MLB 2016 Season Thread

TimRiggins · 23-10-2016 02:02AM

SantryRed wrote: »

Still wondering how we're gonna mess this one up. Hendricks is on fire.

Was just thinking that, if they blow this would this be the worst meltdown? 5-0 but not only on the score their cruising. In no danger whatsoever.

krustydoyle · 23-10-2016 02:07AM

Ohhhhhh Kershaw.. Feck me.. You've been the hero in the series and you pitch like that tonight.. Jaysus..

SantryRed · 23-10-2016 02:13AM

Hendricks just made his way through the top of the order again.

21 up, 21 out for the Cubs. Hendricks has been incredible. Only one hit allowed.

TimRiggins · 23-10-2016 02:15AM

SantryRed wrote: »

Hendricks just made his way through the top of the order again.

21 up, 21 out for the Cubs. Hendricks has been incredible. Only one hit allowed.

Off the first pitch of the ballgame!

SantryRed · 23-10-2016 02:49AM

World Series

One of the two longest streaks will go!

TimRiggins · 23-10-2016 02:54AM

SantryRed wrote: »

World Series

One of the two longest streaks will go!

Congrats man. Enjoy the ride.

Gonna be a great WS. Really looking forward to it even though i'm still not over our loss after watching 4 days in October last night!

InTheTrees · 23-10-2016 03:13AM

It was fun to watch. I was kind of rooting for the Dodgers but I'm happy to see the Cubs win it.

jack presley · 23-10-2016 08:49AM

Just watched on game delay now. As a spectacle (for the neutral) it was a bit disappointing but you have to be impressed with the way the Cubs played, especially Hendricks.

Igotadose · 23-10-2016 09:36AM

The apocalypse is upon us. Cubs/Indians for the WS. Good friend from Cleveland is saying everyone back home is freaked. But, I think it'll be the Cubs, they were loaded all season and are scary deep. I expect them to be in the NLCS next year, too, only injuries will matter (says this lifer Mets fan)

Personally rooting for Cleveland to make a go of it, good pitching beats good hitting and all that, but Cubs don't seem to have any weaknesses right now.

Waitsian · 23-10-2016 04:09PM

mod9maple wrote: »

It's nothing but a sheer guess (we all know anything can happen, it's a crap shoot between all really good teams) but I'm going Cleveland vs Chicago WS.

Doodah7 · 23-10-2016 05:39PM

tallpaul wrote: »

Cubs as expected going with the same rotation as the Giants' series assuming Hendricks' arm is okay. I said the Cubs in four last time out. This time I think the Cubs in six with a series and pennant win at Wrigley!

Ahem!!

Waitsian · 23-10-2016 09:26PM

SantryRed wrote: »

One of the two longest streaks will go!

The Cubs haven't even made an appearance in a WS since 1945, much less win one. Incredible. I'll not be rooting for either. I'll watch and enjoy it though. May the best team win and let's hope for a 7 game classic.

jack presley · 23-10-2016 09:38PM

mod9maple wrote: »

The Cubs haven't even made an appearance in a WS since 1945, much less win one. Incredible. I'll not be rooting for either. I'll watch and enjoy it though. May the best team win and let's hope for a 7 game classic.

I've no affiliation to either side either side really but I think I'm leaning towards wanting to see the Cubs end their drought.

But there's a small bit of evil in me thinks it would be funny for another calamity to land on them when they're close to winning but that feeing's getting suppressed at the moment.

24-10-2016 10:43AM

jack presley wrote: »

I've no affiliation to either side either side really but I think I'm leaning towards wanting to see the Cubs end their drought.

But there's a small bit of evil in me thinks it would be funny for another calamity to land on them when they're close to winning but that feeing's getting suppressed at the moment.

Thats basically how I feel too.
Saying that, the Indians are getting none of the press that the Cubs get, and probably had a more impressive post season
Sweep the Red Box and Papi
Beat the BJs in 5 games

jack presley · 25-10-2016 06:27PM

Anyone staying up tonight? Disappointed i won't be able to do it myself as it's set up to be a great series.

krustydoyle · 25-10-2016 09:01PM

Planning on staying up as I'm off tomorrow but knowing me I'll fall asleep

TimRiggins · 25-10-2016 10:18PM

I fancy Cleveland tbh. While their starting pitching isn't the greatest, they've realy upped their game in October. Miller is lights out in the pen, and their such a fundamental great baseball team.

krustydoyle · 26-10-2016 12:34AM

What a start

This is gonna be something special

TimRiggins · 26-10-2016 02:53AM

Andrew Miller.... That is all

26-10-2016 03:14AM

and again...

Nice to see him torment another team after watching him strangle the Jays

jack presley · 26-10-2016 10:36AM

9-0 now for Terry Francona in WS games now. The Cubs need to break that streak tonight.

Doodah7 · 26-10-2016 11:19AM

jack presley wrote: »

9-0 now for Terry Francona in WS games now. The Cubs need to break that streak tonight.

Agreed!! Crucial inning was the seventh with the bases loaded and one out. Cleveland were only 3-0 up at that stage. A hit or two there would have heaped the pressure on Miller and dented his confidence a little.

The good news for us Irish viewers is that they have brought forward the starting time to 00.08am due to the risk of rain in Cleveland later.

jack presley · 26-10-2016 01:45PM

tallpaul wrote: »

Agreed!! Crucial inning was the seventh with the bases loaded and one out. Cleveland were only 3-0 up at that stage. A hit or two there would have heaped the pressure on Miller and dented his confidence a little.

The good news for us Irish viewers is that they have brought forward the starting time to 00.08am due to the risk of rain in Cleveland later.

Yeah that was a crucial spot. You have to score at least one with bases loaded and no one out. Good point about how it might have dented Miller's confidence a bit. Now the opposite has probably happened!

8-10 · 27-10-2016 01:44AM

Arrieta hasn't allowed a hit yet going into the 6th inning. Really good opportunity for the Cubs here with a 5 run cushion. The bats are awake tonight!

jack presley · 27-10-2016 05:08AM

8-10 wrote: »

Arrieta hasn't allowed a hit yet going into the 6th inning. Really good opportunity for the Cubs here with a 5 run cushion. The bats are awake tonight!

It's set up for a good weekend now. 1-1, the neutral's dream.

Igotadose · 27-10-2016 06:19AM

Sigh. Media saying Cespedes will not re-sign with the Mets. Time to load up on the offseason antacids.
Gag, the thought of a Bruce/Conforto/Granderson outfield's terrifying with the only right-handed power bat belonging to... Wright? Gag gag gag back to the bad old days.

SantryRed · 27-10-2016 06:29AM

Great win last night for the Cubs. After game 1, they really couldn't afford to go into game 3 0-2 down.

A great call by Maddon to bring in Arrieta who was lights out up until the 6th and then Montgomery was brilliant in the 7th and 8th.

One worry would be that only 5 runs were scored from at least 20 people getting on base. If we get that many opportunities, we really should be scoring more runs.

Hendricks up next now at home and in Wrigley, you'd got to feel confident. 3-2 is a must but I think there's a decent possibility of winning the next 3, Indians will be down a big hitter now with NL rules in play.

TimRiggins · 27-10-2016 07:41AM

SantryRed wrote: »

Great win last night for the Cubs. After game 1, they really couldn't afford to go into game 3 0-2 down.

A great call by Maddon to bring in Arrieta who was lights out up until the 6th and then Montgomery was brilliant in the 7th and 8th.

One worry would be that only 5 runs were scored from at least 20 people getting on base. If we get that many opportunities, we really should be scoring more runs.

Hendricks up next now at home and in Wrigley, you'd got to feel confident. 3-2 is a must but I think there's a decent possibility of winning the next 3, Indians will be down a big hitter now with NL rules in play.

I may look stupid at the end of this, but I can't see any way the Indians will lose the next 3. They really weren't themselves tonight and they have produced huge performances on the road all year.

Cubs did exactly what they needed to do tonight. Keep the Indians bullpen out of the game. Arrieta was fantastic.

It's such an intriguing series because it really is a battle of an unbelievable starting pitching against a lights out bullpen. Cubs need to take game 3 before Kluber gets the mount for game 4.

Fantastic series so far. This is my first year following baseball after following NBA/NFL over the last few years and their playoffs don't hold a candle to this. Drama at its finest.

Doodah7 · 27-10-2016 07:49AM

Yes it was interesting last night. I mentioned the long seventh inning for Miller in another post in Game 1 and it must have had an effect. Apparently he threw forty-odd pitches in that game and thus was nowhere to be seen in Game 2 and Cleveland went deep into their bullpen to try turn things around.

I also think the ridiculous DH rule may hurt the Indians. Effectively they have only eight batters. All of the Cubs' pitchers have home runs and lots of RBI's to their names this season and this could be crucial. Of course if this was the old days, Kluber would probably get thunked hard sometime in the top of the third of Game 4...

As for Kyle Schwarber, awesome so far as a DH, I would not risk him in the outfield for a full game but use him as a pinch hitter (and then a fielder) at some stage.

I too think there is a sporting chance of a Cubs home sweep to take it all.

jack presley · 27-10-2016 07:52AM

tallpaul wrote: »

Yes it was interesting last night. I mentioned the long seventh inning for Miller in another post in Game 1 and it must have had an effect. Apparently he threw forty-odd pitches in that game and thus was nowhere to be seen in Game 2 and Cleveland went deep into their bullpen to try turn things around.

The Indians were behind all game so we wouldn't have seen Miller anyway, even if he was fresh.

They only use him to protect leads, not in games where they are looking to catch up.

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