Oct 28 2016

World Series 2016 Game 3: Indians @ Cubs

Ok, here’ s why getting the split away during the 1st 2 games of a 7 game Series is important- it’s not that Home Field advantage (they only have 2 left and you have 3) passes to you, or even that you really expect to get a close out sweep (though it’s certainly possible even if it’s a tad inconvenient from a crowd control standpoint). Nope. It’s that you’ve proven that you can win at your opponent’s Ballpark and they haven’t… yet.

Now normally for the Senior League team this is really important because you have the added benefit of forcing your Junior League competition to bat their Pitcher who’s usually pretty terrible at it (why do you think he’s in the Junior League?) and hasn’t practiced all year. Also most Junior League teams keep around an elderly former “star” who once could actually play Baseball but is now too creaky even to hit let alone field and draws down a huge multi-year contract that keeps you from signing anyone talented just to put butts in the seats during your 162 game mausoleum freak show tour.

If I want to see dead people walking I’ll scope out the smoking lounge at a funeral parlor. You think I’m creepy? Well, I don’t do it as often as I used to- restraining orders.

This year however is kind of a Mirror, Mirror Trek where the Indians play small Ball (put runners on base and score them) and the Cubbies have the big… well, clubs.

And it bites them in the ass today and probably for the rest of their stay at the friendly confines of Wrigley since they have decided that Kyle Schwarber who has just came back from a torn knee in Game 2 of the World Series after leaving the field on April 7th is too fragile for the Outfield. This is unfortunate for the Cubs as his 2 RBIs represent 1/3rd of their entire run production this Series.

Still, the Indians only have the one pitcher, Kluber, and the Cubs have 3 including tonight’s starter Hendricks who has only 1 Win, 1 Loss and a No Decision with a 1.65 ERA. On paper Tomlin is a match with 2 Victories, but his ERA is an unspectacular 2.53 and he’s never stayed in for a 6 full Innings. That would mean more if we hadn’t had a travel day yesterday, still the wear and tear on the Indians Bullpen and Starters has got to factor in at some point if it didn’t already start to in Game 2.

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  1. Vent Hole

  2. First Pitch Strike

  3. Swinging. 1 Done

  4. Carlos Santana struck out

  5. Jason Kipnis singles

  6. Francisco Lindor singles; Kipnis to 3rd

  7. Oops, a single

  8. Corners

  9. Lindor out at first after wandering too far

  10. Pitch Out. 2 Done

  11. Mike Napoli struck out to end the top if the 1st

  12. KO. Bottom 1st

  13. Bottom of the 1st: Josh Tomlin pitching for Cleveland

  14. First Pitch Ball

  15. Dexter Fowler grounds out

  16. Ground Out. 1 Gone

  17. Kris Bryant flies to left-center field

  18. Fly Out. 2 Gone

  19. Anthony Rizzo grounds to end the 1st inning

  20. Top 2nd

  21. Top of the 2nd Inning: Kyle Hendricks pitching for the Cubs

  22. Jose Ramirez lead of single

  23. A comedy of Errors. 1 On

  24. Lonnie Chisenhall singles; Ramirez out at 2nd

  25. Fielder’s Choice

  26. Double Play. Bottom 2nd

  27. Out of the jam.

  28. Roberto Perez grounds into a double play to end the top of the 2nd

  29. Bottom of the 2nd inning: Josh Tomlin pitching for Cleveland

  30. Ben Zobrist grounds into a single

  31. A real hit

  32. Sacrifice

  33. Wilson Contreras grounds out. Zobrist to 2nd

  34. Jorge Soler struck out

  35. Swinging for 2

  36. Javier Baez flies out to center to end the 2nd inning

    No score

  37. Top 3rd

  38. Top of the 3rd inning: Kyle Hendricks pitching for the Cubs

  39. Tyler Naquin lined out t

  40. Line Out Shortstop

  41. Josh Tomlin struck out

  42. KO #3. 2 Gone

  43. Santana walked

  44. 2 Out Walk

  45. Kipnis struck out to wend the top of the 3rd

    No score

  46. KO. Bottom 3rd

  47. Bottom of the 3rd ining: Josh Tomlin pitching for Cleveland

  48. Way to go Hendricks

  49. heat wave in Chicago 62 F with winds 5mph SSW gust to 14,3

  50. Russell grounds out

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