He may re-injure it. Who knows? He's good enough to give it a go, quite obviously.

Didn't he pitch against Milwaukee 4 days ago?

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I think it's clear Nas missed the Arrieta game

The bandwagon is pretty full Nas, but you're def welcome aboard... Again.

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I didn't. Hopefully he pitches great and I'm wrong about him against the Nationals.

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Be well

GO BEARS!!!

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GO BEARS!!!

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Jake will have 2 starts. Pitching Tuesday and Sunday. Then he would be ready for the opener on Friday.

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Fuck Edwards and Zobrist

Arrieta
Lester
Hendricks
Lackey

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Lackey over Quintana is an insane idea.

Arrietta
Quintana
Lester
Hendricks

Lackey in the Pen

you say that now. You might not say that then.

I don't believe in Quintana until he shows me he can win under playoff pressure. This is true of any pitcher.

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... because yesterday shows nothing? If you were managing the Dodgers, you'd leave Kershaw off of the playoff roster, I'm sure.

Arrieta
Lester
Hendricks
Quintana

R/L/R/L

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I can live with that.

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I like it because it means Quintana pitches the clinching games of the NLCS and WS.

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"Alright bub, where is that piece of paper that was in my pants pocket?"

"You mean the one with the numbers on it and the letters L-R-L-R-L-R-L."

"That's it, that's it, yes, yes where is it?"

"I never saw it."

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I wouldn't because hitters only hit .229 against him in the playoffs. You're not arguing with JORR here.

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Ба́бушка гада́ла, да на́двое сказа́ла—то ли до́ждик, то ли снег, то ли бу́дет, то ли нет.

Neither are you. Please tell me how he has done in deciding games in the postseason. You cannot talk about Jose Quintana's inability to pitch successfully with postseason pressure when he has had zero postseason starts. You cannot defend Clayton Kershaw's ability to pitch successfully with postseason pressure when he has pitched awfully anytime he pitches late in a postseason series.

Jose Quintana, in 1 career game(s) with huge postseason implications, pitched a 3-hit CG shutout. In September, in the middle of a heated playoff race, he has a 1.63 ERA, a .534 OPS against and 31 strikeouts versus 4 walks.

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Arrieta
Hendricks


Then we'll see where we're at

That locks you into a pair of lefties though. Horseteeth isn't starting.

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I see no issue with that.

Despite his struggles in the playoffs I would take Kershaw over every Cubs pitcher.

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GO BEARS!!!

Against Washington

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Me too.

It's like Peyton Manning. Eventually with that many appearances, he'll become what he is...dominant.

Im not sure what point you guys are making but Im not putting a worse LHP in a higher spot solely by virtue of being LHP


Quintana is the 2 or 3. Lester is 4.

I'm not defending Kershaw. But he hasn't pitched that poorly in the postseason. Look at the important stats. If Quintana pitches as well as Kershaw in the playoffs, I'll be happy. Doesn't mean he'll win.

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The important stats are how many runs you give up. If we're comparing two pitchers with a 3 something ERA...then we can talk about WHIP, OPS against, K/BB and other stats to get a sense of how to predict the trajectories of both. But we are talking about a pitcher with a 2.35 career ERA in the regular season and a 4.55 ERA (over 89 innings!) in the postseason.

If Quintana pitches to a 4.55 ERA in the postseason and craps down his pants and into his socks in any Game 4 or later start, I will be unhappy. If you are happy, then you need to review what you expect out of your favorite team and its players.

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You can't NOT believe in clutch and then say Clayton Kershaw sucks in the playoffs. It will normalize, given enough time, unless you DO believe in clutch.

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Kershaw has pitched on 3 days rest so much too, it skews the comparisons.