MLB: ***Official 2017 Chicago Cubs Season Thread***
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Well sh!7.
It’s a tough road, but not insurmountab. Especially in the friendly confines.
It’s a tough road, but not insurmountab. Especially in the friendly confines.
Obviously something needs to be fixed but I just don't see, offensively, where to fix it. We don't have any openings unless we trade a Schwarber and Happ/Baez/Russell for a corner outfielder worth a damn.
It's our big names that have been the most disappointing and obviously getting rid of them isn't the solution.
Come February, our pitching workouts are going to be "here is the strikezone. From 60'6" away, try and hit it"
Well Turner is one of the best hitters in baseball now. Guy is nails
And Lasorda an LA icon turned 90 this year. Dodgers are on a bit of a mission
In all actuality, this team is going to need 1 starting pitcher, 2 relievers, and at minimum 1 position player Maddon feels comfortable starting every day.
Recently David Kaplan on the radio has been saying that he thinks Schwarber will be traded this off-season. He usually has some "inside" info and don't think he would just be saying that.
Wouldn't shock me but I'm not sure what they'd get.
Knowing the Marlins are into us and want to give up Stanton, I'd love to see us try and get rid of Heyward and Schwarber in a deal.
And I don't think he'd be worth much more because he's only had 2 healthy seasons in 7 attempts and has 10 more years on his contract. Obviously there'd be a few more pieces in there
NLCS so far: 0 hits with RISP because we never get RISP
NLDS
Game 5: 3 hits with RISP
Game 4: 0
Game 3: 2
Game 2: 1
Game 1: 3
NLDS
Game 5: 3 hits with RISP
Game 4: 0
Game 3: 2
Game 2: 1
Game 1: 3
This has 2003 ALCS written all over it. In all seriousness, the comments here are the same comments you were reading after going down 2-1 to the Dodgers last year, and 3-1 to the Indians. Hell, it was said going into the 9th inning of Game 4 of the NLDS. If there's one thing I've learned, it's NEVER write off this team. They do some amazing things with their backs against the wall.
What was the bullpen era last year in the playoffs compared to this year? There's your difference. The starters have been pretty good so far, probably better than last year. The offense has been a bit worse, but not like last years offense in the playoffs was really tearing it up. But the bullpen has been dramatically worse. Part of that is on the manager. You don't bring in John bleeping Lackey to face the top of the lineup in the 9th inning with a man on base.
Speaking of Lackey, it's time fro Maddon to put him in whatever dungeon he had him in during the NLDS. Unless it's the 13th inning and you've run out of pitchers, keep his ass off the mound.
Through 7 playoff games last year, the Cubs bullpen gave up 11 ER. This year its 19. Last year the Cubs had scored 25 runs through 7 games, this year 20.
