6:31 PM first pitch on TBS.

Game 1: Hendricks vs Strasburg

Lineup:

1. Zobrist RF
2. Bryant 3B
3. Rizzo 1B
4. Contreras C
5. Schwarber LF
6. Russell SS
7. Hayward CF
8. Baez 2B
9. Hendricks P

Zobrist and his .693 OPS leading off..good call Joe

Yeah, dumbass is leading off with the 2016 World Series MVP! What a fucking cocksucker that guy is! We want more J.Jay!

Why don't you go live in the mountains, don't bother anybody

You see any fucking mountains around here? Why the huge picture, you overcompensating for something?

Not a great defensive outfield. Heyward is probably the 3rd best CF after Almora and then Jay. Schwarber and Zobrist are not great in the field and Almora and Jay who are 2 of the better outfielders, will sit, in hopes Zobrist and Schwarber will hit. Neither had outstanding seasons in 2017, so it is easy to question the logic. Gotta hope each comes up big on the big stage as they have in the past.

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Go Cubs!!!!

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I thought you would be happy with 2/3rds of the OF being white.

i would've preferred jay but zobrist is proven in the post season.

i've watched most of the other teams already, and i'd really like to see the cubs be in that top tier but so far home teams have dominated.

Quintana vs Scherzer for Game 3

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Be well

GO BEARS!!!

remaining game times
Game 3 3:08 CT

irrelevant since they won't be needed
Game 4 4:38 CT
Game 5 7:08 CT

Going with offense over defense.

Jay is 1-9 with a .200 obp against Strasburg


Almora comes in for defense after Cubs get a lead

Do you think if they took that pen away from DeJesus he would die?

Like some weird voodoo thing?

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You know me like that.

Can they get Patrick Mooney a bigger microphone?

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You know me like that.

Let's do this.

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Feeling good knowing where Dusty is.

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You know me like that.

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You never miss your wealth, till your well went dry
Seem like only yesterday, you were here smiling
Now you gone away, but I know you in a better place
No traces of you, what can I do?
Alone and confused

Getting ready for game 1.

Feels weird compared to last year.

Last year having that first game at Wrigley and the playoff atmosphere was great. But on the road it will feel different.

The regular season was grueling. Not sure how I will get up for these playoffs.

Of all the National players, this Trea Turner guy is the one I'm most afraid of. Got to keep this guy off the bases this series.

WTH. Game 3 is a Monday day game?

It's over.

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what kind of shit lineup is this? Why arent Bryant and Rizzo batting 3 and 4? Zobrist leadoff? Isn't time for experimenting w/ the lineup over?

fuck this strasberg guy is on tonight.

just stick in there guys.

Yeah. And the ham-stringed Harper looks like he's OK. BTW....I hate pitching duels!

I do not.

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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

Daniel Murphy terrifies me

Hendricks left a lot of balls over the plate in that 1st innings. 2 of his outs were hit hard.

Maybe he figures it out. But he got lucky to start the game.

Stop being a little girl.

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My wife is the only one that terrifies me.

It’s all good now.

Had to get through that 1st.

Get ready Dusty for the piling on. I say -

Cubs - 7
Nats - 3

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