NLDS Starting Rotation

TC in Mississippi · Oct 4, 2017

Hendricks, Lester, Q, Arrieta

I neither love it or hate it. Kyle will have some success against their righty hitters but he has to keep guys off the base paths and limit the damage from Harper and Murphy. His playoff stats are stellar so I get why they're doing it.

anotheridiot · Oct 4, 2017

You have the RLRL option or LRLR, I would think you use it, but I guess Theo and Jed figured a travel day would have them forgetting.

Sure hope Lester is spending this week throwing the ball to first base or Washington is going to run him out of the game.

Parade_Rain · Oct 4, 2017

anotheridiot said:
You have the RLRL option or LRLR, I would think you use it, but I guess Theo and Jed figured a travel day would have them forgetting.

Sure hope Lester is spending this week throwing the ball to first base or Washington is going to run him out of the game.

They have to get on base before they can run him out of the game.

TC in Mississippi · Oct 4, 2017

anotheridiot said:
You have the RLRL option or LRLR, I would think you use it, but I guess Theo and Jed figured a travel day would have them forgetting.

Sure hope Lester is spending this week throwing the ball to first base or Washington is going to run him out of the game.

Lester has tried to throw the ball to first base since he was in 16 years old without much success but still he's managed to be one of the best pitchers of the last decade. The Cubs have adjusted to it as best they can so I sure hope he's not trying going into a playoff series. Lester needs to concentrating on pitching.

brett05 · Oct 4, 2017

Not the choices I'd have made, but they don't pay me either.

anotheridiot · Oct 4, 2017

TC in Mississippi said:
Lester has tried to throw the ball to first base since he was in 16 years old without much success but still he's managed to be one of the best pitchers of the last decade. The Cubs have adjusted to it as best they can so I sure hope he's not trying going into a playoff series. Lester needs to concentrating on pitching.

Washington will take advantage, they run alot. Maybe more of the reason Hendricks is starting to try to set the tone.

anotheridiot · Oct 4, 2017

https://www.cubshq.com/story/baseba...off-waivers-designate-Felix-Pena-14266?ref=fb

wow, already planning for next year. This is an odd move dont you think? I mean, I doubt they planned to use Pena this post season, but at least he was available if someone goes down with an injury. This guy wont be.

CSF77 · Oct 4, 2017

Hendricks had a 2.19 ERA in the 2nd half. Lester was riding a 4.46. If anything Lester getting game 2 was based off his last 2 starts.

Hendricks deserved game 1 off of his performance and led the staff with 5 pick offs.

He is really not a guy that you want to gamble with as a base runner because he will burn you.

chibears55 · Oct 4, 2017

That what i predicted..
Hendricks and Lester

Do i get a cookie..lol

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DanTown · Oct 4, 2017

Doesn’t matter who starts game 1 or 2 because you can always go back to game 2 starter in game 5 on normal rest. Obviously you can’t really start Jake game 3 because if the series goes 5 and you win, he’d have to be ready for game 2 in LA most likely where he went

Pitch game 4
Fly
Game 5
Fly (potentially 5 hours)
Game 1
Have to pitch

While it’s “normal” rest, don’t want to push a hammy that quick.

CSF77 · Oct 4, 2017

DanTown said:
Doesn’t matter who starts game 1 or 2 because you can always go back to game 2 starter in game 5 on normal rest. Obviously you can’t really start Jake game 3 because if the series goes 5 and you win, he’d have to be ready for game 2 in LA most likely where he went

Pitch game 4
Fly
Game 5
Fly (potentially 5 hours)
Game 1
Have to pitch

While it’s “normal” rest, don’t want to push a hammy that quick.

Don't really think they are worrying past this series. They are good because they take the game from a now perspective.

I fully expect Hendricks to pitch game 5 if it goes that far. If he wanted Lester to pitch it then he would have started with him.

honestly I'm at one at a time mode. Any team can knock the other out right now.

TL1961 · Oct 4, 2017

anotheridiot said:
https://www.cubshq.com/story/baseba...off-waivers-designate-Felix-Pena-14266?ref=fb

wow, already planning for next year. This is an odd move dont you think? I mean, I doubt they planned to use Pena this post season, but at least he was available if someone goes down with an injury. This guy wont be.

There is absolutely no way Pena was getting in a game.

chibears55 · Oct 4, 2017

DanTown said:
Doesn’t matter who starts game 1 or 2 because you can always go back to game 2 starter in game 5 on normal rest. Obviously you can’t really start Jake game 3 because if the series goes 5 and you win, he’d have to be ready for game 2 in LA most likely where he went

Pitch game 4
Fly
Game 5
Fly (potentially 5 hours)
Game 1
Have to pitch

While it’s “normal” rest, don’t want to push a hammy that quick.

Let get by the Nats first...

One thing ill say about the cubs starters..
You really cant go wrong no matter what order they pitch..

They have 4 guys id feel confidence in matching up with any team no.1 and 2 to get the job done..

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Diehardfan · Oct 4, 2017

TC in Mississippi said:
Lester has tried to throw the ball to first base since he was in 16 years old without much success but still he's managed to be one of the best pitchers of the last decade. The Cubs have adjusted to it as best they can so I sure hope he's not trying going into a playoff series. Lester needs to concentrating on pitching.

[video=youtube;jyo39FFQM08]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyo39FFQM08[/video]

TC in Mississippi · Oct 5, 2017

Diehardfan said:
[video=youtube;jyo39FFQM08]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyo39FFQM08[/video]

The glorious exception that proves the rule

beckdawg · Oct 5, 2017

TC in Mississippi said:
The glorious exception that proves the rule

Lester is just playing the long game.

RacerX · Oct 5, 2017

Anyone have an idea when the home game on 10/19 might commence? I'm flying into town on biz, and have tickets for the Hawks-Oilers that night, but would love to squeeze in a playoff matinee.

To all of you that follow this team and MLB far closer then i do, does anyone know whether this game is likely to be a day matinee vs evening?

anotheridiot · Oct 5, 2017

TL1961 said:
There is absolutely no way Pena was getting in a game.

Just saying he was an option if Lackee gives up 4 bombs in relief or Grimm cant get the ball to the plate, or someones arm falls off. Now who is used for injury?

brett05 · Oct 5, 2017

RacerX said:
Anyone have an idea when the home game on 10/19 might commence? I'm flying into town on biz, and have tickets for the Hawks-Oilers that night, but would love to squeeze in a playoff matinee.

To all of you that follow this team and MLB far closer then i do, does anyone know whether this game is likely to be a day matinee vs evening?

Won't be decided until the teams playing are

TC in Mississippi · Oct 5, 2017

anotheridiot said:
Just saying he was an option if Lackee gives up 4 bombs in relief or Grimm cant get the ball to the plate, or someones arm falls off. Now who is used for injury?

These are the playoff eligible pitchers (minus Pena of course). My guess would be Zastryzny if there's an injury

PITCHERS: 19
Jake Arrieta
Eddie Butler
Wade Davis
* Brian Duensing
Carl Edwards Jr
Justin Grimm
Kyle Hendricks
John Lackey
* Jon Lester
Alec Mills
* Mike Montgomery
Felix Pena
* Jose Quintana
Hector Rondon
Pedro Strop
Koji Uehara
Duane Underwood Jr
* Justin Wilson
* Rob Zastryzny

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