Today I have Guardians, Padres, Boston advancing.  Feels like Cubs vibe is incredibly damaged right now.  Guardians came to life yesterday and Detroit really haven’t done anything offensively.  And f*** the Yankees 😂

The 3 pitching matchups are very meh for elimination games.

Odd thing in cub game was Rea was warming up in the 4th, Soroka the 5th and Rea came in later in game.  Just odd usage from Counsel.

I dislike the wild card teams getting Monday and Friday (Dodgers Thursday) off.  it is more of an advantage to the WC winners to have played while other teams are sitting at home.   The starting pitchers on Tuesday can pitch Sunday and the NL is off Sunday so the WC winners in NL will get 2 of next 3 days off.   I understand the option of losing is there.  Just add two more teams to the playoffs in that case.  I do not think the bye helps as much as it does in other sports. 

 

  

 

I have a feeling that if the Cubbies win today, they will beat the Brewers in the next series. I doubt they could get past the Phillies or Dodgers though. 

Cleveland, you REALLY need to be able to play defense if you're going to rely on pitching and can't hit.

5 hours ago, Kyyle23 said:

Today I have Guardians, Padres, Boston advancing.  Feels like Cubs vibe is incredibly damaged right now.  Guardians came to life yesterday and Detroit really haven’t done anything offensively.  And f*** the Yankees 😂

I concur, but I really dislike Aroldis Chapman and Red Sox fans in general so it is close call for me...so Go Mariners!!!

Detroit remains the only team without a postseason HR so far

This is just two mediocre teams. Tough series to watch.

32 minutes ago, almagest said:

Cleveland, you REALLY need to be able to play defense if you're going to rely on pitching and can't hit.

now where have we seen that before? Especially defense

53 minutes ago, Autumn Dreamin said:

Detroit remains the only team without a postseason HR so far

You're welcome Dingler

Cleveland luck runs out...in the end, longest suffering fans in baseball compared to Brewers Mariners Padres getting a modern era WS title.

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I don’t think Cronenworth can see the ball at second

Out...traded two back end starters to KC for Fermin, but massive improvement over Elias Diaz and Maldonado.

Too many Kevin Hart commercials on tv these days, geez.

Although the one where he mimics Shaq's voice "it's everything" is pretty funny.

This is why you don’t start the worst pitcher on your roster.  He has nothing on these pitches.

3 minutes ago, fathom said:

This is why you don’t start the worst pitcher on your roster.  He has nothing on these pitches.

They need to pull him before this gets out of hand. 

You have to pull him, but Shildt has proven he’s an idiot 

2 minutes ago, chw42 said:

They need to pull him before this gets out of hand. 

On no planet should he have been pitching in this game

Game might be over early at this rate...have to limit the damage to just two runs here hopefully.

Good lord, was he playing him on the warning track?  Padres are getting terrible jumps on every ball in play

Darvish and Shildt, thanks for nothing 

5 minutes ago, chw42 said:

They need to pull him before this gets out of hand. 

King was the best choice based on his whole season's body of work.

Randy Vasquez has also pitched some decent starts as well down the stretch.

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2 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

King was the best choice based on his whole season's body of work.

Randy Vasquez has also pitched some decent starts as well down the stretch.

Darvish was 100 pct the worst choice.  

2 minutes ago, fathom said:

Darvish and Shildt, thanks for nothing 

Bro it’s the 2nd inning and it’s 1-0

2 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

King was the best choice based on his whole season of work.

Randy Vasquez has also pitched some decent starts as well down the stretch.

Yeah I was wondering why King was in the bullpen. Darvish seems to have nothing left.