Let's Really Win Two: the 2017 Postseason thread

[Canadouche]

#LOLNats

Fun to read about their fanbase turning on Dusty. Cubs fans and Reds fans solemnly look on, knowing all-too-well.

[Quality Start Machine]

The Cubs played an absolutely atrocious game of baseball - 3 hits, 4 errors, Heyward's TOOTBLAN...and they still won.

Imagine what can happen today if they actually play well.

[SKO]

The Cubs played an absolutely atrocious game of baseball - 3 hits, 4 errors, Heyward's TOOTBLAN...and they still won.

Imagine what can happen today if they actually play well.

I just hope they get to play today, otherwise a rainout would allow the Nats to go back to Stras on normal rest tomorrow. I'd prefer to just laugh as they pummel Tanner Roark and then we all have a couple days to relax.

[Brownie]

The Cubs played an absolutely atrocious game of baseball - 3 hits, 4 errors, Heyward's TOOTBLAN...and they still won.

Imagine what can happen today if they actually play well.

I just hope they get to play today, otherwise a rainout would allow the Nats to go back to Stras give Maddon the option of starting Hendrickson normal rest if Arrieta's hamstring is trouble tomorrow. I'd prefer to just laugh as they pummel Tanner Roark and then we all have a couple days to relax.

[SKO]

The Cubs played an absolutely atrocious game of baseball - 3 hits, 4 errors, Heyward's TOOTBLAN...and they still won.

Imagine what can happen today if they actually play well.

I just hope they get to play today, otherwise a rainout would allow the Nats to go back to Stras give Maddon the option of starting Hendrickson normal rest if Arrieta's hamstring is trouble tomorrow. I'd prefer to just laugh as they pummel Tanner Roark and then we all have a couple days to relax.

Oh I lack no confidence in whichever of the Cubs starters goes out there whenever they play, I just would rather face Roark than Strasburg irregardless.

[R-V]

The Cubs played an absolutely atrocious game of baseball - 3 hits, 4 errors, Heyward's TOOTBLAN...and they still won.

Imagine what can happen today if they actually play well.

I just hope they get to play today, otherwise a rainout would allow the Nats to go back to Stras give Maddon the option of starting Hendrickson normal rest if Arrieta's hamstring is trouble tomorrow. I'd prefer to just laugh as they pummel Tanner Roark and then we all have a couple days to relax.

Oh I lack no confidence in whichever of the Cubs starters goes out there whenever they play, I just would rather face Roark than Strasburg irregardless.

Galaxy brain: the Cubs have the advantage if they do play today with at least one long rain delay. Maddon has two long relief options in Lackey & Montgomery whereas I don't think Dusty has any, unless you count Fat Albers (long man...more like wide man!) or Gio is available on 3 days rest.

[Brownie]

The Cubs played an absolutely atrocious game of baseball - 3 hits, 4 errors, Heyward's TOOTBLAN...and they still won.

Imagine what can happen today if they actually play well.

I just hope they get to play today, otherwise a rainout would allow the Nats to go back to Stras give Maddon the option of starting Hendrickson normal rest if Arrieta's hamstring is trouble tomorrow. I'd prefer to just laugh as they pummel Tanner Roark and then we all have a couple days to relax.

Oh I lack no confidence in whichever of the Cubs starters goes out there whenever they play, I just would rather face Roark than Strasburg irregardless.

Galaxy brain: the Cubs have the advantage if they do play today with at least one long rain delay. Maddon has two long relief options in Lackey & Montgomery whereas I don't think Dusty has any, unless you count Fat Albers (long man...more like wide man!) or Gio is available on 3 days rest.

That's a really good point: So get 3-5 solid innings out of Jake, rough up Roark early that Dusty goes to Gio (on 2 days rest) or Stras (on 3 days) or Scherzer (it is Dusty after all), and then let it rain so that in with Lackey or Montgomery and company until you bring Wade in the ninth to close it out unless the Cubs run away with a laugher.

[D. Doluntap]

Today's lineup:

CF Jay
3B Bryant
1B Rizzo
C Contreras
RF Zobrist
LF Schwarber
SS Russell
2B Baez
P Arrieta

Guessing Heyward is benched on account of yesterday's baserunning gaffe.

[SKO]

Today's lineup:

CF Jay
3B Bryant
1B Rizzo
C Contreras
RF Zobrist
LF Schwarber
SS Russell
2B Baez
P Arrieta

Guessing Heyward is benched on account of yesterday's baserunning gaffe.

Nah, Joe is rarely that punitive. I think I read that he's like 0-18 against Roark though.

[D. Doluntap]

Today's lineup:

CF Jay
3B Bryant
1B Rizzo
C Contreras
RF Zobrist
LF Schwarber
SS Russell
2B Baez
P Arrieta

Guessing Heyward is benched on account of yesterday's baserunning gaffe.

Nah, Joe is rarely that punitive. I think I read that he's like 0-18 against Roark though.

Right...though I do think Joe hates Dylan Floro. And yeah Heyward sucks a bit more against Tanner than everyone else.

[D. Doluntap]

Hank Aaron came to Dusty in a dream last night and gave him an edgy, progressive, Ivy-educated lineup for Game 4. Behold:

SS Turner
LF Werth
RF Harper
1B Zimmerman
2B Murphy
3B Rendon
C Wieters
CF Taylor
P Roark

[Brownie]

Hank Aaron came to Dusty in a dream last night and gave him an edgy, progressive, Ivy-educated lineup for Game 4. Behold:

SS Turner
LF Werth
RF Harper
1B Zimmerman
2B Murphy
3B Rendon
C Wieters
CF Taylor
P Roark

Wait, Murphy is not hitting behind Harper?

[D. Doluntap]

Hank Aaron came to Dusty in a dream last night and gave him an edgy, progressive, Ivy-educated lineup for Game 4. Behold:

SS Turner
LF Werth
RF Harper
1B Zimmerman
2B Murphy
3B Rendon
C Wieters
CF Taylor
P Roark

Wait, Murphy is not hitting behind Harper?

I'm still shocked he's not batting 2nd, given he's a 2B. Like Mark Grudzielanek.

[Quality Start Machine]

Throw Joe's lineup out, since there's no way the game's getting played today.

Unless Dusty is actually crazy enough to keep Roark as his starter instead of Strasburg with full rest.

[Saul Goodman]

They really should have moved the game time up further. A noon start would be looking pretty good right about now.