absolutely.

If maddon tries taking Hendricks out Lackey and Lester need to remove him from the dugout

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

Hell yea. No need to see the bullpen unless necessary.

I'm going to now have a beer.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

RIZZO!!!

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Not a mult.

RIZZO!

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YES !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Huge. Kershaw was getting in a groove.

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I had thought so as well.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Roberts just leaving Kershaw out to dry?

I'm running naked thru the town if they win. I already took my pants off.

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Kershaw gotta be out of the game when his turn in the order comes up right? Id prefer they leave him in

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Proud member of the white guy grievance committee

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

Let the man pitch. Let Lucas play, coach!

Me too.

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Kershaw having a bit of a Ted Lilly moment there.

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You know me like that.

Hawks scored 2 in the last 2 to tie it. 4-4 OT

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Proud member of the white guy grievance committee

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

WE HAVE JUST REPLACED YOUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED BASEBALL GAME WITH A CORONATION... LET'S SEE IF ANYONE NOTICES THE DIFFERENCE!

man oh man... this is kinda surreal. yeah i'm not technically a cubs fan anymore but still, whatever "cub fan" is indelibly rooted in the pit of my soul = isn't worried about this game on some 2003/bartman/OMFG-ITS-THE-CURSE!!!! shit. i'm pretty secure in saying #CubsGotThis and the most amazing thing tonioght is that this could end up being a routine/easy/ho-hum cubs victory instead of some kind of super-uber-ultra-pressurepacked stretch of biblical importance to get the final outs...

...ofc i realize taht saying that CAN jinx you (last night i posted in the euro soccer thread like ARSENAL IS BETTER THIS YEAR! BRING ON MANURE CUZ I WANNA SMACK THEM AROUND! OH WOW LOL ANOTHER HR!!!!

damn. but yeah after i erased my hubris i said "now watch arsenal go get a "victory-draw" tomorrow" --- and sure enough arsenal had a 0-0 draw today that they prolly deserved to lose, ergo "victory draw" and uhhh yeah.

but i guess god responded to my possible jinx with that HR. man oh man... is the talking point that KERSHAW = SHIT = BEST PITCHER IN BASEBALL MY ASS!!!! or is it simply that the cubs simply went out and kicked the best pitcher in baseball's ass? even if it required the usual short rest 110-120 pitch starts with relief appearances in the next game (and then short rest going into game 2 of the NLCS, right?) --- yeah the deck is stacked against kershaw, but you can't deny that no matter what he ultimately goes out there and chokes like a bitch on the biggest stage/s possible.... i personally think if there's some year where the doyers aren't desperate enough to need him to go on short rest 2-3 times, let alone closing out the next game, maybe he'll have a proper postseason run..... but not this year. not with this cubs team. kershaw wasn't sharp in game 2 but he got away with it. now the cubs are seeing him fro a 2nd time and yeah, they're the best team in baseball...

....only problem = cleveland is playing the best baseball in the playoffs right now (present company accepted] soooo

TLDR = DISREGARD ^^^^THIS^^^^ I SUCK COCKS!!! WOOO CUBBIES!!!! MORE LIKE KERSHIT AMIRITE?!?!

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Jansen is warming up. Kershaw likely out.

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Roberts has lost his mind.

Closer coming in in the 6th.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

11 more outs.

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10 more baby!

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Just let Hendricks go till his arm falls off.

dude, you don't need bernstein or scott from davenport (*sound effects*) to tell you that your probability of winning the game goes down with each additional run scored. at this point roberts might as well let kenley throw another 50+ pitches if he's properly "on" out there cuz there aint gonna be no game to close (or save jansen for) if you're down like 8-0 in the 5th.

seriously, roberts is doing with jensen what francona is doing with andrew miller: fireman role. big problem for the doyers = the fire kenley's gotta put out is already at 0-5 and worsening so i mean.... at this point where you're desperate to stop the cubs from scoring anything more why not immediately go to the best pitcher you've got available for as long as you can as soon as you can? you literally have nothing to lose!

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earlier tonight i said if hendricks spins a shutout he'll never have to wash his dick again.... and hell, i bet that women would wanna fuck him too! =P

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Good inning for Hendricks.

Win Expectancy (WE) is the percent chance a particular team will win based on the score, inning, outs, runners on base, and the run environment.

The Cubs' current Win Expectancy stands at 97.4%.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Lou Manfredini, Mr Fix It! My guy!

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"This is Chicago, my friend. Anything can happen."

Holy shit. Getting nervous now.

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Yeah, Maddon should let Hendricks try to do something epic.

I would stop counting outs.

I did that once.

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You know me like that.

The only thing I'm nervous about is that with Hendricks cruising, I won't be as drunk as I would like when the ninth inning rolls around.