Oct 26 2016

World Series 2016 Game 2: Cubs @ Indians

Much to my dismay Sianis is proven a prophet yet again. This game was much further out of reach than the shutout score would indicate, Cubs bats were practically lifeless against Kulber.

Sigh, well that’s why extended series are good despite the nay saying of some who pointedly drag their heavy coats out of the closet and make jokes about Thanksgiving games (you know, there’s a reason that Canadian Thanksgiving is in October and what’s the matter with a few, or 17 inches, of snowflakes anyway?). It’s a 162 game regular season that slows things down and every Series should have 7 games except the Wild Card which should have 5. This allows the best team with the greatest depth to prevail.

Or the Cubs sure hope so. Frankly part of me rebels against the concept that a single pitcher can carry a club through a whole Series but that doesn’t keep it from being used successfully by Managers who count on picking up the odd unexpected game here or there while ruining a player for life.

That’s why they call it the Big League bucko. There is no crying.

Tonight the Cubs will start their second Ace, Arrieta, while drone gashed Bauer attempts to not bleed all over the ball (seems a bit of a sacrifice for a spitter) and it all takes place an hour early in an attempt to out run the rain.

Good luck with that.

The worst case is that intermittent showers (which seem likely) delay things enough so that we have an official game (5 Innings at bat for the losers) by 11 pm.

Spahn and Sain and pray for rain, except in this case it works against the Cubs.

First we’ll use Spahn
Then we’ll use Sain
Then an off day
Followed by rain
Back will come Spahn
Followed by Sain
And followed
We hope
By two days of rain

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  1. Vent Hole

  2. So, uh great. Apparently the complete game rule is suspended during the Playoffs.

    1. Another MLB attempt to speed up the games no doubt.

  3. First Pitch Ball

  4. Broken Bat Ground Out

  5. 1 On

  6. RBI Double. Cubs 1 – 0

  7. Already a better night

    1. Absolutely

  8. Coming up on 10th pitch to Zobrist

  9. Zobrist flied out to left field on the 10th pitch

  10. Fly

  11. KO. Bottom 1st

  12. Arrieta pitching for the Cubs

  13. First Pitch Strike

  14. Pop Out

  15. K

  16. 2 Out Walk. 1 On

  17. Another Walk. 2 On 2 Out

  18. Thank goodness. Top 2nd

  19. Top of the 2hnd with Trevor Bauer pitching for Cleveland

  20. Javier Baez singles

  21. Willson Contreras fkies out to right field

  22. Infield Single

  23. Fly Out for 1

  24. Jorge Soler flied out tp center field

  25. Fly Out for 2

  26. Bottom 2nd

  27. Addison Russell flied out to right field to end the top of the inning

  28. Bottom of the 2nd with Arrieta pitching for the Cubs

  29. What? Has the game started yet?

  30. Lonnie Chisenhall grounds out

  31. Out at 1st

  32. Coco Crisp lines out

  33. Line Out

  34. KO. Top 3rd

  35. Tyler Naquin struck out to end the 2nd inning

    Cubs 1 – Cleveland 0

  36. Top of the 3rd wiht Bauer pitching for Cleveland

  37. Another Ground Out

  38. And another Fly Out

  39. Did I mention Manchester United won over City yet?

  40. Fowler grounded out and Bryant lined out

  41. Rizzo walked

  42. And a 2 Out Walk

  43. Zobrist singles

  44. Hey! A Single!

  45. Kyle Schwarber RBI single

  46. RBI Single. Cubs 2 – 0

  47. Cubs 2 – Cleveland 0 with 2 on (corners) 2 out

  48. Runners at Corners

  49. Bottom 3rd

  50. Baez struck out to end the top of the 3rd

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