2016 World Series Game 7 Live Blog
| 4:53 |
: I am here. I am sure Jeff Sullivan will be here soon. Game time is moved up to 7pm CT. Let’s get the questions going.
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| 4:53 |
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Who are you rooting for tonight?
Chicago (56.1% | 178 votes)
Cleveland (43.8% | 139 votes)
Total Votes: 317
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| 4:54 |
: my dad surprised me by stopping by to watch the game tonight. born in 1948. maybe a sign….
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| 4:57 |
: Rain looks like it will be a factor tonight
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| 4:57 |
: Be glad it isn’t in Chicago. Been pretty miserable all day.
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| 4:58 |
: Does Maddon pull a double switch when Lester comes in to put Ross behind the plate and keep Contreras in the game?
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| 4:58 |
: Doubtful. He’d have to sacrifice defense elsewhere.
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| 4:58 |
: I’m so excited for this. Baseball is great.
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| 4:59 |
: same
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| 5:01 |
: I finally show up to something on time and someone else has opened it early!
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| 5:01 |
: Hello friends
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| 5:01 |
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Who’s going to win?
Chicago (59.3% | 146 votes)
Cleveland (40.6% | 100 votes)
Total Votes: 246
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| 5:02 |
: Hi Jeff
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| 5:02 |
: Hi Craig!
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| 5:02 |
: I can’t actually handle this and I’m not even invested
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| 5:02 |
: I thought you might be on time so I started early to make you feel comfortable, keep your routine, etc.
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| 5:02 |
: That is very thoughtful of you
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| 5:03 |
: First pitch! It’s a low strike!
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| 5:03 |
: I should note that Chicago is 3-0 when I’m watching from home in this series.
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| 5:03 |
: I’m waiting on what I assume is a little delay. Let’s all somehow manage to have fun together
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| 5:03 |
: T/F the most important factor tonight is Kluber locating the two seam?
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| 5:03 |
: I’ll say…Hendricks locating on the inner half against lefties. Four-seamer
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| 5:04 |
: How long are we doing this delay for?
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| 5:04 |
: Annnnnnnnnnnd the Cubs are on the board
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| 5:04 |
: WOW.
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| 5:04 |
: Soooo looks like Cubs fans voting for all of their own players for the All-Star game may come back to bite them.
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| 5:04 |
: Fowler to the deepest part of the ballpark. Sinker hung over the middle of the plate
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| 5:05 |
: If tonight’s game got rained out, that would mean an extra day’s rest for Kluber, which seems possible given the weather in Chicago.
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| 5:05 |
: Thats a good start
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| 5:05 |
: Well, that was quick.
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| 5:05 |
: does naquin catch that?
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| 5:05 |
: lol Naquin catches nothing
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| 5:06 |
: That place is pretty loud for a Cubs score
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| 5:06 |
: Cubs fans are everywhere. Especially tonight
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| 5:06 |
: Schwarber legs out an infield single. This could be going a lot better
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| 5:06 |
: Your poll doesn’t have an option of “I’m not rooting, just enjoying the last, beautiful baseball before the baseball goes away.”
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| 5:06 |
: Velo down for kluber
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| 5:07 |
: 94 on the last pitch to Schwarber. Ramping up
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| 5:07 |
: If the Cubs win tonight, what baseball city/franchise do we get to laugh at next? San Diego? Seattle? Houston?
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| 5:07 |
: Wouldn’t it then become Cleveland?
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| 5:07 |
: Can’t wait to see the Cubs go from loveable losers to among the most hated fan base in sports
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| 5:07 |
: We saw it in 2004!
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| 5:08 |
: It’s sort of the one downside to Chicago winning this
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| 5:08 |
: Isn’t everyone already laughing at San Diego?
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| 5:08 |
: No one remembers about San Diego
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| 5:09 |
: Six pitches to Bryant, one of them a fastball. First out for Cleveland is on the board!
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| 5:09 |
: when will we have enough data to make claims about pitchers pitching on short rest? 2025?
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| 5:10 |
: probably never. Every pitcher is different and by 2025, the current rotation setup might not look like it does now.
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| 5:10 |
: Also, teams probably prepare pitchers on short rest differently from how they used to
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| 5:11 |
: my body is ready! greetings from the Netherlands. Gonna pull an all-nighter
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| 5:11 |
: Rizzo flies out, missing a cutter over the middle. Kluber got a little fortunate there
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| 5:11 |
: Greetings to you and hopefully I will not be doing the same.
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| 5:11 |
: Hey guy! Just got back from picking up food. Did I miss anything?
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| 5:11 |
: Hi Sean!
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| 5:11 |
: Schwarber stolen base!!
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| 5:11 |
: I call that one a Molina steal.
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| 5:12 |
: Hi Sean
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| 5:12 |
: Even Lindor was smiling about it
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| 5:12 |
: That I just saw.
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| 5:12 |
: Just noticed Rizzo kinda dry humps the batters box during his load
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| 5:12 |
: Friend of mine who NEVER watches sports texted that to me just last night. So it’s not a secret!
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| 5:13 |
: Zobrist flies out. Indians and Kluber survive, but it’s 1-0. That’s a big run in a game with a pitching lineup like this
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| 5:13 |
: Chances this game is a flop?
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| 5:14 |
: Hopefully it’s not. Only 2 of 6 games have been close so far, not that they haven’t been interesting, but a close game would be nice.
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| 5:14 |
: I think it will be interesting regardless of a blow out. But that’s just me. Narrative is good either way.
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| 5:14 |
: That game kind of sucked
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| 5:15 |
: Cubs win expectancy at 56%. I’d probably put it at more like 60% based on the projected pitchers
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| 5:15 |
: What’s the backup plan if Kluber only goes 3 innings?
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| 5:15 |
: Miller. Although if Kluber gets obliterated it probably doesn’t matter at all
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| 5:16 |
: Are there more moderators than chatters right now?
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| 5:16 |
: There are 600 people in here
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| 5:16 |
: Chances that Hideo Nomo in this chat really is Hideo Nomo?
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| 5:16 |
: Santana with a first-pitch lineout. Aggressive, good contact! Right at Fowler.
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| 5:16 |
: Should the Indians have just started with Miller?
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| 5:17 |
: No. You need nine innings and Kluber should provide a good start to that.
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| 5:17 |
: Might as well let Kluber go with his normal routine, short rest aside
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| 5:17 |
: no way did that game suck jeff
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| 5:17 |
: No one talks about Hendricks? He’s one of the top Cy Young candidates
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| 5:17 |
: I mean from a general entertainment standpoint
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| 5:17 |
: I was rooting for Boston too
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| 5:18 |
: Pedro pitched in that game? Man, who even remembers that
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| 5:18 |
: That was the one part where Yankees fans started to make some noise!
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| 5:19 |
: Baez messes up! Lindor is on. Two outs
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| 5:19 |
: I think people talk about him. He doesn’t strike a lot of guys out and benefits from one of the best defenses in recent memory. He is still very good though.
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| 5:19 |
: Hendricks looks more sad than calm, cool, and collected
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| 5:19 |
: Are you projecting?
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| 5:19 |
: hope you are in a better mood tonight then you were for game 2 jeff!
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| 5:19 |
: No matter what, this is going to be amazing
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| 5:20 |
: Unless it drags into the rain 🙁
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| 5:20 |
: feels good seeing jhey catch that w/ both hands
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| 5:20 |
: Rain would be awful.
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| 5:20 |
: he usually does.
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| 5:20 |
: why is santana batting leadoff?
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| 5:20 |
: Napoli’s out, first is over. Cubs are a ninth of the way there
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| 5:20 |
: he bats leadoff a lot. He has a high OBP and is a good hitter.
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| 5:20 |
: What are the odds Andrew Miller never appears in this game?
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| 5:21 |
: Whatever the odds are that Andrew Miller gets himself locked in the bathroom
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| 5:21 |
: In a game 7 there is not reason to wait for higher leverage.
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| 5:21 |
: but you also don’t want to leave yourslef short of innings either. It’s not like you are saving somebody for extras. Everybody important will pitch in an important situation.
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| 5:22 |
: I feel really bad for Indian fans. Feels like theyve been over shadowed by the Cubs and their story, and even Game 7 in their own ballpark seems to be filled with Cubs fans.
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| 5:22 |
: pretty sure there is one thing that might remedy that.
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| 5:22 |
: Are slow pitches up in the zone usually mistakes?
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| 5:22 |
: Very often, unless they’re like first-pitch curveballs
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| 5:22 |
: What’s the percentage chance we see anyone other than Miller and Allen in relief for the Indians?
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| 5:22 |
: 50%? Shaw would seem a candidate.
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| 5:22 |
: Hendricks looks like he’s ready to talk you through 401k options
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| 5:22 |
: I believe the term “wet noodle” is what Hendricks looks like
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| 5:23 |
: why hendricks is so great this year, jeff?
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| 5:23 |
: 2015 Dallas Keuchel
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| 5:23 |
: Command everything
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| 5:23 |
: Is there any way the game ends with less than 9 innings or is that only regular season?
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| 5:23 |
: Could end at eight and a half!
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| 5:24 |
: In theory…could the Indians/Cubs have replaced last nights starting pitchers (Tomlin and Arietta) with other guys? Or does MLB nix that sort of thing
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| 5:24 |
: Rosters are set before the series begins.
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| 5:24 |
: Not the postseason, but each series with the WC counting as a separate series.
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| 5:24 |
: The times through the order penalty is generally more attributed to the pitchers fatigue increasing, more so than increased familiarity by the batters, right?
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| 5:24 |
: It’s both, really. Maybe 60/40 fatigue?
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| 5:25 |
: xBA on Santana’s liner… .614.
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| 5:25 |
: an extra base hit 50% of the time.
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| 5:26 |
: But don’t you want to make sure Miller faces the top of the order? Only argument not to start Miller is it messes with Klubers his routine. There is no leverage argument to be made in a game 7.
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| 5:26 |
: Smoltz keeps saying the home run did nothing to bother Kluber. It probably did *something* to bother Kluber
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| 5:26 |
: I think Miller will face the top of the order eventually no matter when he comes in.
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| 5:26 |
: Real easy inning for Kluber. To the bottom of the second! Still 1-0 Cubs
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| 5:26 |
: Will we ever see Mike Trout in the World Series?
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| 5:27 |
: If he gets traded or if 2014 went differently.
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| 5:27 |
: Kluber: 10 fastballs, 16 non-fastballs
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| 5:27 |
: Cubs odds hanging at 56%
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| 5:27 |
: Baez = Enigma
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| 5:28 |
: he’s about what we thought. He’s just grouped his hits and Ks in different series.
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| 5:28 |
: Is there anything to be learned from early innings EV or xBA results? Hard hit balls for outs tend to translate into hits later? Anything like that?
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| 5:29 |
: Nah, it’s nothing but a curiosity. Don’t think it indicates anything other than what already happened
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| 5:29 |
: How did I never see that Keuchel comp?
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| 5:29 |
: Probably the righty/lefty thing
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| 5:30 |
: Hendricks was almost the same guy in 2015, but his E-F is a run and a half different this year because of defense, probably
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| 5:30 |
: if there are a bunch of high EV, you might look for symptoms of something else, like a bunch of pitches over the heart of the plate, but it is more fun than predictive.
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| 5:30 |
: He also developed and improved this inside four-seamer against lefties. So some of it is real
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| 5:31 |
: What’s the pitch count for Kluber tonight? Or is it an innings count until the bullpen?
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| 5:31 |
: Probably good for a little under two trips through the order
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| 5:31 |
: Leadoff single for Ramirez, off of Hendricks’ body
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| 5:31 |
: Has anyone studied a “familiarity penalty”?
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| 5:31 |
: It’s not all defense. Some of it is defense, some if it is luck, and some of it is weak contact, which likely has some skill component.
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| 5:32 |
: Ben Lindbergh checked recently and found that repeat starters within a series don’t suffer statistically at all
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| 5:32 |
: If it starts raining, how long of a delay do they allow before postponing it?
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| 5:32 |
: A really long one.
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| 5:32 |
: Jeff…any good mountain hikes still open, or are they all snowed in now?
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| 5:32 |
: You can ask me questions like this on Friday!
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| 5:33 |
: I’m so worried about this game that I just tore half the dental bar off the back of my bottom teeth. Baseball!
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| 5:33 |
: Ramirez picked off!
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| 5:33 |
: Holy crap
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| 5:33 |
: I’m going to the dentist tomorrow.
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| 5:33 |
: Usually, rain delays last 90-120 before they call it in the regular season. By then the field is usually unplayable.
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| 5:34 |
: And now Chisenhall singles. So that’s probably aggravating
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| 5:34 |
: Smoltz makes a simple but critical point. You can’t assume that Chisenhall would’ve singled if Ramirez hadn’t been picked off. Changes the whole situation, and changes the pitching approach
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| 5:34 |
: I wish more people understood this
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| 5:34 |
: That was a really strong throw.
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| 5:34 |
: That defense.
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| 5:35 |
: And the inning is over. Soooo
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| 5:35 |
: Where would you guys rank this game in terms of biggest/most anticipated baseball games during your lifetime?
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| 5:35 |
: This is at least the most anticipated game since, what, Game 7 2001?
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| 5:36 |
: Damn, what a complete wasted inning.
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| 5:36 |
: If Clayton Kershaw had been a free agent before this game, and was only available for a one day contract, how much do you think either the Cubs or Indians would have signed him for?
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| 5:36 |
: It probably feels good to have some hits on the board. So there’s something
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| 5:36 |
: Smoltz is far too rational and non-hot-takey for the lead analyst role
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| 5:36 |
: Best thing about him!
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| 5:37 |
: So there’s no familiarity penalty in a series, but there could be one in game to contribute to time through the order problems? Why is that?
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| 5:37 |
: You’re more likely to remember a pitcher from the same game than from a few games before
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| 5:37 |
: The Cubs would just pay more than whatever Cleveland offered, say $12 million.
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| 5:37 |
: Not game 7 2011?
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| 5:37 |
: Why ain’t west behind the plate? FeeLing cheated.
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| 5:37 |
: Didn’t have the Cubs in it
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| 5:38 |
: last night’s game.
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| 5:38 |
: The only other contender IMO: ’04 ALCS Game 7
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| 5:38 |
: Also clearly huge. I wanted to give this one some championship bonus points
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| 5:38 |
: is expected batting average just based off of exit velocity and launch angle?
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| 5:38 |
: yes-what happened this year.
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| 5:39 |
: how negative was the baserunning value of the Indians? it was horrible, right? got a couple SBs but also a gazillion pick offs and CS. everybody talked about Indians running on cubs P but the Indians probably had a pretty big net negative from running, right?
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| 5:39 |
: Yeah, the baserunning has not been a positive in this series for them at all
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| 5:39 |
: Unless I”m just forgetting a bunch
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| 5:40 |
: How many innings can Andrew Miller pitch tonight
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| 5:40 |
: 3
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| 5:40 |
: Jose Ramirez has such an oddly shaped body, it’s kind of cute
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| 5:40 |
: Feels like Juan Uribe, and how Uribe was surprisingly good in the field
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| 5:41 |
: is it crazy for me to think that lester can be bad out of the pen? With his oddities, he seem like the kind of pitcher that this would be true for
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| 5:41 |
: That steal emboldened Schwarber…to his detriment.
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| 5:41 |
: Every starter has a routine you can’t really follow when you relieve but I figure Lester will be fine, based on the precedent of other starters relieving
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| 5:41 |
: Schwarber out stretching! OK!
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| 5:41 |
: Maybe Ramirez can feel a little bit better about himself now
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| 5:42 |
: If the Cubs win, what volcano will the celebration eruption most resemble?
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| 5:42 |
: No way! Game 7 2011 was more anticipated. After that Game 6, everyone was watching.
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| 5:42 |
: Krakatau
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| 5:42 |
: 10-15 million more people will be watching tonight.
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| 5:42 |
: There’s no way that many people gave a shit about the Cardinals and the Rangers, not compared to this matchup
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| 5:42 |
: I’m not monitoring the chat, so I apologize if this has been pointed out 8 times already, but: so much contact against Kluber.
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| 5:43 |
: hasn’t hurt him too much yet.
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| 5:43 |
: Kluber today: one grounder, 10 non-grounders. That’s really quite…maybe not bad, but at least unusual? He’s not so sharp
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| 5:43 |
: His only two swinging strikes came back to back against Bryant
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| 5:44 |
: You mean embiggened
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| 5:44 |
: schwarber needs no more embiggening
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| 5:44 |
: showing a decent amount of arrieta. Any chance we see him
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| 5:44 |
: Unlikely, but maybe for a couple of batters
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| 5:45 |
: Uribe and Ramirez are from the same city in the Dominican, weird how that works.
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| 5:45 |
: Crisp, extra bases!
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| 5:45 |
: Leadoff double. That’s a big one
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| 5:46 |
: Win expectancy now exactly 50/50
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| 5:46 |
: For all the “baseball is slow!” talk, how much would MLB love to have a 2h30m Game 7 with ~35M viewers?
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| 5:46 |
: If someone told you Kluber would give him 4 inn 1 run at the beginning of the game or u could roll the dice, which would tito have gone with?
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| 5:46 |
: Absolutely you take four innings and one run
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| 5:47 |
: If they get 35 M viewers, I doubt they care how long it is. Hopefully, the slow games in the playoffs renew focus for next year for the regular season, but there is only so much you can do in the playoffs with the added commercials and pitching changes.
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| 5:47 |
: Perez bunts Crisp over to third. Probably not the worst thing to do
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| 5:47 |
: What is the normal hr park factor in Cleveland?
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| 5:48 |
: Really high the last couple years
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| 5:48 |
: Are the Cubs being super aggressive because pitch count is essentially irrelevant?
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| 5:48 |
: Santana ties it up! Single and it’s 1-1
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| 5:48 |
: I think they are being aggressive because they don’t want to get behind and want to hit the first good pitch they see.
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| 5:49 |
: Just baaaaaaaaarely over Rizzo’s glove
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| 5:49 |
: Kipnis was looking for that change. Missed it.
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| 5:49 |
: Uribe joked that he was Ramirez’s father earlier this year prior to his release
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| 5:49 |
: That Schwarber TOOTBLAN could go down in infamy
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| 5:49 |
: Does that single score Crisp if he’s on second? Just thinking about it.
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| 5:50 |
: Ehhhh, it was bad, but there were two outs. So that mitigates things. Ramirez getting picked off hurt worse
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| 5:50 |
: yes. not hard enough past infield.
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| 5:50 |
: Do bunts positevley effect a teams odds of winning?
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| 5:51 |
: When I click the scoreboard it only gives me yesterday’s boxscore/WPA… what gives?
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| 5:51 |
: All safe.
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| 5:51 |
: Montgomery up and throwing in the Cubs bullpen
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| 5:51 |
: Baez with another huge mistake. Oh dear
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| 5:52 |
: generally no, but keep in mind the odds don’t always factor for hitter skill. Sean might no more on that.
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| 5:52 |
: That’s…wow. That’s a probable double play, turning into what I assume are zero outs
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| 5:53 |
: Bunts and odds of winning?
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| 5:53 |
: All safe. Wow.
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| 5:53 |
: Bunts essentially trade run expectancy for run probability.
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| 5:53 |
: I missed it, was the rest of the infield in as well besides Rizzo?
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| 5:53 |
: Not sure.
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| 5:54 |
: Indians odds of winning about 60%. Would’ve been 50% with a double play
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| 5:54 |
: Bryant was playing about 3/4, but backpedaling on the bunt
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| 5:55 |
: There are more than 900 people in here. Holy crap. Sorry to everyone who can’t get comments submitted but we are overwhelmed!
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| 5:55 |
: Do errors count against the fielder in WPA?
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| 5:55 |
: No
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| 5:55 |
: They do not
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| 5:55 |
: 3-and-0 pitch coming…
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| 5:55 |
: And a green light for Lindor. Ballsy
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| 5:56 |
: Two *perfect* pitches by Hendricks at 3-and-0 and 3-and-1. Lindor is out
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| 5:56 |
: What’s with the turf here, Heyward almost faceplanted last night, Baez slipped on the first error, Zobrist almost wiped out there
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| 5:56 |
: it’s been wet.
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| 5:56 |
: Man I feel bad for baez right now
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| 5:56 |
: Remember Andrus from last year’s Game 5?
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| 5:57 |
: WOWOWOW
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| 5:58 |
: Game 7 has not disappointed thus far. Exciting stuff
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| 5:58 |
: I saw that comment about 30 seconds before anything happened. That was suspenseful
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| 5:58 |
: WPA misses a lot. We probably use it too much.
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| 5:58 |
: Napoli lines the hell out and we’re still tied after three. Baseball is wonderful and a cruel son of a bitch
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| 5:59 |
: Jeff are you behind everyone else?
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| 5:59 |
: Probably
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| 5:59 |
: It doesn’t get used a whole lot in the regular season, aside from the Britton stuff this year, but it helps frame moments in the postseason, which is helpful in understanding how big a play was.
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| 6:00 |
: Does Hendricks pitch the fourth inning?
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| 6:00 |
: No one evaluates players on WPA. At least, no one I know does.
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| 6:00 |
: I think probably, but with somebody warming.
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| 6:00 |
: Hey guys, watching on MLB TV. Has the game started yet
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| 6:01 |
: Do pitchers who start at 88/89 experience the same loss of speed as pitchers who start in the high 90s as they age?
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| 6:01 |
: I believe so.
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| 6:01 |
: .568 xBA on that Napoli hit.
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| 6:01 |
: What exactly is the Def column on a player page? Their defense relative to an average defender?
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| 6:01 |
: It’s Fielding and Position runs above average added together which go into WAR.
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| 6:02 |
: At what point do you think about double switching Zobrist to 2nd and benching Baez?
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| 6:02 |
: One thing to keep in mind on these xBA is that it doesn’t factor where on the field the ball is hit.
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| 6:02 |
: If you start Baez today, you don’t remove him based on three innings
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| 6:02 |
: Do you think Pedro Strop and Hector Rondon even bothered to suit up tonight?
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| 6:02 |
: Hanging out with Ryan Merritt in an area bar
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| 6:03 |
: how ironic is it that both cubs defense and Indians baserunning have been spotty this series? 🙂
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| 6:03 |
: People use WPA? I mean it’s neat to see how events affect odds, but I rarely let myself attribute it to players in a meaningful way.
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| 6:03 |
: This game is going to come down to which manager panics first.
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| 6:04 |
: Panic can also come in the form of doing nothing.
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| 6:04 |
: Predictions on how much longer on Kluber and Hendricks?
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| 6:04 |
: Feels like this should be Kluber’s last inning
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| 6:05 |
: Lester might be ready for the bottom half already
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| 6:05 |
: Last inning for Kluber or one more after this if he looks good?
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| 6:05 |
: No reason I can think of to push him
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| 6:05 |
: Has anyone studied how effective bringing the infield in is? Really looked like Rizzo would’ve had a shot at the RBI hit if he’d been in his regular spot.
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| 6:06 |
: I don’t like it. Not sure on studies. I would rather just get outs.
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| 6:06 |
: Ross to C, Contreras to LF, Zobrist to 2B. The move is available
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| 6:07 |
: Rizzo beaned. Oh man
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| 6:07 |
: That’s a horrible 0-and-2 mistake
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| 6:07 |
: This right here should be Miller time
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| 6:07 |
: You could then move Contreras back to catcher for when Lester comes out. WIll be interesting if Baez is near the last guy in the inning.
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| 6:07 |
: It’s not, but this is huge
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| 6:08 |
: Out there.
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| 6:08 |
: Could-be double play turned into a force out by a high throw. Yikes
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| 6:09 |
: Rizzo wasn’t on the bag regardless there.
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| 6:09 |
: Don’t see any replay so far that could lead to this being overturned
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| 6:09 |
: And then Rizzo comes completely off. So yeah
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| 6:10 |
: Bold to tag up there
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| 6:10 |
: Another replay!
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| 6:10 |
: That was extremely bold. We’ll see if Bryant got under the tag!
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| 6:10 |
: Munenori Kawasaki is in the dugout
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| 6:11 |
: Bryant definitely safe at home. Kluber got the result he wanted but Davis hesitated for a split-second before throwing
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| 6:11 |
: That’s a bit of a miscommunication in the outfield. Need to get your body in position to throw, but it didn’t happen, perhaps due to slight confusion over who would take it.
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| 6:12 |
: Confusion in the Cleveland outfield. Have we seen that before?
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| 6:12 |
: We’ve cleared 1,000 active participants in here
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| 6:12 |
: i dont think Davis had an concern that Bryant was gunna tag
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| 6:12 |
: What’s a normal chat attendance, Jeff?
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| 6:12 |
: Like 400 – 500?
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| 6:12 |
: how can you not think it is a possibility though?
|
| 6:13 |
: Rizzo didn’t try to stay on the bag, took out Lindor, that should make Zobrist out, no?
|
| 6:13 |
: Kluber with just his third swinging strike of the game to get to 2-and-2
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| 6:13 |
: they stopped calling that months ago.
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| 6:13 |
: MLB needs to be more consistent on that.
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| 6:14 |
: And it’s 3-1. Contreras off the wall in deep center
|
| 6:14 |
: So are you guys just bombarded by things to approve right now?
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| 6:14 |
: yes
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| 6:14 |
: It’s all hindsight now but I’m a little surprised we didn’t see Miller getting ready. This jam happened fast
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| 6:15 |
: Not unlike Game 5 for the Indians Jeff.
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| 6:15 |
: ..And I’m texting people. Plus occasionally tweeting. Might code too. And have a beer.
|
| 6:16 |
: Corey Kluber is not Curt Schilling… true statement.
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| 6:16 |
: not a fan of either team and I’ve never been this stressed watching baseball
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| 6:16 |
: Is this effects of 3 day’s rest, or are the cubs just hitting?
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| 6:16 |
: yes?
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| 6:16 |
: Kluber definitely isn’t real sharp. And the Cubs are fantastic
|
| 6:16 |
: It’s weird that they introduce a new rule, heavily enforce it, and then just stop and never say a word about it.
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| 6:16 |
: i agree. I would have liked them to enforce it consistently, but people complained and then they stopped.
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| 6:17 |
: Blocking the plate, pace of play, slide rule.
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| 6:17 |
: He came off bag after hitting fielder its within the rule
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| 6:17 |
: Heyward pops up. Keeps looking for that swing that will make everyone forget his regular season
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| 6:17 |
: you were supposed to have to make an effort to stay on the bag.
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| 6:18 |
: It didn’t break up any kind of double play attempt after the horrid throw, so would have been safe even when they were calling it
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| 6:18 |
: that isn’t the way the rule was written, though.
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| 6:18 |
: or enforced early in the year.
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| 6:18 |
: Cubs win expectancy right now: 70%
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| 6:19 |
: Davis took a terrible route. Might have been able to catch that one with a better read.
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| 6:19 |
: One thing the Indians have lacked this year is an actual center fielder
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| 6:19 |
: and one of August’s last posts requested Naquin stay in.
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| 6:19 |
: Their great defense is all in the infield but Kluber’s been yielding everything in the air
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| 6:19 |
: Do the Indians CFers practice fly balls?
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| 6:20 |
: let Hendricks go longer now? or better that Ross’ spot won’t be up for a turn so go Lester?
|
| 6:20 |
: Follow the original script, ignore the score
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| 6:20 |
: xBA for Conteras hit?
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| 6:21 |
: Who maintains the fangraphs snapchat? Do I want to see you nerds’ pictures?
|
| 6:21 |
: August has it for the WS. We take turns based on the events. But Michelle Jay coordinates most of the social media when there isn’t an event.
|
| 6:21 |
: Is Cistulli on suicide watch?
|
| 6:21 |
: It’s a hit about half the time, and a home run on 2/3 of those. It’s a high angle so it gets caught a lot.
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| 6:21 |
: Cistulli does not take major-league baseball anywhere close to that seriously
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| 6:22 |
: Does Naquin execute that throw home and catch that Contreras ball?
|
| 6:22 |
: those are questions Cleveland fans might be asking for a long time.
|
| 6:22 |
: Is Cistulli even watching tonight?
|
| 6:22 |
: Good question!
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| 6:23 |
: Passively, probably
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| 6:23 |
: So what’s the plan for the Cubs from here? One more out of Hendricks, three from Lester, two from Chapman?
|
| 6:23 |
: Maybe Lester into the seventh, Chapman in relief of him whenever necessary
|
| 6:23 |
: I think it’s stressful right now because I don’t want this game to get out of hand and be boring. Stay interesting game 7!
|
| 6:23 |
: Who would you take: Cleveland’s relief corps or Chicago’s? (including everyone who is available/likely to pitch tonight)
|
| 6:23 |
: Cleveland. Except that now it’s sort of almost too late
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| 6:24 |
: can’t wait til this is over–not the series, the politcal ads
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| 6:24 |
: As soon as these ads are over, then we get our first ads for 2020
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| 6:25 |
: how many swing and misses total did kluber get?
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| 6:25 |
: Three. He threw 38% fastballs
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| 6:25 |
: We’re through four. 3-1 Cubs; easy half-inning for Hendricks
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| 6:26 |
: Craig: he was still right next to the bag. He didn’t slide nowhere near the bag or slide way through it to where he couldn’t keep it. Just because he didn’t keep the bag doesn’t mean he could not.
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| 6:26 |
: Rule: “is able and attempts to remain on the base (except home plate) after completion of the slide.”
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| 6:27 |
: Who wants to bet this is the final score?
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| 6:27 |
: I expect…one more run
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| 6:27 |
: what does Carson take seriously, non-family category?
|
| 6:27 |
: His dog and gardening
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| 6:27 |
: FG is going to need to invent a new stat for Skip & Shannon: Undisputed. HT/sec, or Hot-Takes per Second. My guess: 12. 12 hot-takes per second.
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| 6:27 |
: Hot take metrics are probably the next big thing. You have to account for how scorching they are, too.
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| 6:27 |
: WPA says 70% for Cubs – low or high? My gut says low, given Cubs defense and 2+ innings from Chapman
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| 6:27 |
: Low, because tonight’s run environment should be low as well
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| 6:28 |
: Look at all of these long-suffering 28-year-old Cubs fans in a bar
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| 6:29 |
: All is forgiven for Baez.
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| 6:29 |
: Baez leaves the yard. Kluber still inexplicably pitching
|
| 6:29 |
: That run goes at least in part on Francona’s hands
|
| 6:29 |
: Kluber comes out now. Bizarre
|
| 6:29 |
: This is one bittersweet standing ovation
|
| 6:30 |
: JAVY BAEZ REDEMPTION
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| 6:30 |
: why
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| 6:30 |
: Kluber still in the game?!
|
| 6:30 |
: No one’s concerned Chapman is overworked ?
|
| 6:30 |
: Not at all
|
| 6:30 |
: Francona losing some points here.
|
| 6:30 |
: Will Maddon even consider sending Hendricks out for another or was he not going to pitch more than 4 no matter what?
|
| 6:31 |
: What a strange, strange time for Francona to try to push a starter
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| 6:31 |
: After what he just saw from Kluber, not sure how Maddon levaes Hendricks in.
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| 6:32 |
: Cubs win expectancy at 85%. In reality it’s probably closer to 90%
|
| 6:32 |
: do you remember #guthriestillpitching?
|
| 6:32 |
: Miller time, one guy too late
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| 6:32 |
: Ironic that after all this, waiting too long to go to Miller is what kills Francona
|
| 6:33 |
: Well they were already losing by two
|
| 6:33 |
: As a Cub fan, I feel the win expectancy is 40%. Maybe 50%. 100+ years will do that to you….
|
| 6:33 |
: Honestly it would’ve been hard to get Miller up and ready in time last inning
|
| 6:33 |
: But still, yeah. Such a strange sequence of events
|
| 6:33 |
: Craig Edwards 6:04 Panic can also come in the form of doing nothing.
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| 6:34 |
: What point should they have replaced Kluber?
|
| 6:34 |
: Probably the top of the fourth, *definitely* to start the fifth
|
| 6:34 |
: That might be hard to overturn.
|
| 6:34 |
: How many newspaper headlines read “Cubs Club Kluber” tomorrow?
|
| 6:35 |
: Pretty sure they will be focusing on something else
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| 6:35 |
: Ross is putting on the catchers gear — hendricks not coming back out
|
| 6:35 |
: so bringing in Miller here is about as perfect a case of closing the barn door after the horses have left as you could ask for
|
| 6:35 |
: Goes from setting a WS record for K’s through 3 to tying (I presume) a WS record for least number of K’s through 4
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| 6:36 |
: Miller can keep the horses close by if help is on the way.
|
| 6:36 |
: Did Francona undo all the praise he’s received this postseason. This is the ONE game where it was most important to have a fast hook.
|
| 6:36 |
: It’s still winnable.
|
| 6:36 |
: Well, no, they still got here in the first place
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| 6:36 |
: At least Francona didn’t send in Ubaldo
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| 6:36 |
: Jeff, did you agree with Dave’s assessment of the Chapman situation last night?
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| 6:37 |
: Yeah, I wouldn’t have used him, but I don’t think it’s going to matter
|
| 6:37 |
: Hot taek: Hendricks should come out for the fifth.
|
| 6:37 |
: M-V-P chant right now. Probably for Bryant, and not the pitcher
|
| 6:37 |
: Joe Buck agrees with you.
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| 6:38 |
: You gotta leave hendricks in for the W right?
|
| 6:38 |
: Matheny?
|
| 6:38 |
: It’s only three runs, guys.
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| 6:39 |
: Three runs is a pretty huge lead with Lester and Chapman available and 15 outs left
|
| 6:39 |
: Mike Matheny has joined the chat as “guest”
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| 6:39 |
: Three runs might as well be thirty, it’s over fam.
|
| 6:39 |
: Jinx much?
|
| 6:40 |
: Would any of the chat panel have started Miller tonight?
|
| 6:40 |
: No, for me
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| 6:41 |
: nope.
|
| 6:41 |
: Craig, how far away are you from the epicenter in Wrigleyville? Have you boarded up your windows?
|
| 6:41 |
: Do you keep Chapman in the ‘pen until the 9th?
|
| 6:41 |
: No chance
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| 6:41 |
: I get him going in the seventh
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| 6:42 |
: I’m about 1.5-2 mi. NW of Wrigley. Windows are fine. Expecting a lot of fireworks.
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| 6:42 |
: More scoring. 5-1 Cubs and this game is just about toast
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| 6:42 |
: Fitting that Miller should show some vulnerability
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| 6:42 |
: Kris Bryant is fast
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| 6:42 |
: He does a lot of things really well.
|
| 6:43 |
: So if Lester locks this down ’til Chapman, is he the MVP? Cubs don’t have an obvious candidate.
|
| 6:43 |
: Bryant?
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| 6:43 |
: So many World Series MVP questions. I didn’t realize people cared so much about the World Series MVP!
|
| 6:43 |
: Fireworks already going here. Less than half a mile from Wrigley.
|
| 6:44 |
: “Continue to breathe, man”– THIS is why everyone loves David Ross. Can’t get that kind of veteran advice from just anyone.
|
| 6:44 |
: Stay safe tonight, Chicagoans! (regardless of the final outcome.)
|
| 6:44 |
: Without that advice, Rizzo would be dead!
|
| 6:44 |
: Well, can’t complain about Francona on that one. That was just great hitting and baserunning against an amazing pitcher.
|
| 6:44 |
: I don’t leave Hendricks in for the W, I leave Hendricks in because he just pitched his best inning, and we don’t know what Lester is gonna be like out of the pen.
|
| 6:45 |
: Impossible to know what would have happened had he come in earlier though.
|
| 6:45 |
: World Series MVP is the only one that matters.
– Giants fans explaining why Bumgarner is better than Kershaw |
| 6:45 |
: Just for the record, it doesn’t really matter that Hendricks just threw his best inning. Those things have a way of not carrying over
|
| 6:45 |
: What kind of person actually chooses to watch Skip and Shannon
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| 6:45 |
: Based on the ratings, no kind of person
|
| 6:47 |
: hendricks til a runner gets on?
|
| 6:47 |
: maybe?
|
| 6:47 |
: Cistulli sighting on Twitter
Cleveland has only an 11% probability of winning this game. They continue to possess a 100% chance of making their mothers proud, however.
Suggests he’s watching the game |
| 6:47 |
: who’s the bridge reliever if Hendricks gets into trouble?
|
| 6:48 |
: if lefty-montgomery, if righty, Edwards.
|
| 6:48 |
: I think this has been an awesome game so far, even if the score isn’t particularly close
|
| 6:48 |
: First half was fun, but we’ll need some life here if the second half is going to be worth anything
|
| 6:48 |
: Carson is a treasure
|
| 6:49 |
: is there anything worse than playing in game 7 and losing a blowout?
|
| 6:49 |
: Going to jail
|
| 6:49 |
: It feels like Cleveland really needs to score here. Outses are starting to run low.
|
| 6:49 |
: Seriously sounds like at least 40% Cubs fans at the ballpark
|
| 6:50 |
: Granted, I don’t know why the Indians fans would be making any noise
|
| 6:50 |
: Thus far, game 7 2014 remains the best WS game 7 I’ve seen. How about you guys?
|
| 6:50 |
: If you’re going to pull Hendricks upon next base runner, that means you thing he’s done and don’t trust him, which means you should pull him now.
|
| 6:50 |
: 2001 was unbelievable
|
| 6:50 |
: I’m partial to 2011.
|
| 6:50 |
: The narrative for this World Series is pretty much unmatched, but it seems to me that the games themselves have been pretty underwhelming
|
| 6:50 |
: Yeah. Game 3 was the great one
|
| 6:51 |
: That’s fair.
|
| 6:51 |
: I’m 20 miles west of Wrigley and they’re shooting off fireworks. Northern Illinois could be done for
|
| 6:52 |
: This game is like every one of my nightmares all colliding into one.
|
| 6:52 |
: Lester coming in. Now would be a great time to take a 30 foot lead.
|
| 6:52 |
: Santana with like a 50-foot bat toss on the two-out walk
|
| 6:52 |
: Lester with a runner on!
|
| 6:53 |
: Is it just my zipcode, or is Trump dominating commercial time?
|
| 6:53 |
: I can think of a reason for why that might be happening
|
| 6:54 |
: It’s hard not to enjoy a game 7, regardless of score.
|
| 6:54 |
: Lester has been saving his A pickoff move for THIS spot
|
| 6:54 |
: As much as I love one-game playoffs, they do feel like shortcuts
|
| 6:54 |
: let’s see
|
| 6:54 |
: Is Hendricks now no longer underrated around baseball?
|
| 6:55 |
: He’ll remain underrated because of his velocity. Another year like this and he’ll get his reputation to where it should be
|
| 6:55 |
: Granted, he is very much not underrated in Chicago
|
| 6:55 |
: Lester w/ a guy on base is risky…thoughts?
|
| 6:55 |
: runners refuse to take advatnage
|
| 6:55 |
: What’s Santana really going to do?
|
| 6:57 |
: that’s a bad break for Cleveland. Santana probably scores.
|
| 6:57 |
: Yeah, that one’s tough
|
| 6:58 |
: Although it is Heyward out there
|
| 6:58 |
: I like how much Joe Buck thinks Hendricks cares about the W.
|
| 6:58 |
: He’s probably going to be content with his outing
|
| 6:59 |
: REAL GAME
|
| 6:59 |
: TWO-RUN WILD PITCH
|
| 6:59 |
: ohhhhhhhhhh my god
|
| 7:00 |
: is joe maddon as overrated as this series makes him seem?
|
| 7:00 |
: That pitch was in the strike zone
|
| 7:00 |
: Haha no it wasn’t, stupid Gameday
|
| 7:00 |
: The personal catcher lets the ball get away. Insane
|
| 7:00 |
: Joe Maddon is a good manager, very good at amanging players and managing playing time for versatile players.
|
| 7:01 |
: Ross does not look okay
|
| 7:01 |
: So much of what Maddon does seems to be excelling at keeping players on their toes, ready for anything
|
| 7:01 |
: that was a tough shot for sure.
|
| 7:01 |
: I think that has long-term benefits that sometimes look like weird decision in-game
|
| 7:02 |
: Lindor’s out and the Indians are done but those are clearly two huge runs. 5-3 for some reason feels closer than 3-1
|
| 7:02 |
: Indians win expectancy bottomed out at 8%. Up now to 21% http://www.fangraphs.com/livewins.aspx?date=2016-11-02&team=Indians&dh=0&season=2016
|
| 7:03 |
: not sure what maddon was expecting, but catcher error followed by wild pitch had to be pretty far down on his list.
|
| 7:03 |
: I still kind of can’t believe we saw a two-run wild pitch
|
| 7:03 |
: When are there two-run wild pitches?
|
| 7:03 |
: That’s some straight up Royals shit
|
| 7:03 |
: Nobody’s going to be fawning over Ross for the rest of the night, huh?
|
| 7:03 |
: 🙁
|
| 7:04 |
: None of this should have happened anyway. Hendricks struck that dude out
|
| 7:04 |
: that’s gone both ways this game.
|
| 7:04 |
: And Miller might’ve struck Bryant out. Welp
|
| 7:05 |
: Buck offering some open criticism of the strike zone right now
|
| 7:05 |
: Or at least addressing the controversy head-on
|
| 7:06 |
: Update: 1,398 active participants in here
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| 7:06 |
: Lindor has not looked very good.
|
| 7:07 |
: when did john smoltz get good at broadcasting? I remember him being pretty bad in years past
|
| 7:07 |
: People have been saying that about Baez and Contreras and yet tonight they had a homer and an RBI double
|
| 7:07 |
: maybe joe buck isn’t as bad as everybody says and the pair work well together.
|
| 7:07 |
: Ross needs redemption AB now
|
| 7:08 |
: Ross redemption.
|
| 7:08 |
: Dear god
|
| 7:08 |
: That’s the redemptive moment of a lifetime right there
|
| 7:09 |
: This game has not gone the way I expected.
|
| 7:09 |
: Surprise!
|
| 7:09 |
: How can you not be romantic about baseball?
|
| 7:09 |
: Fricken’ baseball
|
| 7:09 |
: This is amazing
|
| 7:10 |
: Is it the camera angle or do none of these HRs look very impressive off the bat
|
| 7:10 |
: ball seems to be carrying.
|
| 7:11 |
: Hitter-friendly ballpark
|
| 7:11 |
: Cody Allen is throwing
|
| 7:11 |
: though Ross’ ball is a homer 80% of the time.
|
| 7:11 |
: Is Miller tired? Will this outing affect the “ride your best reliever really hard” narrative?
|
| 7:11 |
: It probably won’t. This is his first struggle all month
|
| 7:12 |
: I think the Cubs are just good.
|
| 7:12 |
: pretty sure everybody would happily make the trade if it meant getting to game 7 of the world series.
|
| 7:12 |
: Cubs win expectancy back to 85%
|
| 7:12 |
: Every single thing that happened in this game has been a “you just can’t predict baseball” moment
|
| 7:12 |
: The only predictable part has been the Cubs being really good
|
| 7:12 |
: Ross has absolutely no idea where he is right now
|
| 7:13 |
: Darren Rovell: “The Chicago Police Dept has informed bar owners that customers cannot leave the bars for any reason after the 5th inning & re-enter.” How do you enforce this?
|
| 7:13 |
: stamps and wristbands
|
| 7:13 |
: Is it true what Buck/Smoltz said that Cubs have adjusted to Miller? Or is Miller less sharp today?
|
| 7:13 |
: that’s two wall-scraper HRs — any chance Naquin gets to those as opposed to the ‘shrimpy’ Davis?
|
| 7:13 |
: hard to say.
|
| 7:13 |
: Two far over the fence. Uncatchable
|
| 7:13 |
: has anyone ever hit a HR in game 7 of the World Series in the last game of their career?
|
| 7:13 |
: Cubs haven’t adjusted to Miller. You can’t adjust to Miller
|
| 7:14 |
: 12:20
Well-Beered Englishman: What’s the most You Can’t Predict Baseball ending to G7? Ross homer off Miller? 12:20 Dave Cameron: Javier Baez bases loaded walk off walk. 12:20 Daniel: I |
| 7:14 |
: He’s just made a few bad pitches
|
| 7:14 |
: Odds the writers do something weird like give Ross the MVP in light of a clear Cubs candidate?
|
| 7:14 |
: i think they take their job more seriously than that.
|
| 7:14 |
: Wait, who actually selects World Series MVP?
|
| 7:15 |
: I have genuinely never thought about this
|
| 7:15 |
: allen before shaw?
|
| 7:15 |
: Allen is better than Shaw
|
| 7:16 |
: That’s a horrible-looking strikeout for Napoli
|
| 7:16 |
: cta ?@cta 45s45 seconds ago
Red Line trains are bypassing Addison. Use nearby Belmont station (4 blocks south) to get to/from the Red Line, instead. |
| 7:16 |
: David Ross didn’t say a word as he rounded the bases
|
| 7:17 |
: Joe Buck really wants starters to go past the 6th inning.
|
| 7:17 |
: In fairness, this is all pretty weird, if you aren’t an active internet baseball reader
|
| 7:17 |
: This is a pretty strong break from tradition
|
| 7:18 |
: Jose Ramirez is having a challenging day
|
| 7:18 |
: They cited Retrosheet!
|
| 7:18 |
: Never forget, Astros-Royals game 4. Anything can happen.
|
| 7:18 |
: The one thing the Astros didn’t have was Aroldis Chapman throwing 100mph fastballs
|
| 7:18 |
: I didn’t know Guyer swung
|
| 7:19 |
: He probably sneezed
|
| 7:19 |
: Is anyone keeping track of win probablities?
|
| 7:19 |
: 88%/12%
|
| 7:19 |
: I still haven’t gotten over that 2 run wild pitch the giants gave up in 1911
|
| 7:20 |
: What happens to the city of Cleveland if they come back and win this game?
|
| 7:20 |
: Guys name chief played baseball last time there was a two run wild pitch
|
| 7:20 |
: joy , except for the 40% Cubs fans in the stands.
|
| 7:21 |
: Didn’t they have their big celebration back in June with people standing on the fire truck?
|
| 7:21 |
: 9 more outs. Chapman ready soon.
|
| 7:21 |
: huge celebration for cavs.
|
| 7:21 |
: Chapman should be getting ready at the start of the seventh
|
| 7:22 |
: Bring him in at the first jam and ride him out
|
| 7:22 |
: glad it’s you here for Game 7, Sullivan. Nobody better
|
| 7:22 |
: What’s Lester going to do next year without Ross?
|
| 7:22 |
: I wasn’t even the one who submitted that comment into that chat
|
| 7:22 |
: david ross the first cub to homer in both the 1908 and 2016 world series
|
| 7:22 |
: work with contreras.
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| 7:23 |
: I look forward to reviewing all the balls and strikes in tomorrow’s analysis
|
| 7:23 |
: Based on how things have gone so far I can’t imagine any recap that just focuses on the strike zone
|
| 7:23 |
: No one (besides you!) wants to read that
|
| 7:23 |
: rain due in 77 minutes. this game might last that long.
|
| 7:23 |
: How many pitches does Chapman have? As many as it takes?
|
| 7:24 |
: That’s my guess
|
| 7:24 |
: around 40.
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| 7:24 |
: apparently fans vote for MVP, MLB just tweeted out the link
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| 7:24 |
: Who chooses which pitcher gets the win?
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| 7:24 |
: Official scorer
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| 7:24 |
: Chapman will throw until his arm falls off, then go with his other arm, and Maddon will still trust it more than the rest of his ‘pen
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| 7:25 |
: No body better than Sullivan especially the other two in the chat
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| 7:25 |
: There we go. We’re all friends!
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| 7:25 |
: How much of this is “momentum” (I.e. Indians playing really tight and nervous)?
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| 7:25 |
: I’m ok with that.
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| 7:25 |
: This feels like it’s just been the Cubs playing better baseball. Except in the field…
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| 7:26 |
: Even if the Cubs pull this out, the fact that it took 7 is an indictment of how they weren’t as good as you all thought. Could hardly beat a half-injured Cleveland squad.
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| 7:26 |
: I was waiting for you to show up
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| 7:26 |
: Fangraphs mods…are you guys rooting for a certain team? Just an entertaining game? Thanks!
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| 7:26 |
: why have a pitch count on chapman. he’s a FA after this season. let him throw 100 if that’s what it takes and he’s effective.
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| 7:26 |
: He probably doesn’t get to 100 if he’s effective
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| 7:26 |
: mostly an entertaining game.
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| 7:27 |
: I think I have a slight Cleveland bias just because I think they’re less likely to be right back in a season
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| 7:28 |
: Smoltz on Fowler, “When he gets on multiple times or scores twice, their record is incredible” As opposed to all those players whose teams never win when they score twice
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| 7:28 |
: Those are always such silly statistics
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| 7:28 |
: How rare is it that the best team in baseball actually wins the WS?
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| 7:28 |
: “The team that scores first wins (x%) of the time.” No shit!
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| 7:28 |
: fairly rare.
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| 7:28 |
: Fowler looks safe there
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| 7:29 |
: is that actually johnforthegiants or someone just doing a parody
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| 7:29 |
: Both teams are sportsing as hard as they can but in the end one team will sports harder
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| 7:29 |
: No way to know but then does it really matter
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| 7:29 |
: Given that Miller hasn’t been overly effective, if the game stays 6-3, Francona doesnt get as much scrutiny for not pulling Kluber earlier?
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| 7:30 |
: nope-still scrutiny. most people will be talking about the cubs though.
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| 7:30 |
: Here’s Allen now to pitch. Miller allows four hits and two runs in 2.1
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| 7:30 |
: I like how grit, toughness and “wanting it more” has been the difference tonight.
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| 7:31 |
: Zero snark, johnforthegiants’ commitment to trolling is honestly inspirational
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| 7:31 |
: that’s the difference every night. It just changes a lot.
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| 7:31 |
: Is Sam Holbrook not catching more flack because he’s been bad for both teams?
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| 7:31 |
: Part that, part just not focusing on the strike zone in a historic Game 7 in progress
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| 7:32 |
: Other than Bill Murray, overall a weak cast of stars supporting the Cubbies, no?
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| 7:32 |
: For stars, its kind of hard to beat Murray and Eddie Vedder.
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| 7:32 |
: And Chris Chelios!
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| 7:33 |
: Am I the only one that finds the lack of Otero surprising this series?
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| 7:33 |
: Otero hasn’t looked good when he’s pitched in the playoffs. Has been hit around
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| 7:33 |
: given how well salazar pitched last night, kind of surprised not to see him more.
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| 7:34 |
: Surprised to see Allen over Shaw here, or do you use your biggest weapon to try and set down the Cubs best bats?
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| 7:34 |
: Use the best guys now. Shaw will pitch if and when he’s needed next
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| 7:35 |
: Anybody know what is the most watched MLB game ever?
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| 7:35 |
: i think it is royals phillies in early 80s but not positive.
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| 7:35 |
: quick check of his player page shows bryant is actually a really good base runner. like top 10 in the league. at 6’5″ 230lbs. Jesus.
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| 7:35 |
: A lot of that comes from his never grounding into double plays!
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| 7:36 |
: So all anyone wanted to talk about before the game was which reliever would get which innings. Now we have a two run wild pitch and a homer by a 70 year old back up catcher. Makes sense.
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| 7:36 |
: Skip and Shannon is literally what they’d show me until the end of time in hell.
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| 7:36 |
: 1986 Game 7 was the highest rated according to Wikipedia.
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| 7:36 |
: This game is evidence that shrinking the strike zone actually makes games longer, right? Two of these innings had five-ten minutes tacked on thanks to non-strikeouts
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| 7:36 |
: Yes, more balls = more offense = more time
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| 7:36 |
: Craig, if you could take Heyward on the Cardinals still for what they offered last offseason, would you?
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| 7:37 |
: yes, but it is a completely different reality. Cubs changed his swing and Heyward got hurt.
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| 7:38 |
: The fact that this FA class sucks makes this being the last game of the year that much worse. This offseason is going to be very, very long.
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| 7:38 |
: Big trades possible.
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| 7:38 |
: He was out.
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| 7:38 |
: I’m not convinced Fowler got tagged there?
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| 7:38 |
: Looked like the glove went under his body but I stopped paying attention
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| 7:39 |
: The offseason is going to be fun for the trade rumors
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| 7:39 |
: Fielder was safe. Tag went under him
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| 7:39 |
: Look like he got tagged by his wrist.
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| 7:39 |
: It’s probably one of those “the strings got him” arguments
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| 7:40 |
: if the yanks didn’t trade their RPs and somehow made the playoffs this year, would they have been nearly unbeatable with betances/miller/chapman. basically ask for 2 innings from your SP before going pen
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| 7:40 |
: Jeff, what are the most fun trade rumors so far?
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| 7:41 |
: There are no trade rumors yet
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| 7:41 |
: have to get a lead first. Cleveland was really good this year because they held early leads their offense and starters got them.
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| 7:41 |
: But there will be! It’ll look a lot like last July
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| 7:41 |
: Sorry if this has been addressed (I am sure it has) but how in the world do people in Cleveland allow this many Cubs fans to buy tickets? I’d be embarrassed.
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| 7:41 |
: Everyone is free to buy tickets if they have the money and the reaction time
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| 7:42 |
: Apparently Fowler was indeed called out. Broadcast didn’t say!
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| 7:42 |
: Lester still pitching
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| 7:42 |
: can chapman take the 8,9th innings by himself?
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| 7:42 |
: Yes
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| 7:42 |
: Eight outs left…
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| 7:43 |
: Indians think about flipping Miller at all? Gotta think they could get a similar package than what they traded away in July
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| 7:43 |
: Don’t know how you do that after this postseason. Just so hard to sell
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| 7:43 |
: Im rooting for the Cubs just because I can’t stand the word “Believeland”.
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| 7:43 |
: The amount of money Cubs fans are willing to spend on this is silly. If I were a person in Cleveland, I wouldn’t be embarrassed. I’d cash in
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| 7:44 |
: If someone offered me $10k for something I paid $500 for I’d be pretty tempted
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| 7:44 |
: It’s not a big salary and they have money coming off the books. Hard to sell while still contending.
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| 7:44 |
: Do you even bother with Chapman if Lester keeps dealing?
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| 7:44 |
: For sure
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| 7:44 |
: that would be hilarious.
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| 7:44 |
: Chapman is one of the three best pitchers on a per-inning basis in baseball. Jon Lester is not
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| 7:44 |
: to fuel the cards cubs rivalry: was there ever a Cardinals team as great as the 2016 cubs?
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| 7:44 |
: 2004
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| 7:45 |
: any more runs scored in this game?
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| 7:45 |
: Worthless gut tells me the Cubs add two more
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| 7:46 |
: Stub Hub says 32 seats behind Cubs dugout went for 10 grand a piece.
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| 7:46 |
: I cannot imagine how much money you must have to feel like that is a worthwhile investment
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| 7:46 |
: Oh Lester
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| 7:47 |
: People who would sell the tickets… you muct be fun at parties
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| 7:47 |
: The 2004 Cardinals never had a lead in that WS. Baseball is funny
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| 7:47 |
: Think of all the money they could spend on alcohol!
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| 7:47 |
: it is
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| 7:47 |
: Studies have shown that money spent on experiences makes you happy vs material goods.
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| 7:48 |
: This might very well not turn out to be a positive experience
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| 7:48 |
: Many who sold tickets probably already had tickets of their own, had the opportunity to sell extras and sold those.
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| 7:48 |
: Six outs to go. Kipnis went fishing
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| 7:49 |
: LESTER THREW TO FIRST
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| 7:49 |
: doesn’t count-underhand
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| 7:49 |
: No pitcher in the league lets an ump know when hes pissed like Lester
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| 7:49 |
: Lester has this one teammate…
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| 7:50 |
: Lesters quirk is the cutest thing causing me anxiety today
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| 7:51 |
: Was Chuck Knoblouch that bad at throwing to first for a while? Or is my memory bad
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| 7:51 |
: He was horrible
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| 7:52 |
: Maybe that’s overstating things. But I at least remember him for being horrible
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| 7:52 |
: Chapman is up and throwing. Can’t figure why he wouldn’t have six outs in him
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| 7:52 |
: Jeff – mid-season in one of your chats you were asked what would be the “Cubsiest” way to fail this season. You suggested Chapman could blow the save in game 7 – any thoughts?
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| 7:52 |
: Extremely true
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| 7:53 |
: Allen has looked better than Miller this series
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| 7:53 |
: Allen has been great.
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| 7:53 |
: Any path to Indians coming back a time this point?
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| 7:53 |
: If Ross can Homer off against Miller, the Indians can score against Chapman too. #Believe
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| 7:53 |
: a walk a single and a homer
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| 7:53 |
: You have to hope Chapman issues a few walks, and then has a Gillaspie moment
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| 7:54 |
: Don’t think you can plan on a dinger, but if he loses the zone, he’ll create runs by himself
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| 7:54 |
: I can’t be the only one who feels dirty that chapman is gonna finish this game off
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| 7:54 |
: You’re not, Chris
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| 7:54 |
: I think a lot of people feel that way
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| 7:55 |
: Cubs fans hate when this comes up but too bad for them!
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| 7:55 |
: Very curious if that was it for Lester, or they let him start the 8th and pull him if he’s in trouble.
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| 7:55 |
: No reason to leave Lester in
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| 7:55 |
: I’mean nervous like heck and don’the have a rooting interest. Can’the imagine what it would be like for Cubs fans now.
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| 7:55 |
: why can chapman play in the postseason and not dee gordon?
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| 7:55 |
: I would so much rather this be a one-run game 🙁
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| 7:56 |
: the rules are newer and were negotiated differently. If they weren’t, Miller would probably be on the Cubs.
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| 7:57 |
: If for some reason Chapman can’t finish the game, what other options can the Cubs use?
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| 7:57 |
: Lackey
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| 7:57 |
: Where can I go to see how high leverage a live specific situation is?
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| 7:57 |
: LI column
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| 7:57 |
: That Gillaspie moment seems like an eternity ago.
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| 7:57 |
: are edwards/monty available even though they warmed up 2 hours ago?
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| 7:57 |
: yes
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| 7:58 |
: Chapman has had two pretty lousy moments already in these playoffs, so there’s something
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| 7:58 |
: Wait can someone explain Dee Gordon not being allowed to play in the postseason?
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| 7:58 |
: The Marlins didn’t make it
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| 7:58 |
: lololololololololol
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| 7:58 |
: but seriously, steroids
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| 7:58 |
: Testing positive for PEDs precludes postseason play
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| 7:59 |
: Who will be the Cub’s biggest challenger for NL pennant the next few years? Dodgers?
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| 7:59 |
: Yep
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| 7:59 |
: One run games are awesome. One run game 7’s are a thing of dreams.
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| 7:59 |
: And nightmares!
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| 7:59 |
: Lester is…still pitching.
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| 8:00 |
: One down. 2-and-0 count, good contact, right at Russell
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| 8:02 |
: Wife just asked: bigger deal, Red Sox winning (in 04) or Cubs winning tonight?
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| 8:02 |
: They feel kind of equivalent. Red Sox did slay the Yankees monster but for all intents and purposes, no meaningful difference as far as I’m concerned
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| 8:03 |
: That looked like one of those called strikeouts off the plate
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| 8:03 |
: How much would you guys expect to see the Indians back next year?
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| 8:03 |
: Indeed it was!
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| 8:03 |
: So now Napoli’s pissed off
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| 8:03 |
: they shouldn’t have a problem competing.
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| 8:04 |
: is this to give chapman a more traditional outing. or do the cubs share the sentiment that they would rather not have chapman on the mound if they win?
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| 8:04 |
: you don’t make the trade without realizing what you are doing.
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| 8:04 |
: Here’s a baserunner. I would pay $20 for a home run to make this tight
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| 8:04 |
: I am not wealthy
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| 8:04 |
: The Red Sox win was more important
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| 8:05 |
: Chapman time. Four-out assignment
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| 8:05 |
: hmmmm
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| 8:05 |
: surely Lester will take that call into account the next time he’s not happy with a call
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| 8:05 |
: Lester is going to miss that call when David Ross is retired
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| 8:06 |
:
Bigger deal:
Red Sox win in 2004 (36.6% | 177 votes)
Cubs win in 2016 (63.3% | 306 votes)
Total Votes: 483
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| 8:06 |
: I probably could have added a “tie” option
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| 8:07 |
: Where’s the Marlins Man?!???!
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| 8:07 |
: he “chose” not to come.
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| 8:08 |
: Jeff’s delayed PBP is something lol
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| 8:08 |
: I’m doing the best that I can!
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| 8:08 |
: Underexplored dark side of epstein: he makes once-sympathetic fan bases intolerable
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| 8:09 |
: note: in cleveland, you can’t see many fans behind home plate
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| 8:10 |
: Guyer swung again.
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| 8:10 |
: Well this could be something
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| 8:10 |
: I’m trying not to look at the chat in stressful moments since Craig’s feed is ahead of mine…
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| 8:11 |
: Brandon Guyer has had some kind of PAs against Chapman
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| 8:11 |
: Rajai Davis has no shot at a game tying HR here, right?
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| 8:12 |
: Thank you Joe for bringing it up!
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| 8:12 |
: Why not bring in Carl edwards instead of chapman with two righties coming up
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| 8:13 |
: Chapman is your guy regardless.
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| 8:13 |
: I don’t know if Davis always chokes up but he’s doing that now
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| 8:13 |
: Chapman can’t break 100
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| 8:13 |
: the fact that mediocre mlb players can square up chapman just shows how insanely good mlb players are at baseball
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| 8:14 |
: WHAT
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| 8:14 |
: WHAT
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| 8:14 |
: omgomgomgomg
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| 8:14 |
: was waiting for you. Couldn’t risk ruining that!
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| 8:15 |
: Rajai Davis game tying HR has a very Cubs feels to it.
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| 8:15 |
: that was before the HR
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| 8:15 |
: i CAN’T
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| 8:15 |
: I’d starting believing in curses if Davis goes deep.
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| 8:15 |
: I can’t do anything
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| 8:15 |
: also pre-HR
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| 8:15 |
: Send Crisp! Send Crisp!
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| 8:16 |
: I can’t think or write. This is inconceivable
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| 8:16 |
: Get what you ask for Jeff
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| 8:16 |
: hahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
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| 8:16 |
: Baseball is the best
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| 8:16 |
: what’s the cubbiest way to fail their season again?
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| 8:16 |
: DAVIS HR ON CHAPMAN AND ROSS HR ON MILLER WHAT AM I WATCHING
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| 8:16 |
: it isn’t over
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| 8:16 |
: I can’t believe that ball was hit for a HR.
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| 8:18 |
: FWIW, that shot is HR only 25% of the time. Have to hit it in the right spot.
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| 8:19 |
: That seems like a particularly hitter-friendly part of the ballpark
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| 8:20 |
: So now we have a tie game with no Kluber, Miller, Allen, Hendricks, Lester, Chapman…
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| 8:20 |
:
Who will pull this out?
Chicago (12.6% | 86 votes)
Cleveland (18.3% | 125 votes)
OMG CAN’T EVEN (68.9% | 469 votes)
Total Votes: 680
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| 8:20 |
: I blame Joe for using him last night. As a cubs fan, I just need some rationale. Just something that makes sense. Please God make it stop.
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| 8:21 |
: The easiest thing to do now is to point to the outing yesterday. And we can’t not prove it! Dave was right — the uncertainty was a legitimate cost
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| 8:21 |
: Matt Vasgersian lost his mind on the international feed
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| 8:23 |
: This is a hell of a test case of the power of momentum
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| 8:23 |
: not that I think anyone really believes that much in momentum but imagine coming back from what just happened
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| 8:23 |
: This could push viewership to like 40 million if you care about that sort of thing. Not likely. Hasn’t happened since Game 6, 1991.
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| 8:23 |
: Oh shit. The rain.
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| 8:23 |
: Saw on twitter that HR had the third most championship added probability of any hit in major league history
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| 8:24 |
: maybe they should not have used him last night
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| 8:24 |
: You really shouldn’t walk David Ross to start off the ninth
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| 8:25 |
: Allen can’t find the zone.
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| 8:25 |
: Pinch run for Ross? And let montero catch if he gets on?
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| 8:25 |
: yep
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| 8:25 |
: I can’t imagine playing after that eighth. Just declare it a tie! Everybody wins!
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| 8:25 |
: I am a weak person
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| 8:26 |
: David Ross needs to remind JEff Sullivan to breathe.
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| 8:26 |
: So who’s the best reliever on each side left?
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| 8:26 |
: Shaw and Edwards
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| 8:27 |
: Radar says we’ll get this game in, unless it goes REALLY late, like 2 a.m.
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| 8:27 |
: So now that Ross is out of the game maybe Montero gets hurt and this gets *really* wacky
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| 8:28 |
: How much money did Aroldis just lose in terms of his upcoming contract? GMs seem to remember these things
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| 8:28 |
: He’s going to do fine. But this won’t leave him forever
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| 8:28 |
: Heyward is really opening up on those inside pitches
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| 8:28 |
: I KNOW I’M BEHIND
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| 8:29 |
: Heyward has been way in front of so many fastballs tonight.
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| 8:29 |
: This is just the best. Totally make up for the did that was game 2.
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| 8:30 |
: The Cubs just haven’t swung and missed at anything tonight.
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| 8:32 |
: More good contact from Heyward. That play easily could’ve gone sideways
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| 8:32 |
: Allen shook him off twice there, and then Heyward hit it hard.
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| 8:32 |
: Grounds crew alert!
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| 8:33 |
: Really hard to see how they would overturn this call on the replay review
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| 8:33 |
: Seems like a reasonable enough slide
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| 8:33 |
: I think that slide is okay with where Lindor was. Coghlan is one of the players that got the rule enacted with his slide on Kang last year.
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| 8:34 |
: Joe Buck with some pretty strong commentary here
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| 8:34 |
: I like when Buck has an edge!
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| 8:34 |
: Did Davis’ HR have the highest LI of the game so far?
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| 8:34 |
: Shaw coming in, Allen out after a great appearance. Time for Baez
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| 8:34 |
: WIn expectancy went up 40.5%
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| 8:34 |
: Montero catching the rest of the way has to be advantage Cleveland right?
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| 8:34 |
: Favorite things: 1.) This game. 2.) This chat. End of list.
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| 8:35 |
: Dare I say it…these last couple of innings might’ve pushed this into the discussion with ’91 and ’97’
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| 8:36 |
: Gotta run with Heyward at first now.
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| 8:36 |
: I don’t remember if I’ve mentioned this yet but I”ll point out that Aroldis Chapman has a very barely positive postseason WPA
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| 8:36 |
: He’s got 3 steals this series.
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| 8:36 |
: So guy predicted in 2014 when Maddon signed with Cubs that it would be a Cubs vs. Indians WS that went extras in Game 7 and then the world would end 🙁
2016 World Series.
Cubs vs Indians And then the world will end with the score tied in game seven in extra innings #apocalypse |
| 8:36 |
: Not particularly well-executed on that DP attempt
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| 8:37 |
: poor toss put Lindor in a tough spot.
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| 8:37 |
: That’s a perfect first pitch from Shaw
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| 8:37 |
: Joe Buck’s doing a really good job
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| 8:38 |
: do you have an in game win expectancy graph?
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| 8:38 |
: We are at 49.9%
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| 8:39 |
: that’s what speed can do
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| 8:39 |
: New twist!
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| 8:39 |
: Pressure really on Baez here
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| 8:39 |
: Shaw nearly got bonked on that throw down
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| 8:40 |
: Michael Martinez alert!
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| 8:40 |
:
¯\_(?)_/¯
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| 8:40 |
: How many people in this chat now?
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| 8:40 |
: Just want to say, I live in Chicago and there’s a Korean-American woman who works for me who is giving birth right there, and they plan to give their daughter the middle name Javy.
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| 8:40 |
: 1,745!
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| 8:41 |
: Foul bunt. Unbelievable
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| 8:41 |
: Actual lol
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| 8:41 |
: 1,745! — your time to shine, Jeff!
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| 8:41 |
: Somewhere Dave Cameron is basking in his correct opinions from last night
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| 8:41 |
: this is so baseball
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| 8:41 |
: Heyward’s steal and error was a 17.5 %WE change. Crazy
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| 8:42 |
: I am legitimately giddy right now.
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| 8:42 |
: the K gave it all back.
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| 8:42 |
: LINDOR
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| 8:42 |
: What an unbelievable last six outs
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| 8:43 |
: positioning is important. listen to your nerds.
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| 8:43 |
: I hope you’re not here for running analysis because at least speaking for myself I am hardly breathing
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| 8:43 |
: Michael Martinez walk-off. Why the fuck not
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| 8:45 |
: Why do you not let Baez swing in that situation?
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| 8:45 |
: I mean realistically Baez has a poor shot no matter what
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| 8:45 |
: But that was definitely odd. And I *like* squeeze bunts
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| 8:45 |
: I’m literally trembling right now.
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| 8:45 |
: Is it too late to change my vote to omg can’t even?
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| 8:46 |
: sorry. poll is closed.
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| 8:46 |
: Why don’t I live on the West Coast
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| 8:46 |
: Based on trends you will soon enough
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| 8:46 |
: Why in the sam fuck is Chapman going back out there.
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| 8:46 |
: do they really not have anyone else besides chapman they trust?
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| 8:46 |
: Objectively he’s still the best they have. But, I mean, yeah. Tough to trust
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| 8:47 |
: Edwards throwing, Montgomery throwing again
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| 8:47 |
: they really don’t and have shown that.
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| 8:48 |
: Santana just got under that. Bad pitch by Chapman
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| 8:48 |
: Who will be vilified if Cubs lose?
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| 8:48 |
: Did you know the Cubs haven’t won since 1908?
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| 8:48 |
: Apparently Chapman is just going to pitch until he dies.
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| 8:49 |
: How do you guys feel about that bunt call?
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| 8:49 |
: I don’t like two-strike bunts, especially by guys who don’t bunt very much. Which I assume Baez does not
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| 8:49 |
: And THAT was a misleading camera angle
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| 8:49 |
: IF they lose, I’m not sure anybody does. Chapman will make make convenient scapegoat. Maddon is going to be around and is well liked.
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| 8:50 |
: Chapman will get blamed, and Maddon will get secondarily blamed
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| 8:50 |
: Impossible to prove what effect last night had, but what happened happened
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| 8:50 |
: bunting is bad. bunting for a hit/run is good, but that is a low percentage play.
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| 8:51 |
: Chapman stuff is not there.
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| 8:51 |
: I do like the squeeze bunt. Just not 3-and-2 with Baez
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| 8:51 |
: lots of offspeed.
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| 8:52 |
: Kipnis goes after ball four
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| 8:52 |
: I’ve just been giggling for the last hour.
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| 8:52 |
: Extras.
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| 8:52 |
: Extra innings!
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| 8:53 |
: Schwarber/Bryant/Rizzo coming up, Miller and Allen gone. I don’t know who has the advantage now — might be a straight-up 50/50 with Chapman also gassed
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| 8:53 |
: This has been a great escape from the reality that there’s an election next week.
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| 8:54 |
: Question: was the Davis homer off a bad pitch?
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| 8:54 |
: We’re now approaching 2,000 participants in this
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| 8:54 |
: So this game has had a foul bunt K, a two run wild pitch, home runs from Davis off Chapman and Ross off Miller… anything I’m missing?
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| 8:54 |
: Two Javier Baez misplays at second base?
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| 8:55 |
: it was a low inside fastball at 97 mph. Maybe not great location or velocity from Chapman, but not terrible.
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| 8:55 |
: Noooooooooo
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| 8:55 |
: RAIN DELAY
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| 8:55 |
: Bingo!
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| 8:55 |
: We all win Game 7 bingo!
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| 8:56 |
: For those wondering, this could conceivably favor the Cubs, because this could burn Shaw
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| 8:56 |
: brb
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| 8:56 |
: Rain rolls in right at the forecasted four-hour mark
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| 8:56 |
: Strop and Rondon have to be elsewhere if Joe couldn’t bring either of them (or Edwards) to face Guyer. Guyer kills LH pitching.
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| 8:57 |
: When you have Aroldis Chapman, you don’t worry about platoon splits
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| 8:58 |
: REMINDER: https://twitter.com/RaysFanGio
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| 8:58 |
: If the cubs are gonna win, it had to be like this. Cubs can’t cake walk to victory after 108 years
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| 8:59 |
: A pretty good advertisement for the excitement of baseball, this game is.
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| 8:59 |
: If it weren’t for the rain, this would be absolutely perfect for the sport
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| 9:00 |
: If this gets deep into extras, who are the long arms in either pen? Thinking Wood and Salazar?
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| 9:00 |
: Salazar threw 28 pitches yesterday. He’s the most electric option, but who knows what he has left
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| 9:00 |
: Is John Lackey available
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| 9:00 |
: Why he sure is
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| 9:01 |
: Wish I could be in Russ’ state. Non-stop political ads here in NH.
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| 9:01 |
: Status update: My dog has peed and my quiet Chicago neighborhood is still quiet…maybe too quiet.
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| 9:01 |
: These commercials are shockingly effective. My vote has changed during every break.
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| 9:02 |
: Jeff/Craig, you ready for an 8-hour chat?
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| 9:02 |
: somebody posted a question several hours ago about baseball on November 3. That’s happening. Weird baseball is coming.
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| 9:02 |
: I hope they don’t expect any writing after this
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| 9:03 |
: Do we think Chapman goes back out after the delay?
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| 9:03 |
: I’m not expecting that
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| 9:03 |
: Shockingly close to 2,000 right now.
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| 9:03 |
: Verducci reports Chapman was in tears leaving the dugout during the rain delay
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| 9:04 |
: Grounds crew pulling the tarp. So Shaw should still be good to go
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| 9:04 |
: Craziest game 7?
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| 9:04 |
: So Burkhardt/Rose/Rodriguez/Thomas are watching the game on TV delay, next to a stadium that is seeing things obviously happen live. That has to be annoying
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| 9:05 |
: Okay, at this point I think we can consider this proof that both curses are real. This game will never end.
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| 9:05 |
: ryan meritt. game 7 extra innings. let’s make it happen
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| 9:06 |
: could happen.
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| 9:06 |
: From 1952 until 1972, every World Series in an election year went to game 7.
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| 9:07 |
: it’s too late to fact check so feel free to try and get your bizarre ones through.
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| 9:07 |
: ^
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| 9:07 |
: 8 minutes
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| 9:07 |
: 12:15 ET start
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| 9:08 |
: A lot of talk right now about how the Cubs could be psychologically devastated. I think it has to help them a lot to have gotten out of the bottom of the ninth. Throw in the delay and I can’t imagine there’s going to be a real effect here
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| 9:08 |
: 2001 Game 7 was nuts!
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| 9:08 |
: what’s the over/under on chicago and cleveland residents that get fired tomorrow for falling asleep at work?
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| 9:08 |
: Work should be canceled
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| 9:09 |
: Craig Edwards: Smoltz remembers the 1991 game seven very well. He’s sitting next to the son of the guy who called that series. There’s a comparison waiting to be made.
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| 9:09 |
: Just call it a tie. Everyone is a champion. Orange slices for everybody.
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| 9:09 |
: Cut the trophy in half
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| 9:09 |
: cut the commissioner in half
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| 9:09 |
: could we see Bauer here?
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| 9:09 |
: “This will come down to who wants this the most.” What does that even mean?
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| 9:09 |
: lol no
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| 9:10 |
: it means, watch the game, nerd!
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| 9:10 |
: Let’s reschedule this one for November 8th and maximize the chaos
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| 9:11 |
: Hi friends! Just got home from the bar but I’m still invested. Has everyone screamed at something tonight like I have?
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| 9:11 |
: In the 1967 World Series there was not one double hit in the entire series.
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| 9:11 |
: ARod is pretty good on the desk.
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| 9:12 |
: We’re back on!
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| 9:12 |
: Since you’re not fact-checking, I say that Schwarber stole a base.
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| 9:13 |
: will he do it again?
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| 9:13 |
: nope-almora in.
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| 9:13 |
: Almora time
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| 9:13 |
: Schwarber is 3-5! Remember when we were questioning if he should be on the roster?
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| 9:13 |
: I’m remembering that, after the Rangers were devastated in the ninth in Game 6 in 2011, they took the lead right back 9-7 in the top of the 10th
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| 9:13 |
: so long ago.
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| 9:14 |
: that game had a lot of devastation
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| 9:14 |
: This is the ultimate #TeamEntropy game
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| 9:14 |
: another craig edwards cardinals puff comment
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| 9:15 |
: Almora comes in to play for zobrist even if it takes away the DH?
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| 9:15 |
: i don’t think so.
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| 9:16 |
: That’s a really good tag by Almora
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| 9:16 |
: obviously
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| 9:16 |
: Bauer warming. Are you kidding me
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| 9:16 |
: a little jealous man. Yesterday I had to do a spin rate tutorial because the middle innings were so boring.
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| 9:17 |
: If it makes you feel better this might kill me
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| 9:17 |
: Bryant’s shot was a homer 25% of the time this year.
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| 9:17 |
: A little wind gust and this one is 8-6
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| 9:17 |
: oh my god, Francona cannot use otero, I will die
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| 9:17 |
: They need to bring in Manship
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| 9:17 |
: some opinions here.
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| 9:19 |
: You guys remember the other day y’all were asking the question about what world series game we’d like to back in time to see? Can I change my answer?
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| 9:19 |
: who hits in schwarber’s spot if it come up again?
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| 9:19 |
: Soler
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| 9:19 |
: I’m not sure if it’s true or not, but I heard that Ron Washington initially sent Endy Chavez out for Nelson Cruz before he botched that play but called him back.
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| 9:19 |
: When was this? Reference went right over my head.
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| 9:20 |
: Ryan Merrit still hasn’t pitched yet
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| 9:20 |
: 5 catchers have played in this game. gotta be a WS record, right?
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| 9:20 |
: And Schwarber!
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| 9:20 |
: This game.
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| 9:20 |
: And the Cubs are back in the lead! OK!
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| 9:21 |
: LOUD NOISES!!!
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| 9:21 |
: Seemed like he really wanted to shoot a ball over there, based on the earlier foul
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| 9:21 |
: And another IBB. Whatever
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| 9:21 |
: The way this game has gone I’m remarkably disappointed that intentional walk went uneventfully.
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| 9:22 |
: Almora changed the complexion of this inning with the tag to second
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| 9:22 |
: SPORTS!!!
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| 9:22 |
: Seems like Zobrist has been hitting everything on the ground while the rest of his team hits it in the air. Diversity!
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| 9:22 |
: I think Rizzo needs reminding to breathe again
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| 9:22 |
: Ha, Almora initially missed the plate with that slide before going back and touching again.
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| 9:23 |
: Who would thought taking second base on a tag would be a key play in this game, after it was 5-1?
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| 9:23 |
: Edwards is looking warm and ready to try to close this out
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| 9:24 |
: 8-6. This could somehow turn into a massacre
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| 9:24 |
: I’m sure you’re overflowing with responses, but can we try to find confirmation if he was referencing Nelson Cruz in 2011 Game 6, I’m extremely curious
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| 9:24 |
: i assume so
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| 9:24 |
: Hits by both the Cubs relief catchers. Holy cow.
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| 9:24 |
: All my roommates went to bed so I can’t yell and scream without feeling guilty 🙁
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| 9:25 |
: you have my permission
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| 9:26 |
: My roommate once broke the ceiling light beneath his room when the Eagles lost an NFC championship.
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| 9:26 |
: Cubs at 95.8%
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| 9:27 |
: wait, so who’s the MVP?
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| 9:27 |
: we all are.
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| 9:27 |
: Ordinarily I would say this is over but there’s probably an 80% chance Cleveland ties this up
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| 9:27 |
: Slow-motion replay of a long-suffering 20-year-old
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| 9:27 |
: Bauer in relief. All right!
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| 9:28 |
: Hey could you imagine if rajai Davis retied the game
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| 9:28 |
: This game has gotten my wife, who hated baseball until she met me, to put aside what she was doing to sit and watch.
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| 9:28 |
: So is there going to be the counter Chapman/Maddon narrative of Francona/Early Bullpen wearing out narrative?
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| 9:28 |
: Nah, this is just chaos.
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| 9:29 |
: You should be able to trust Shaw. He just didn’t have it this inning
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| 9:29 |
: Maybe because of the rain!
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| 9:29 |
: All the right pitchers lined up. 8-6 game
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| 9:29 |
: Were the Cubs higher than that before the Davis homer?
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| 9:30 |
: Didn’t really look like Heyward swung there but that was one terrible at-bat
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| 9:30 |
: 96.2 when Napoli struck out.
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| 9:30 |
: And also he completely went
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| 9:30 |
: Where do you get the live odds?
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| 9:31 |
: Chapman gets the win, so he’s probably MVP.
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| 9:31 |
: The Almora tagup play is SO overrated. I’m sick and tired of hearing about it.
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| 9:31 |
: Bad news!
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| 9:31 |
: Baez wanted to win the World Series with that swing
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| 9:31 |
: why aren’t the Cubs using Hector Rondon like at all? He’s really good
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| 9:32 |
: hurt?
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| 9:32 |
: haven’t trusted him since he came back from the DL
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| 9:32 |
: CJ Edwards is good though, right? Why the lack of confidence in him?
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| 9:32 |
: He is good. He is very good!
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| 9:32 |
: Super swing-and-miss fastball
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| 9:33 |
: Smoltz cannot stop saying “heighth.” It’s his one thing I can’t stand
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| 9:33 |
: Good job by Bauer keeping that where it was but this still looks grim, once again
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| 9:33 |
: Where does this game rank in th pantheon of WS deciding games?
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| 9:34 |
: it’s up there.
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| 9:34 |
: And the save opportunity goes to edwards. Anybody call that before the game started?
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| 9:34 |
: Michael Martinez due up fifth. Everything set-up for the two-out, walk-off HR
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| 9:34 |
: Dave Cameron’s article right next to this chat is looking prophetic: “Joe Maddon Might Have to Trust One Other Reliever.”
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| 9:35 |
: Nobody called any of this, except for people in this chat, who have called a lot of this.
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| 9:35 |
: No pressure rookie, just close out World Series Game 7
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| 9:36 |
: This is actually approaching perfect outcome for Cubs fans. Chapman the goat, but still a W.
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| 9:37 |
: Top WS deciding game…1960. Look up the line score.
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| 9:37 |
: If you call everything, you can always say you were right
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| 9:38 |
: Two outs to go! Napoli another bad at-bat
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| 9:38 |
: And my chat window has *really* slowed down
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| 9:38 |
: Is it just me or does that single digit number somehow make Carl Edwards look even slimmer?
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| 9:38 |
: cta ?@cta 5m5 minutes ago
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| 9:39 |
: Craig, what’s your middle name? And are you prepared to change it to Jerome if necessary?
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| 9:39 |
: Its already a J initial.
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| 9:40 |
: One left!
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| 9:40 |
: Brandon Guyer for the potential final out.
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| 9:40 |
: And it’s Guyer against a righty
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| 9:41 |
: Craig, is it weird watching your brother pitch?
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| 9:41 |
: So basically this is Craig’s save to blow
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| 9:41 |
: This will be Craig’s fault if it doesn’t go well.
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| 9:42 |
: Hit him
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| 9:42 |
: Tying run at the plate! One last gasp
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| 9:42 |
: Tying run to the plate. If Davis does this, he’s with Freese.
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| 9:42 |
: If Davis does it again I’m quitting and going to the woods
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| 9:43 |
: There’s no way, right?
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| 9:43 |
: If Rajai Davis does it again, I will eat my shoes. Both.
|
| 9:43 |
: I find Brandon Guyer to be immensely likable for no particular reason
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| 9:43 |
: That Michael Martinez thing is starting to become more likely.
|
| 9:44 |
: Oh man.
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| 9:44 |
: Michael Martinez, we always had faith in you!
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| 9:45 |
: I don’t want to look at what’s on the Cleveland bench but I’m guessing it might be no one?
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| 9:45 |
: I just plugged the leverage index into my other computer and it exploded.
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| 9:45 |
: Of note: it’s Davis on first, and Montero threw out just seven of 66 base-stealers this year
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| 9:46 |
: Here it is. Michael Martinez time !!
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| 9:46 |
: OH. MY. GOD.
|
| 9:46 |
: 8-7! Michael Martinez walk-off? Michael Martinez walk-off.
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| 9:46 |
: Babe Ruth once ended the World Series on a steal attempt. Could happen here.
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| 9:46 |
: I like to think about how these guys will look back on their series on an individual level. Rajai will probably feel okay
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| 9:46 |
: This has been a magnificent ~5 hours
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| 9:47 |
: (~5 hours!)
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| 9:47 |
: Neither fan base is getting cheated.
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| 9:47 |
: Michael Martinez has a career .507 OPS.
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| 9:48 |
: It’s over!
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| 9:48 |
: Cubs win! CUBS WIN!!
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| 9:48 |
: And so it ends.
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| 9:48 |
: anyone else notice rizzo sticking the ball in his pocket?
|
| 9:48 |
: Cubs did it. Sorry Cleveland fans.
|
| 9:48 |
: I love baseball.
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| 9:49 |
: !,+&$&×;+;;$;×;;+;@;+&;+;+
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| 9:49 |
: Thanks, gentlemen. It’s been a heck of a ride.
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| 9:49 |
: What a glorious game, what a wonderful game, what a confounding game we will never hope to understand
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| 9:49 |
: Thank you, everyone.
|
| 9:49 |
: The curse is broken!
|
| 9:49 |
: And the curse of lebrons 3-1 cookies begins…
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| 9:50 |
: 4.48am… bedtime. And so totally worth it.
|
| 9:50 |
: David Ross certainly went out on top. A dinger in his last professional at bat and a ring to commemorate his last professional game.
|
| 9:50 |
: Hey guys, Just got back after seeing Cubs take a big early lead. What did I miss?
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| 9:51 |
: oh crap, Bryant’s got pretty eyes!
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| 9:51 |
: Thanks for chatting guys. That was awesome!
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| 9:51 |
: Thanks everybody!
|
| 9:51 |
: Need to wrap this up and try to figure out what the hell we’re supposed to do with this.
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| 9:51 |
: Craig and Jeff for MVP.
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| 9:51 |
: I don’t do this for trophies. It’s a team effort. Couldn’t have done this without everyone’s hard work
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| 9:51 |
: We all just watched the Cubs win a World Series, together.
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| 9:51 |
: Baseball will be back in a few months. Rest up, y’all.
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| 9:52 |
: Bye everybody!
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| 9:52 |
: Bye!
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Jeff made Lookout Landing a thing, but he does not still write there about the Mariners. He does write here, sometimes about the Mariners, but usually not.