Nope. But if it helps you avoid a mental collapse and a trip to the methadone clinic, well, so be it.

I agree. And I feel good about that.

People are forgetting how good he is. Even when he struggles with command, he's pretty good.

I think he gets it together and dominates this evening.

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There are certainly no guarantees, but the Cubs have every single starting pitching matchup advantage except Lester v Kluber, and that is even. If Kluber goes on short rest, then he may have an advantage over Lackey but his reduced effectiveness may minimize it.

I like Arrieta and Hendricks over the next two games. Cubs will go up 2-1 with the next two in Wrigley. Cubs only needed to win 2 of the 4 in Cleveland to almost guarantee the WS victory.

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its funny to me for all their hand waving, sabremetrics, and shitting on Hawk, they are like ITS LUCK PEOPLE!!

Good point. It's an easy get out of jail free card for when you've committed so hard to one side of things....and it doesn't work out.

And 251 down the left field line! What a time to be alive.

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He's pounded the drum of ONLY CHAMPIONSHIPS MATTER for so long that he's spinning in circles to find a way to say that Lord Theo can only do so much.

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Oh I see it. Dan raced to the front of the line though to say in the playoffs throw out the saber. Variance. Small samples.

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Exactly. Cover all your bases. And don't forget.....don't worry. The Cubs WILL be back in the World Series. Cub/Sox fan Bernstein said so.

Much like Rich Hill last series in game 2 some might want to slow their roll on the starting pitcher for Cleveland tonight being a bum and pinkie talk until tonight.

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To me, the luck thing is way overrated. If I'm the Giants and can arrange things to have Cueto pitching Game 5, I'm happy. Likewise, the Dodgers had to feel pretty good with Kershaw , Hill, and Jansen ready for Games 6 and 7 (didn't work out, but give credit to the Cubs, not to luck). And if this series goes to Game 7 and Kluber is dominant in a win, you can't say there was luck involved. The bottom line is they had Kluber pitching and the Cubs didn't. Get better players.

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There are always outliers...when they occur in the post season, they can affect the outcome of series.

Fact

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Exactly. It wasn't luck that allowed their light hitting catcher to launch two bombs. He crushed two mistake pitches.

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Trevor Bauer is a bum.

For some reason, Arrieta doesn't concern me as much as Hendricks. I fear this could be the team that figures him out.

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jimmy?

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Rich Hill was one of the best pitchers in baseball this season. Trevor Bauer is a bum.

Its over guys. I wouldn't even watch it anymore.

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Bauer isn't exactly a bum. He isn't 2016 Rich Hill though. And he isn't a lefty.

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I've been saying that for a long time this year, and I've been wrong all season, including game 5. I give up predicting his failure, but I can't understand it.

It's kinda how I couldn't figure out why Joe Borowski was so good. Then I saw him pitch a bullpen session straight on, and it was impossible to see the ball out of his hand properly because of the way he threw. Very difficult to pick up the spin. And that was in a bullpen session, in which he wasn't really torquing it up. Made more sense.

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Game 2 may get pushed to tomorrow

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Interesting the side by side they have of the pitchers this post season on the CBS sports preview.

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/gametracke ... 26_CHC@CLE

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No Montero for Jake so he has a built in excuse if he sucks .

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

Probably would have put Contreras in the OF with Montero at C. Soler hits like .000 in cold weather. Might as well let Montero hit at that point.

Fowler, S
Bryant, R
Rizzo, L
Zobrist, S
Schwarber, L
Baez, R
Contreras, R
Soler, R
Russell, R

Let's light it up boys.

Contreras will help negate the running game is my guess.

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

Hey ward probably feels bad.

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Kluber is an advantage over every pitcher on the Cubs staff. Saw that last night. He's a major advantage over Lackey, short rest or not.

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Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

1. Carlos Santana (S) DH
2. Jason Kipnis (L) 2B
3. Francisco Lindor (S) SS
4. Mike Napoli (R) 1B
5. Jose Ramirez (S) 3B
6. Lonnie Chisenhall (L) RF
7. Coco Crisp (S) LF
8. Tyler Naquin (L) CF
9. Roberto Perez (R) C

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Waiting for the time when I can finally say
That this has all been wonderful, but now I'm on my way