Inside the mind of Dave Roberts before the Yu Darvish walk.
Alex Wood (16-3, 2.72) vs. Jake Arrieta (14-10, 3.53)
#ThisTeam is one win away from its first World Series in twenty-nine years. Repeat: ONE. WIN. AWAY. It's so close, we can taste it. After years of tasting our own bile in October, this is a pretty nice palate cleanser. But let's not get ahead of ourselves. The work isn't done yet. One game at a time, as all the post-game interviews say. Alex Wood (Remember him?) gets the start to try to outlast SoSG nemesis Jake Arrieta. No, seriously, we irrationally hate that dude.
I can't even write a proper preview for what may happen tonight. My brain is completely scrambled, but, like, in a good way. I just want it to be 6:00 already so we can get this going.
A Game 4 with no need to run a short-rested Kershaw out there? How can this be? Everything about this postseason has been weird, but weird is working. Weird is winning. Weird is WONDERFUL.
Let's get weird.
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Taylor SS
Bellinger 1B
Turner 3B
Puig RF
Ethier LF
Granderson CF
Grandal C
Utley 2B
Wood P
Hmmm. Ethier, Granderson, AND Grandal? Doesn’t get much weirder than that.
No Loney?
Free Austin Barnes!
Yankees 2-0 after 3
Astros continue to scuffle
Now I want to play them. But that would mean they came roaring back, which would make me not want to play them. So.
Also: TOO EARLY
Houston is pulling a Cleveland. 3-0 Yanks
4-0
I thought we learned our lesson from NLDS Game 1, which prominently featured the Double-Grandy Black Hole (TM)
New Starbucks drink
5-0
Nice to see Josh Reddick has been as useful for the Astros as he was for us
@kengurnick 6m
Corey Seager played catch today and ran straight line. Hit off tee tomorrow. Roberts feels more confident he will be ready for next series.
@McCulloughTimes 6m
Corey Seager played catch today. He will take swing tomorrow. Dave Roberts expects him to be ready for the World Series.
Yankees win
Gettin close!
Bottom of this lineup is scary.
True. But in Doc we trust.
Let's all stay cool, calm and collected. We still have business to do.
Orel...That has become my mantra.
Almost there...
Guts are churning.
Tummy doing flip flops.
HERE WE GO
DAMMMMMMN Taylor sends one to the track
Arrieta does not appear to be locked in
Although Cody swings at one low and away
JT walk!
Puig single!
C'mon Dre
Terrible timing, Kelli!
@KelliTennant 7m
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D'oh
GOOD WOOD PLEASE
Tagged to center. Grandy 2 does his job. One down in the 1st
Please let Wood's funky fresh delivery confound tonight
Hmmm. Schwarber tags it to Taylor at short. Wood not missing many bats so far
Three hard-hit outs. NOTHING TO SEE HERE (hyperventilates)
C'mon Grandy 2
ugh
Haha Chase plunked on the foot on the first pitch! Waltzes off like it ain't no thing
Bottom of the order is BRUTAL.
Well at least we got the pitcher out of the way
Yeah between the bottom of the order and Wood's iffyness...not feeling so good about our chances tonight
ps- Keep Austin (barnes) Weird.
That was about what I expected from Grandal.
If Grandal were ever a wizard with the bat, we could call him Grandalf, right?
Alas...
Wood Ks Rizzo to open the 2nd
Fuck.
Felt that one coming. Aside from the previous K, Wood isn't missing bats and hitters have been getting good contact.
What is it about our pitching that gives up early HRs?
Whatever it is, it's been working, oddly enough.
Ks Russell. All or nothing huh
Hook time for Alex
This isn't working. 2-0 Cubs
Oh good they got Baez going too
Wood either made batters his bitch in that inning, or the other way around. No middle ground.
Time for our bats to wake up now. Let's make it four come from behind victories in a row!
Well he struck out the side
Top of the order in the 3rd. C'mon CT3
We really blew an opportunity to score at least a run in the 1st
But there goes Cody! 2-1 CHI
C'mon JT. Don't leave Cody alone in the HR dept
Meet our ROY you goat loving cubs fans.
Never noticed Cody is a flat-brimmer
JT walks again. Let's make some noise!
It's like Puig is refusing to even consider swinging at the first pitch. What a turnaround
Damn, pops one up a mile high
Gotta make Arrieta throw more pitches. Only at 47 in the 3rd
Meanwhile Wood is at only 36 with one out in the 3rd
Gets thru the 3rd. Whew
Grandy 1 walks
BRU. TAL.
Chase GIDP. Jesus
I really hate Granderson in the lineup. I want him to prove me wrong, but it doesn't seem likely.
One down in the 4th
@DodgersReddit: “Ethier/Granderson/Grandal/Utley update: 0-6, GIDP, 3 K, BB. “
Oooooof.
2 down
Wood giving up 2 thru 5 would be acceptable
OOOOOOF.
Burnt our challenge
Arrieta at 66 pitches with one out in the 5th. Can we get to this bullpen please
Can't accuse Cody of not getting some big hacks in
Gotta get Wood thru the 5th then start making Arrieta throw more pitches
yeah... Wolf has yuge strikezone... helping both pitchers hold down the count
One down
Joe Buck has a huge bone right now watching this
I refer to Baez homers
you can pitch whomever want,Doc Mutt, but you aint gonna win with that shitty ass 5-8 batters.
Stripling coming in? Lord almighty.
^u want
i'm out
next man up
Did Eithier really just K on that pitch?
Granderson with the hat trick.
he wears it comfortably
shut up liar Rizzo
Strikeout and a bruise. I like it.
LOL here comes the pen... and the crowd ain't happy
nervous anyone?
bwahaha
Loved that they booed Madden coming out.
I mean... just because Wade Davis is your best reliever doesn't mean he's a *good* reliever
JT gets us within one
Granderson = bad
"that's FUCKED UP"-Joe Maddon
lol you knew that would happen
"I'll show you what a strikeout looks like!"-Curtis
Ball don't lie?
here we go... guess the pitch Grandal
2 on, 2 out in the 8th. The Cubs are leaderless. LET'S DO THIS
In Chase we...trust?
do something Muttley you fucking mutt
GOD FUCKING DAMMIT
OK breathe. Cingrani/Barnes in
Gotta hold them here!
Hitting the first batter is not ideal.
that was WRigley Field at its best, that AB
To the 9th. LET'S DO THIS, PLEASE
Fields gets us to the ninth. Last chance for our bats to wake up.
Barnes Ks looking on three pitches. Gotta love the aggression
CT3BB
FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK
Good news: Clayton tomorrow. Bad news: Less rest for him.
That was a crappy way to end the game.
BOOOOOOOOO
Still pissed, but looking forward to tonight.
Still pissed, and not looking forward to any Curtis Granderson sighting.
i just hope Roberts doesnt fuck around tonight with the line up. finish these fuckers off already.
Who’s in for a celebration car flips?!?!?!
Or egging taste of Chicago in Burbank
Go Blue.
I just lost a wine raffle
But we won the war
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