Now that is one I never heard before! Pretty cool idea.

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

If Lester can go out and get game 1 I'll almost forgive his meh regular season. Then with Arrietta going in 3, all they would have to do is sneak an average start in there by one of the other goofs. Gotta get game 1 though.

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It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

5:30pm start time for game 1? Meh.

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

Maybe save him for next year

#NotMyCSFMB

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Thats hilarious. That guy must have a personal vendetta against Cole.

It is a little over the top, but there some truth in there too. He knew he was beat sitting in the dugout down 1-0 while his team batted in the first. And this is why a pitcher's W/L record still means something. He knew who he was facing and how sharp that guy has been. He had to put up zeros as long as he could. He couldn't even get an out before a run crossed the plate. He lost that game. Arrieta won it.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Matthew, Tulsi, and Don

Cole looked like a little bitch in the dugout after the first inning. Looked like he was crying. He's not #chicagotough.

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Hammel because he has better stuff when he is on. You just have to hope he is one of those players that plays better during the playoffs.

I agree with the sentiment JORR, although posting such an article an hour after game time is a little knee-jerky.

I suspect he isn't a beat, but one of those stir-up-meatballs type columnists. Either that or misery really plays in the Pittsburgh media

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Are you really headed down there? I am so tempted, but I already had taken Monday off for Columbus Day and may just "invest" in tickets.

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Hawaii (fuck) You

Terrible. Cole is a young guy who had a great season. Someone should remind that guy you have to score runs to win.

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Hawaii (fuck) You

Im sure there are a good amount of hall of famers who were outpitched at some point during the playoffs

He's 24 and 40-20 and his other two post season starts were good. Its more than a little over the top to react like he's terrible or a lost cause.

Thought about going to game 3, and then I saw the ticket prices. No thanks.

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I agree. The guy's a good pitcher.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Matthew, Tulsi, and Don

I might have to find a Cardinal bar. I heard there was one on Southport. Recently cut the cable cord, and i haven't ponied up for internet yet

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It's very tricky when lefties throw right handed. No one expects it.

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3 day weekend.....I'm not leaving Wrigleyville until I find BF's place and stop in for a beer.

Cardinals didn't want this to happen.....

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Lackey vs Lester for Game 1. Cubs have trouble with finesse pitchers and have done nothing vs Lackey this year. Smart move by the Cardinals. Fuckers.

The Cards could use a nice beatdown...Hope the Cubs can deliver it.

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Does Schwarber switch back to LF or is he permantely our RF for the remainder of the season?

Will Coghlan be in the lineup against Lackey and will Soler play at all in this series?

It's gonna be alright, HG.

At home, I'd expect him to be in LF as he's comfortable there, and in LA from what I recall RF can be a bitch for 5pm starts. But I can see him playing some RF in St. Louis and NY, I would think that it depends on the spray charts of the opposing hitters.

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"When people want their version of the truth, they go find it, no matter how baseless their beliefs." -- Ken Rosenthal

Sorry, guys. Cubs only get 1 win in this series.

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I'm shocked to see that the lines I'm seeing for the series are basically even money with a couple that actually favor the Cubs. Seems odd, considering Arrieta isn't available until game three and the Cubs are coming to Busch with little rest.

Might just be Cubs fans throwing all their money at the Cubs too.

Being favored gives me heartburn.

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Jaime Garcia (10-6, 2.43) in Game 2 on Saturday,
Michael Wacha (17-7, 3.38) in Game 3 on Monday
Lance Lynn (12-11, 3.03) in Game 4 on Tuesday

If they can beat Lackey in Game 1 then they will win this series.

Agree it gives them a much better shot. It goes without saying that game 1 is important, but it is extra important here since Arrieta isn't slotted until game 3 and there is such a dropoff in the rotation after Lester.

Lester and Arrieta both better get ready to have their arms destroyed if the Cubs manage to keep winning.

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