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

26 players on MLB RESERVE LIST are ACTIVE, and eight players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors, four players are on the 15-DAY IL, and two players is on the 10-DAY IL

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PITCHERS: 13
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Colten Brewer
Ben Brown
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
* Richard Lovelady
Hector Neris 
Daniel Palencia 
Jameson Taillon 
Keegan Thompson
Hayden Wesneski 

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 
* Luke Little, P 
* Miles Mastrobuoni, INF
Luis Vazquez, INF 

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

15-DAY IL: 4
Kyle Hendricks, P 
* Drew Smyly, P 
* Justin Steele, P
* Jordan Wicks, P    

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

  • crunch (view)

    my fandom has been beat the hell up the past 2 games.  i didn't need a mets leadoff homer.

  • crunch (view)

    seiya was spotted doing work with the team pre-game saturday and sunday, but counsell says he's not anywhere near a rehab assigment.

    looking a lot like late may return rather than early/mid may return.

    steele may return to the bigs after his wednesday AAA start.

    hendricks has been throwing off a mound and may get rehab game work later this week.

  • CubbyBlue (view)

    Wow. I knew he recorded it, but never heard the Grobstein part before. I'm savoring!

     

  • crunch (view)

    bleh.

    at least MIL has lost the past 2 nights, too.

  • crunch (view)

    madrigal pinch hitting for matt mervis vs jansen?

    okay.

  • crunch (view)

    surprising amount of cubs fans at the park, too.  HR really brought them out.

  • Cubster (view)

    hmmmm... 

    4-4

    beisbol can be fun

  • crunch (view)

    4 singles and 0 walks (1 HBP) through 7 innings for cubs batters...amazing they even have 1 run.

  • crunch (view)

    nico gets his 5th error on the year...damn.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Folks, I've known Richard Lovelady since he was an 18 yr old Freshman at East Ga State College in Swainsboro, Ga.

    I was the WBB Coach at EGSC and Richard was their prize recruit from outside of Hinesville, Ga.

    My roommate was the Pitching Coach there.

    Richard showed up a skinny, loose lipped, 83mph Lefty. Pretty good basketball player actually. 

    My roommate became the head coach.

    Richard came back from a minor injury for his Sophmore year a more serious man. He hit 90mph and started mowing GA JUCO hitters down. It was really fun to watch.

    He was the first D1 signee for EGSC baseball (school had only had athletics for five yrs at that point). He went to Kennesaw St and became their closer. One yr later, he hit 100mph and KC drafted him in the 10th Rd. 

    He lost the high velo with a surgery a while back.

    It's so cool to see him in MLB. And now he's a Cub!! It's crazy to realize I actually "know" a Cub.

    He's a legit good guy.

    Easy to root for!!!

     

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