Tito, undefeated in the WS.Playoff Tito thanks you for your thoughts
Behave yourself or he'll make you vote for Jill Stein.Not much strategy there, Smoltz. Allen is just daring people to turn on his heater.
Lester chokedI knew those 2 first inning runs would come back to bite them.
Maddon will find a way.The WS pool is not looking good for the three guys who picked Cubs in 4.
Yeah, that was some odd bullshit from Buck. He's been on the Cubs all postseasonBuck droning on and on after the game about how the Cubs still have the advantage, blah blah. I mean, Cubs have to win 4 of 6 now, that doesn't seem easy when 2 of those 6 come against Kluber.
I don't know, looks like his team quit on him tonight.Maddon will find a way.
It was even weirder when Smoltz agreed with him.Yeah, that was some odd bullshit from Buck. He's been on the Cubs all postseason
That or they just weren't prepared.I don't know, looks like his team quit on him tonight.
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'.Buck droning on and on after the game about how the Cubs still have the advantage, blah blah. I mean, Cubs have to win 4 of 6 now, that doesn't seem easy when 2 of those 6 come against Kluber.
That's a great point.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.
I'm the one guy who picked Cleveland in four.The WS pool is not looking good for the three guys who picked Cubs in 4.
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.I'm rooting for the Indians to go up 3-0 or 3-1. This young Cubs team hasn't been punched in the mouth yet.
Noted. Thanks for the update and analysisI picked Cleveland in 6 and so far, so good.
Torre won 14 in a row from Game 3 of the 1996 Series to Game 3 of the 2000 Series.Tito with 9 straight WS game wins. That has to be close to a record doesn't it?
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.Noted. Thanks for the update and analysis
Yeah, that's clearly the offense first lineup for the Cubs.And Arrieta isn't working with his quasi-personal catcher, he usually throws to Montero.
He'll probably only be looking to get 4-5 innings out of them.I don't like Bauer and Tomlin on short rest but IN TITO WE TRUST
That's not a good sign. We know what happened to Foulke after that.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.
True I'm worried about suckage out of the gate in 5 or 6He'll probably only be looking to get 4-5 innings out of them.
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.Torre won 14 in a row from Game 3 of the 1996 Series to Game 3 of the 2000 Series.
I find it very unlike Tito to reveal such strategies. Why do they need to say this?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.
We aren't playing Football?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.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.
You could have started it with this post.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.