoff tito all year long.
Fangraphs has the Cubs as 52% favorites following tonight
Meanwhile 538 has the Indians now as 55% favorites
Meanwhile 538 has the Indians now as 55% favorites
Dodgers were up 2-1, after two straight shut outs, and looking at two more games at home. That was a pretty good punch and the Cubs dusted themselves off and punched back, hard.
Naquin playing tonight?
I had a dream we traded JBJ and Farrell for him and Tito
(Yeah yeah I know)
I had a dream we traded JBJ and Farrell for him and Tito
(Yeah yeah I know)
Torre won 14 in a row from Game 3 of the 1996 Series to Game 3 of the 2000 Series.
Speaking of which, shouldn't we have actual gamethreads for the series? This has become sort of a half-hearted one. (I'd start one, but I'd rather defer to a very passionate Cubs/Indians supporter.) 3 hours and 15 min to go.
I'm one of the very few (only?)passionate Tribe fans here, and I don't have the energy and my workload at the office is piled up. It's been several years since the Indians have even had an Adopt-a-team thread here at SoSH.
Lineups for tonight:
CUBS
Dexter Fowler, CF
Kris Bryant, 3B
Anthony Rizzo, 1B
Ben Zobrist, LF
Kyle Schwarber, DH
Javier Baez, 2B
Willson Contreras, C
Jorge Soler, RF
Addison Russell, SS
Jake Arrieta, P
INDIANS
Carlos Santana, DH
Jason Kipnis, 2B
Francisco Lindor, SS
Mike Napoli, 1B
Jose Ramirez, 3B
Lonnie Chisenhall, RF
Coco Crisp, LF
Tyler Naquin, CF
Roberto Perez, C
Trevor Bauer, P
RR I don't mind if you start one. If there's a passionate Cubs fan out there they could do it.
Lineups for tonight:
CUBS
Dexter Fowler, CF
Kris Bryant, 3B
Anthony Rizzo, 1B
Ben Zobrist, LF
Kyle Schwarber, DH
Javier Baez, 2B
Willson Contreras, C
Jorge Soler, RF
Addison Russell, SS
Jake Arrieta, P
INDIANS
Carlos Santana, DH
Jason Kipnis, 2B
Francisco Lindor, SS
Mike Napoli, 1B
Jose Ramirez, 3B
Lonnie Chisenhall, RF
Coco Crisp, LF
Tyler Naquin, CF
Roberto Perez, C
Trevor Bauer, P
RR I don't mind if you start one. If there's a passionate Cubs fan out there they could do it.
Jayson Stark, ESPN:
Terry Francona confirms that the plan to pitch Corey Kluber in Games 4 & 7 means Trevor Bauer & Josh Tomlin also would come back on short rest in Games 5 & 6.
ESPN Stats & Information:
Andrew Miller threw 46 pitches in relief on Tuesday. The last pitcher to throw 45 or more pitches and then pitch the next day in the postseason was Keith Foulke in 2004, according to Elias Sports Bureau research. He threw 50 pitches in Game 4 of the ALCS and 22 pitches in Game 5. Indians manager Terry Francona was Foulke's manager on the Red Sox in 2004.
Terry Francona confirms that the plan to pitch Corey Kluber in Games 4 & 7 means Trevor Bauer & Josh Tomlin also would come back on short rest in Games 5 & 6.
ESPN Stats & Information:
Andrew Miller threw 46 pitches in relief on Tuesday. The last pitcher to throw 45 or more pitches and then pitch the next day in the postseason was Keith Foulke in 2004, according to Elias Sports Bureau research. He threw 50 pitches in Game 4 of the ALCS and 22 pitches in Game 5. Indians manager Terry Francona was Foulke's manager on the Red Sox in 2004.
Yeah, that's clearly the offense first lineup for the Cubs.
I think there are going to be some runs scored tonight.
That's not a good sign. We know what happened to Foulke after that.
Also that stat above does not mention entering Game 6 on fumes and saving it (just thinking about the Tony Clark AB raises my blood pressure).
For the Cubs to have any chance they need to get to Tomlin and Bauer.
True I'm worried about suckage out of the gate in 5 or 6
Has there ever been a team win a World Series without any of its starting pitchers getting 19 outs?
Tito holds the record for most wins in a row to start a career in WS managing. It might have been a record at 8 wins also.
On MLBN, they showed a tweet about a half hour ago from Jordan Bastion, "Indians reporter" saying Francona said Miller would probably be limited to "an inning max" if the lefty appeared in game 2 against the Cubs.
Couldn't find the tweet on Bastion's account though.
Couldn't find the tweet on Bastion's account though.
I find it very unlike Tito to reveal such strategies. Why do they need to say this?
Yep, but the question was if it was the most in a row. Anyway, it is a remarkable achievement either way.
