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PITCHERS: 13
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Colten Brewer
Ben Brown
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Hector Neris 
Jameson Taillon 
Keegan Thompson
Hayden Wesneski 
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

INFIELDERS: 7
* Michael Busch 
Nico Hoerner
Nick Madrigal
Christopher Morel
* Matt Mervis
Dansby Swanson
Patrick Wisdom

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Pete Crow-Armstrong 
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 8 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Miles Mastrobuoni, INF
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 

10-DAY IL: 2
* Cody Bellinger, OF  
Seiya Suzuki, OF

15-DAY IL: 3
Kyle Hendricks, P 
* Drew Smyly, P 
* Justin Steele, P   

60-DAY IL: 2 
Caleb Kilian, P 
Julian Merryweather, P

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Garrett Cooper, 1B 
 




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Indians @ Cubs: Bauer vs Lester (Game 177; World Series Game 5)

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Cubs 3, Indians 2
W: Lester (3-1); L: Bauer (0-2); S: Chapman (4)
Indians lead series: 3-2
PREVIEW
CLE (3-1): RHP Trevor Bauer (0-1 5.00)
CHC (1-3): LHP Jon Lester (2-1, 1.69)
First pitch: 7:15pmCST

Lester pitched 5.2 innings and gave up 3 ER to take the loss in Game One of the World Series in Cleveland. The scoring was a Ramirez RBI infield single and a Guyer HBP in the 1st and a Perez HR in the 4th.

Bauer gave up 2 ER in 3.2 innings and took the loss in Game Two. He gave up a Rizzo RBI double in the 1st and a Schwarber RBI single in the 3rd. He was pulled in the third after giving up a walk and a single, despite inducing a double play.
 
Game Six would be Arrieta versus Tomlin in Cleveland on Tuesday at 7:08pmCST.

Go Cubs!

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2016 Postseason

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Submitted by Cubster on Sun, 10/30/2016 - 10:17 am

Strat-o-matic outcome, game 5 (So we got that going for us, which is nice): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X48G7Y0VWW4&list=RDX48G7Y0VWW4
Game 5 Cleveland 0 3 0 Chicago 2 6 0 Chicago kept the dream alive thanks to a gem from Jon Lester. He limited Cleveland to three hits, exacting revenge on Corey Kluber for the result in Game 1. In the bottom of the second, Ben Zobrist scored the only run Chicago would need with a booming solo shot to lead off the inning. Chicago got some insurance in the bottom of the fourth as Addison Russell brought home Javier Baez with a triple. Just goes to show, the only way you can beat Andrew Miller is to not let him enter the game.
http://www.strat-o-matic.com/community/announcements/2016-world-series-… (warning: game 6 looks more like game 4; could the Schwarber-factor be difficult to account for?)

Submitted by Eric S on Sun, 10/30/2016 - 10:55 am

Another stab at it: Fowler CF, Bryant 3B, Rizzo 1B, Zobrist 2B, Soler LF, Coghlan or Heyward RF, Russell SS, Ross C, Lester You should be fined if you throw Baez a pitch in the strike zone at this point.

Submitted by billybucks on Sun, 10/30/2016 - 10:29 pm

Please win tonight. It would really suck to have this wonderful season end by getting swept at Wrigley.

Submitted by Tarzan Joe on Sun, 10/30/2016 - 10:54 pm

Cubs in mortal danger of crashing out of post-season for the 8th consecutive time on a three-game skid (ok, last year was four games, but whatever). That would amount to an 0-25 record in what might be considered must-win games. I won't post the cumulative run differential in those games (it's disturbing). This year's team has proven my doom-and-gloom theories wrong at many turns, so I won't be surprised if they spoil this trend. Then again, as a doom-and-gloom veteran, I won't be surprised if they don't. Either way, great group of guys, lots of fun memories, and a proud legacy they can actually build on. They were the best regular season team and the Indians have been the best post-season team. That's life in the big city.

Submitted by Hagsag on Sun, 10/30/2016 - 10:57 pm

Enjoy this tonight. Win or lose, it has been a great season and this is just the beginning.

Submitted by BobbyD on Sun, 10/30/2016 - 10:45 pm

Odd, but I'm not worried. Been a great season, we've been off a few games (it happens) but I have no hesitation thinking we could still win this. Either way the future looks bright. Go Lester!

Submitted by Transmission on Sun, 10/30/2016 - 10:04 pm

I am so happy for Wayne Messmer right now.  Go Cubs.  Come hang out in Parachat.

Submitted by chitownmvp01 on Sun, 10/30/2016 - 10:07 pm

I think this series goes 7. Win tonight. I think we get to Tomlin facing him a 2nd time. Game 7 is a tossup and 1 run could be enough to win. Go Cubs! #FlyTheW

Submitted by crunch on Sun, 10/30/2016 - 10:44 pm

NEAT.

Submitted by Mornington Crescent on Sun, 10/30/2016 - 10:51 pm

This was the third time that the Cubs have won a World Series game at Wrigley Field in their history.

Submitted by Ryno on Mon, 10/31/2016 - 10:04 am

Hate to be negative Nelly after that win, but I don't see how Baez should be in the starting lineup Wednesday. The Indians have exposed him as unable to hit at this level. PS- I saw a souvenir stand set up selling Cubs gear, W flags and whatnot. The odd thing is, this is Fort Wayne, Indiana, 176 miles from Wrigley Field.

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Submitted by billybucks on Mon, 10/31/2016 - 10:58 am

Agreed. The Injuns will try to run on Jake -- Javy's tagging ability could make a difference. Smoltz was marveling at his tagging talent. At some point, your brain has to tell your eyes: if the count is 0-2, 1-2, or even 2-2, the next pitch is very unlikely to be in the strike zone. Don't swing. To quote The Donald: What have you got to lose?

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Mon, 10/31/2016 - 10:23 am

Joe West will be the home plate umpire in Game #6. Good luck, Jake. You'll need it.

Submitted by billybucks on Mon, 10/31/2016 - 10:58 pm

Absolutely zero buzz about tonight's Bears game. At home for MNF, and...nothing. Not really a surprise, given their continued repulsive awfulness, but it's weird.

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Submitted by VirginiaPhil on Tue, 11/01/2016 - 11:00 am

I wish I had said this yesterday, I've been thinking it for a few weeks. But these no-name Bear draftees and otherwise-acquirees can play. They can hit, they can get there on time. This is not your father's Oldsmobile. (Your father is Jerry Angelo.) Also, something very crisp about the way they perform, offense and defense. I think the consultants are intended to look for the cause of a rash of "soft-tissue" injuries.

Submitted by RichK on Mon, 10/31/2016 - 10:40 pm

Actually, they were mentioned on WSCR this morning. They were commenting on the outside consultant hired to evaluate the replacement of everyone associated with the team not named McCaskey.

Submitted by crunch on Mon, 10/31/2016 - 10:25 pm

contreras will catch game 6 (and probably game 7)...lester available out of the pen in the CLE series.

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Mon, 10/31/2016 - 10:43 pm

If Lester were to come into Game #6 and/or Game #7 out of the bullpen, will David Ross have to be the catcher? In other words, will Maddon intentionally keep Ross in reserve on the bench and not use him unless and until Lester is called upon to work out of the pen?

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Submitted by John Beasley on Mon, 10/31/2016 - 10:49 pm

We did see Contreras catch (a little of) Lester in the final regular season game, or perhaps the one before since I recall it being at Wrigley. I would venture to guess that it's certainly not a necessity that Ross be available to catch Lester, but in an elimination game, I imagine that Joe's preference would be to not tinker with the formula more than necessary.

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Submitted by Jackstraw on Mon, 10/31/2016 - 10:38 pm

If Lester comes in, it will be a high leverage situation. If high leverage situation you want him with maximum chance to succeed, which means Ross as catcher. Only exception I can think of is if Joe brings Lester in specifically to face one batter, and with nobody on base.

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Submitted by Charlie on Tue, 11/01/2016 - 11:55 pm

Using a starting pitcher out of the bullpen makes sense if you don't have enough effective relievers or if you have reason to think that starting pitcher will be nearly untouchable. I don't think the Cubs are in that situation. Montgomery has been good, Edwards is extremely hard to hit, and Strop can be quite effective. Meanwhile, Lester has been great but not overwhelming, and has he ever made a relief appearance? Plus I don't think there is *any* chance you bring him in with any runners on, which significantly cuts into the situations where you would use him.

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Submitted by Rob G. on Tue, 11/01/2016 - 11:13 pm

well I'd definitely only use him to start an inning, but there's no one in the pen beyond Chapman that been really dominating imo that I trust. And judging by Chapman going 2.2 IP in Game 5, I think Maddon mostly feels the same. Edwards, Wood, Grimm and Strop have all been effective but not particularly dominant. And I don't see Rondon getting in another game unless it's mop-up work.

I personally think Lester has been pretty great other than the first inning of Game 1 with the walks and the swunt (bad pitch to Perez on that HR too, thought the HR to Ramirez was just good hitting).  Indians are doing more damage than good trying to steal bases at this point, so other than Rajai Davis I welcome their attempts to try and steal.

Regardless, those are the 3 guys I completely trust at this point...but I'm not making the moves. I don't think Francona really wants to use anyone but Kluber, Allen and Miller at this point if he could. Shaw's been okay, but seems like we could get to him. Tomlin is going to throw 90% breaking balls today and have a super-short leash unless he gets lucky again. Just hope we get the Arrieta that throws strikes today.

Submitted by Rob G. on Tue, 11/01/2016 - 11:00 pm

Fowler, Schwarber, Bryant, Rizzo, Zobrist, Russell, Contreras, Heyward and Baez tonight

vs.

Santana, Kipnis, Lindor, Napoli, Ramirez, Chisenhall, Crisp, Naquin, and Perez

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Submitted by billybucks on Tue, 11/01/2016 - 11:37 pm

This can wait a few days, but: I assume next year it's: Zobrist RF, Schwarber LF, Bryant 3B, Rizzo 1B, then some order of Russell SS, Contreras C, Baez 2B and Heyward/Almora CF? If they want both Schwarber and Zobrist in the lineup, I assume Heyward moves to CF? Barring injury -- not a lot of ABs for Soler?

Recent comments

  • CubbyBlue (view)

    Incredible moment. Huge part of the fun of working there is when something magic like that happens, and you get to interact with baseball fans. 

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    That bear hug was indeed awesome. Word is that Dansby has become an outstanding clubhouse leader and that moment really demonstrated it. That reaction was one of a proud coach/mentor who’s student just excelled. I’m not even sure who was more overjoyed, Dansby or PCA. A veteran expressing that kind of unabashed support and enthusiasm for a struggling rookie is beyond fantastic to see.

  • CubbyBlue (view)

    BAHAHA! I've actually not seen a single fight, but can't wait to see 70 degrees for sure!

  • crunch (view)

    next time i roll up into wrigley i'll try to start a fist fight and maybe we'll meet.

    be prepared.  i'm gonna make you earn your money.

    seriously, though...that's a cool as hell "retirement" assignment.  i imagine it will be better with warmer nights.

  • Cubster (view)

    I was there for the PCA homer as well. 50 degree baseball is no longer fun when sitting in the shade (knit hats, scarves and gloves are football gear) but I agree it’s one of those really cool moments. I loved the bear hug given by Swanson at home plate and of course the added impact that the PCA homer became a game winner.

     

  • Cubster (view)

    Holy Screaming Bananas

  • CubbyBlue (view)

    In honor of dispatching with the Astros, this painting is titled “The Sweep”. 
    I retired a couple years ago, and took a job at Wrigley as a security guy. SO cool having Wrigley as your office. SO cool being there when PCA got his first hit. 
    “The Sweep” happens at the end of every game - the security staff sweeps through the ballpark making sure it’s empty.
    (Hopefully I’ll be putting this painting up often this year.)
    Lastly, because working for the Cubs, they understandably don’t want you voicing opinions on social, which is why I’m only painting the banners here. 

  • First.Pitch.120 (view)

    Honorable mention to Jim Bullinger via BleedCubbieBlue: 

    Bullinger, a converted shortstop, had pitched in three games before he came to the plate. He had entered the game to relieve starter Shawn Boskie after four innings, and came to the plate to lead off the fifth, and hit Rheal Cormier's first pitch over the left-field wall to give the Cubs a 1-0 lead; they eventually won the game 5-2 in 14 innings. Of the 129players to homer in their first MLB at-bat, Bullinger is one of just 32 to hit that blast on the first big-league pitch he saw (including Contreras) and one of just six pitchers to do so.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Most of this activity will lead nowhere, of course, but it is fantastic that they’re looking for talent in every nook and cranny. You never know where that can lead, and virtually nothing is lost if if leads nowhere, as long as no one of superior talent and potential is losing an opportunity.

  • First.Pitch.120 (view)

    Fun 1st Hit / HR Fact…


    Recent Cubs players to have HR as 1st MLB hit:

    PCA

    Morel

    Happ

    Contreras

    Baez

    Soler

    Castro

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