Cubs or Indians?
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@canefan Based on what I saw today, they're going to have to risk it. If Bauer is their second best starter things are going to be looking a bit shaky when they get down to number 4.
Can't say I've ever watched much baseball before, but in the true Olympic spirit I'm already turning into an expert!
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It's going to be a great story whoever wins given how long it's been since each team won the WS. I watched game 2 today and it was good to see the Cubs bounce back. They needed that win.
I'm cheering for the Cubs as I lived near Chicago but hope the WS goes 7 games. The celebs have been out in force supporting the Cubs (John Cusack, Eddie Vedder, Bill Murray). Wrigley will be rocking for game 3. The average ticket will cost you US$4000.
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I'd think they should bring about 1000 goats to the game tomorrow!
That wasn't according to script - they really needed Baez to blast those two runs home at the end.
Cubs fans in the 9th looked a lot like ABs fans in the last five minutes of the 2007 QF.
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@Chris-B. I knew Baez wouldn't get it done - he's too aggressive at the plate. Zobrist was the best option but struck out.
Kluber starts for the Indians tomorrow and he had the Cubs batters in all sorts of bother in game 1. It's a must win for tne Cubs I believe.
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@Bovidae Exactly what I was thinking on all counts.
Rizzo, Zobrist (and Schwalber) look like the backbone of that batting line-up. The others desperately need to find more productivity.
I had the Cubs marked down to win this one and lose tomorrow, so they've got to claw that one back. Hopefully, Kluber's short turnaround will force a short stint tomorrow.
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Cleveland wallops Chicago 7-2 to take a 3-1 lead. Always next year Cubs.
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Francona could make history tomorrow. He was the manager who gave the Red Sox their first title in 86 years and would do the same for the Indians after a 68-yr drought. Not bad to have on your resume.
Maddon needs to make some changes to the batting lineup because the Cubs are struggling.
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@Bovidae Seems like Bauer is back tomorrow, so hopefully the Cubs can have a repeat of game 2 and claw one back with Lester starting for them.
Then they'll have to hope that their longer pitching rotation will pay dividends in the later games. Otherwise it's looking pretty bleak for them.
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Cubs are stayin alive, stayin alive...
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@antipodean E-P-I-C
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@hydro11 Its a cliche but it seems a shame someone will lose. Apparently the ratings in Cleveland have been higher than Cavs finals last year. I expect the Indians to roll the dice with Kluber, if he wins he will be undisputed mvp. You'd think the cubs will work him out next time and their talisman can bat at DH. Whoever wins I hope there is no controversy, or anything to fuel the curse
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It's so tight now that anything could really happen.
Pretty much a case of a team jumping quickly out of the blocks and holding its nerve, while the pressure dismantles their opponents.
Cubs have momentum, but they're going to have to find an answer to Kluber and Miller - and they're going to have to juggle their pitching staff to use people like Lackey and Lester as relievers, because most of their relief pitching has been woeful (Chapman excepted, obviously).
