Boyd going tonight. I believe that he will pitch well. I believe that he will go no more than 5. Depending on how the game is going, we can use Sokora or Rea for a couple innings then get to Palencia/Theilbar and Pomeranz. Try to not use Keller or Kittridge until Saturday. I would start whoever you don’t use today Sokora or Rea on Saturday. Civale can play a role as well as Brown. All hands on deck. I can see multiple pitching moves on Saturday. I believe we win today and go balls to the wall in Game 5.
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So do we think home wildcard was the goal all along...add a couple extra home playoff games to the revenue? hate to win the division and give up a the revenue from a couple of extra home games? /s
No, I don't think they're that twisted.
However, they didn't want to go over the salary cap for the 2nd straight year when they would be taxed at an even higher rate.
Soroka shouldn’t even be on the roster but since he is if Counsell had to pitch him you can say goodbye to game four.Assad should be the one coming in after Boyd
Personally I’ve seen enough of Boyd in Milwaukee.
We can agree on that as I would have liked Assad on the roster. But here we are. I think we will see several pitchers tonight since it could be the last game of the year. We will have a day of rest tomorrow so its all hands on deck the next two games. CC will act like Sparky Anderson and give the hook early and often. I like our chances tonight.
I believe we survive tonight and your thought of having a bull pen by committee start on Saturday would be the route I would take. Imanaga is mentally and physically drained. I would not put him on the NLCS roster if we get to that point.
DeonThomas
- South Carolina
I can't argue your main point. All hands on deck over the next two games.
Just hoping that an NLCS appearance does indeed come to fruition.....but with that said, I can't fathom any scenario where our top FA pitcher is left off the playoff roster. Would be totally shocking to me.
Just hoping that an NLCS appearance does indeed come to fruition.....but with that said, I can't fathom any scenario where our top FA pitcher is left off the playoff roster. Would be totally shocking to me.
I get that. In his last 4 games he is 0-2 with a 8.06 ERA. He isn’t fooling anyone. His out pitch is being hit all over the place. I hope this offseason he develops a new pitch and get his mental game back. The club has a mutual option and it will be interesting if the front office plays that card.
Silly positive spin: A few more hours of rest for Boyd.
There is so much focus on the pitching, but the reality is that the pitching has bailed out just a terrible 2nd half offense. It's ridiculous how bad the Cubs are at manufacturing runs. These playoffs, they have scored over three runs exactly one time and that was yesterday with four.
Boyd and Shota are out of gas and it's too bad if their season is defined by thx postseason. They held this whole thing together despite a completely impotent offense.
Can see them scoring more than 2 versus Peralta, so we're looking for a superhuman performance from the staff......again.
Boyd and Shota are out of gas and it's too bad if their season is defined by thx postseason. They held this whole thing together despite a completely impotent offense.
Can see them scoring more than 2 versus Peralta, so we're looking for a superhuman performance from the staff......again.
or 10:08 Friday morning for those on Tokyo time
Announcer: "A home run to right will have to be crushed."
*30 seconds later*
*30 seconds later*
With Phillies/Dodgers ending tonight, a potential Game 5 would be played Saturday night at 7.
Amen
Illiniaaron
- Geneseo, IL
That sequence in the bottom of the fifth was certainly disappointing. Good grief.
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
Count me as extremely nervous … NEEDED at least one run there. Zero faith our pitching just shuts out Milwaukee.
Illiniaaron
- Geneseo, IL
PCA really needs to work on his bunting for next season.
Illiniaaron
- Geneseo, IL
C’mon Shaw!
Yeah, that’s what I want him working on.
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