10/7/2015 NL Wildcard Game Cubs vs Pirates

[yk9001]

Total run line in Vegas: 5 1/2.

Thats insane.

[Hollyw00d]

Been looking forward to this one all day

[Homebrewer]

Wacky Lineups are in..
 
 
Chicago Cubs 97-65


1. Dexter Fowler (S) CF

2. Kyle Schwarber (L) RF

3. Kris Bryant ® LF

4. Anthony Rizzo (L) 1B

5. Tommy La Stella (L) 3B

6. Starlin Castro ® 2B

7. Miguel Montero (L) C

8. Addison Russell ® SS

9. Jake Arrieta ® P



Pittsburgh Pirates 98-64


1. Gregory Polanco (L) RF

2. Josh Harrison ® 3B

3. Andrew McCutchen ® CF

4. Starling Marte ® LF

5. Francisco Cervelli ® C

6. Neil Walker (S) 2B

7. Jordy Mercer ® SS

8. Sean Rodriguez ® 1B

9. Gerrit Cole ® P

Edited October 7, 2015 by Homebrewer

[Puget Sound Angel]

Can't stand when the Cubs start winning and all the beautiful people jump on the bandwagon.

Go Pirates!

[halobob]

Pirates 5 Cubs 1, Arrieta pulled in the 4th.

[Homebrewer]

Check out the lineups?
Bryant is in the OF along with Schwarber.
 
Pitcher batting 9th, which Maddon didn't do most of the season. If this doean't work people are going to question Joe for many months.
But if it does...well..he already can't buy a drink or dinner in Chicago.
 
From MLB.com

 
Bryant has started 10 games in the outfield, including four in left, one in center and five in right. His only start in center was at PNC Park on April 23. In a doubleheader on Sept. 15, he started the first game at third and was in right field for the second game.

Schwarber has started 38 games in the outfield, primarily in left (36 games).

Jake Arrieta will bat ninth, which actually is unusual for the Cubs. Chicago pitchers have batted ninth just 12 times during the regular season as manager Joe Maddon has instead inserted that day's starter into the No. 8 spot.

Maddon has moved players around the past 10 days in preparation for the postseason.

"I love the fact that we're so versatile," Maddon said Tuesday. "I love that young players are not stuck in one position, and if you move them, all of a sudden they freak out about it or it's going to hurt them in arbitration or whatever years from now because they don't have one position.

"Our guys don't think that way and I love it," he said. "All of this has been experimentation waiting to get to this moment."

Edited October 7, 2015 by Homebrewer

[Homebrewer]

Can't stand when the Cubs start winning and all the beautiful people jump on the bandwagon.

Why, yes. Yes we do.

Thank you.

(Cub fan since 69)

[Angel Oracle]

4-1 Cubs prediction

 

Speaking of the trade, even Strop had a rock solid year for the Cubs:  2.91 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 81 Ks in 68 innings, 28 holds.

He outpitched Feldman by himself.

[Angelsfirst]

Go Cubbies. Got to admit, I have a soft spot in my heart for the Cubs, growing up watching them on WGN. Some of my earliest baseball memories. Plus I like Joe.

[beatlesrule]

I'm going with the Pirates even though Jake is filthy.

[ukyah]

there's no way i'm rooting against the cubs. it would be an amazing story to see unfold, why not let it be in my lifetime? also, maddon is the sh*t.

[AngelArcher]

Tommy La Stella batting 5th. I see you Madden, I see you. 

[Adam]

Pulling for Cubbies, but I'll be rooting for the winner of this game to go all the way. 

[Angel Oracle]

69 years of missing the WS needs to stop now for the Cubs.

[Jay]

go Pirates

[Blarg]

1-0 Cubs, that was quick.

[AngelsLakersFan]

How can the Pirates run Sean Rodriguez out at first base in a game this important?

[Lou]

Total run line in Vegas: 5 1/2.

Thats insane.

Yeah, i don't remember ever seeing a total run line under 6

[Guest]

Arrieta's beard > Keuchel's beard

[Guest]

Wow

[bloodbrother]

Jeez, Cubs are stacked with so much young talent. Schwarber crushed that

[HeavenlyHalos]

Crushed.

[Hollyw00d]

The cubs module has landed

[Hollyw00d]

That might be more than enough for Mr. arrieta

[Angelsfirst]

THAT was a bomb.