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40 players are on the MLB RESERVE LIST (roster is full), plus one player is on the 60-DAY IL 

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PITCHERS: 13
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Ben Brown
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Hector Neris 
Daniel Palencia
* Drew Smyly
Keegan Thompson
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

INFIELDERS: 7
* Michael Busch 
Garrett Cooper
Nico Hoerner
Nick Madrigal
* Miles Mastrobuoni
Christopher Morel
Dansby Swanson

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Cody Bellinger 
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 10 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Alexander Canario, OF 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Luis Vazquez, INF 
Hayden Wesneski, P 

10-DAY IL: 1 
Patrick Wisdom, INF 

15-DAY IL: 3
Julian Merryweather, P
* Justin Steele, P  
Jameson Taillon, P 

60-DAY IL: 1 
Caleb Kilian, P 

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Cubs @ Mets: Lester vs. Harvey (Game 168; NLCS Game 1)

Submitted by CTSteve on

Close your eyes…here we go.

CHC: LHP Jon Lester
NYM: RHP Matt Harvey
First pitch: 7:07pmCT

Lester took the loss in St. Louis is Game One of the NLDS his last time out (7.1 IP, 3 ER). In his two games against the Mets this year (one at each park), Lester is 1-0 with a 2.08, and they are hitting .208 against him in those games. For his career, these Mets are 27-124 (.218) against him. Granderson is 12-44 with 2 HR.

Harvey beat the Dodgers in Game Three of the NLDS (5 IP, 2 ER). He was 8-3 with a 2.33 at Citifield in the regular season. He pitched 7 scoreless innings against the Cubs at Wrigley on May 13 but came away with a no-decision. For his career, the Cubs are 14-49 (.286) against him. Montero is 3-5. Coghlan is 3-8.

The Cubs were 7-0 against the Mets in the regular season.

Arrieta vs. Syndergaard tomorrow.

Go Cubs!

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Comments

Submitted by Charlie on Sat, 10/17/2015 - 10:54 am

My mission today: Sit in coffee shop all morning and afternoon. Do PhD stuff / convince myself I've done PhD stuff. Don't lose shit before game time.

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Submitted by The E-Man on Sat, 10/17/2015 - 10:23 am

Charlie, you will be checking your phone, tablet, or laptop every five minutes for Cubs content. The coffee will make you more anxious. You will start reading in-depth articles on every player - Cuban ballplayers, Theo, Eddie Vedder, The Curse, Ernie, Santo, the 2003 team, why the Mets are so great, etc.. WHO ARE YOU KIDDING?! Are you REALLY gonna be able to "work"??

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Submitted by Charlie on Sat, 10/17/2015 - 10:24 am

[realizes reading notes are organized as play-by-play and concept maps all look like defensive charts] My advisor on Wednesday: I don't understand. Who is David Ross, and what does he have to do with the ghost in the machine problem? Me: See also--Joe Maddon, Impact of big ticket managers.

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Submitted by crunch on Sat, 10/17/2015 - 10:58 pm

got the coffee shop part down...now it's onto playing some video games and ignoring the outside world until the cubs take the field. have fun with your research and stats and books and undergrads writing you emails at 8pm on a sunday night to explain why they've not done what you asked to be delivered on monday. big up "i stopped at a masters" crew.

Submitted by The E-Man on Sat, 10/17/2015 - 10:56 am

Earlier in the week I was looking at advanced stats on both Mets and Dodgers and as of Wednesday, the Mets were not very good against LH pitchng. Also, Lester has shown to be much better with rest, as opposed to short rest. I am pretty psyched to see if the Cub's bats can get jiggy with the Mets pitching. Should be a great series.c

Submitted by George Altman on Sat, 10/17/2015 - 10:40 am

With up to 3 'bullpen' games possible in this series, Berry is an interesting choice. I would have gone with a pitcher, probably Ramirez unless Motte was healthy.

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Submitted by crunch on Sat, 10/17/2015 - 10:09 pm

i like it because if they need him, he'll come in damn handy. i don't like it because they most likely shouldn't need him too much. it's one of those situations where if a runner was needed he would hands-down be the best option on the roster with a rather noticable gap between him and the next best alternative. on one side of the coin you have a specialized role he could fill far better than anyone else...on the other side you have a guy who you could get more use out of (another reliever, a stronger bat, etc).

Submitted by crunch on Sat, 10/17/2015 - 10:17 pm

greenkey to opt out his deal with LAD. 3/71m remaining (23.7m a year). anything could happen, but i can't imagine LAD not throwing loot at him. at least paying him more might keep LAD from going for another 20+m guy...or not...i'm not sure they care about spending money.

Submitted by crunch on Sat, 10/17/2015 - 10:03 pm

"Manager Terry Collins said the Mets might be short a pitcher at some point in the NLCS if Jon Niese leaves the team following a death in his family. Teams can't place players on the bereavement list during the postseason so if Niese leaves the team, they would have to play a man down."

Submitted by Charlie on Sat, 10/17/2015 - 10:22 pm

Castro!!!!! (Would join parachat, but watching on my computer and my phone and parachat don't get along.) Also, bad send at third if that was a send. (Baez hit.)

Submitted by billybucks on Sat, 10/17/2015 - 10:11 pm

Sigh...Lester once again confirms that he is not an ace. Not a bad pitcher, but second-tier. I think we had all hoped for better from him. Unlikely to get better as age 30 moves further into his rear-view mirror. And next year's savior David Price continues to spit the bit in the post-season. Does he have the backbone to pitch in Chicago in the playoffs? Seems unlikely. Any talented Cuban pitchers out there we can sign?

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Submitted by Old and Blue on Sun, 10/18/2015 - 10:47 am

There are no easy answers for getting good starting pitching these days. The guys lurking in the weeds that can turn into aces (see Arrieta, Jake) are really rare. So you have free agency, which sucks the big wazoo these days, or you can take the Mets' approach, which in the Cubs case would have meant not being the Cubs we all love. I like the approach Theo took in focusing on producing a lineup that wallops, but it may take some patience with getting some good pitchers to come down the pipe now that the Cubs have turned their attention to that a bit more in the draft. Trading Starlin is still an option in getting some good young pitching, but I gotta say, the guy has really shown himself to be pretty clutch. But he's back to being in sell high mode, so it's probably something that has to be considered. I can't say last night's game was a game the Cubs shoulda won. That just looked like the Mets' game all the way. Lester didn't have his best stuff but still kept them in the game. Cubs were two inches from Murphy's glove from turning it into a big ninth inning playoff classic. I'm still confident these guys can knock the Mets out.

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Submitted by WISCGRAD on Sun, 10/18/2015 - 10:12 am

Kershaw, Game 1 NLDS, 6.2 IP, 3 ER, Loss
Greinke, Game 5 NLDS, 6.2 IP, 3 ER, Loss

I'm not sure we can take too much from this: he lost a close game to one of the best teams in baseball in the playoffs on the road. It happens. And he gave up some bad luck hits on jam shots and was hurt by the inability of Bryant to turn that DP, and in the end he pitched a decent game and kept his team in it.

I was most frustrated by the offense last night. No baserunners through 4, and about 10 pitches an inning for Harvey to start the game. And maybe Lester does better if he doesn't have 45 second breaks between innings.   

Submitted by The E-Man on Sun, 10/18/2015 - 10:42 pm

I would have to agree that while not wetting the bed, I was expecting more out of Lester during the time he is being paid for. This was the reason he is here, and he cannot shut teams down, plus has been giving the opposing teams runs in the early going, which does not bode well for the game's outcome when you are behind a Met's Ace. He is going to have one more chance and if he fucks up again, we could have all winter to wonder how the Cubs can improve their starting rotation.

What is annoying is that in slots 3 and 4, compared to the Mets, the team is disadvantaged on paper at least, magnifying Lester's starts.

But,I also agree with WISC that there were a couple key plays that make the difference in Playoff baseball. The Cubs were on the short end of those. 

I am expecting a bounce back game tonight, however. Its a long series.

Recent comments

  • Sonicwind75 (view)

    Have to admit I was initially disappointed the Cubs traded away the upside of Jackson Ferris but Busch is making a believer out of me.  If I still lived in midwest guessing we would have invented some drink special named a Busch Bomb at the local drinking establishment to celebrate his homers.  

  • Cubster (view)

    per Tribune: Suzuki MRI results pending from yesterday so we should get a timetable for return later today.

  • crunch (view)

    suzuki says he injured his oblique running to 1st, not swinging.  okay.  it's gonna be that kind of 2024 cubs year, huh?

    i would say that's good news compared to screwing it up swinging, but i'm not familiar with the recovery time of people screwing up their oblique by running.

    right side is at least different from his left side oblique injury last year.

  • crunch (view)

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  • Cubster (view)

    A bit more Jewish take on one of my favorite Cubs, Kenny Holtzman. His 9-0 season while serving in the National Guard and being available to pitch on weekends was one of my coolest teen recollections. 

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  • Cubster (view)

    Suzuki out with oblique strain. Canario indeed is called up. No word on Morel so that might be a red herring (or a red digit).

    AZ lineup is posted but Counsell is always late to post his lineup.

  • crunch (view)

    You have to C it! (tm)

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    Best hitter: IL with oblique strain

    Second best hitter: hasn’t looked the same since jamming his right hand during a swing

    Third best hitter: playing through a sore hammy

    Best pitcher: IL after one start 

    Second best RP: IL after 1.5 weeks

    Noice 

  • crunch (view)

    suzuki 10d IL.

    right oblique strain.  ow.  that's generally more than a 10d thing.

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    Seiya on IL with an oblique strain

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