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.

rustymancuso581

171 comments

Skip to comment form

  1. Chisenhall stuck out to end the top of the 6th.

    No Score

  2. Bottom 6th

  3. Bottom of the 6th: Andrew Miller pitching for Ceveland

  4. Fowler struck out

  5. Leadoff KO

  6. Bryant struck out. 2 outs

  7. Back to Back KOs

  8. Rizzo struck out to end the 6th inning

    No score

  9. KO

  10. Top of the 7th inning: Carl Edwards pitching for the Cubs

  11. Top 7th

  12. Leadoff Single

  13. Perez lead off line drive single

  14. Michael Martinez running for Perez

  15. Naquin sacrifice bunt, Martinez to 2nd. 1 out

  16. Sacrifice. Runner at 2nd.

  17. Martinez to 3rd on a wild pitch

  18. Passed Ball. Runner at 3rd

  19. Rajal Davis walked

  20. Attempted Pitch Out. Walk. Runners at Corners

  21. Coco Crisp hitting for Miller, singles. Martinez scores. Davis out at 3rd. 2 outs

    Cleveland 1 – Cubs 0

  22. RBI Bunt. Indians 1 – 0

  23. Cubs pitching change: Mike Montgomery in for Edwards

  24. Bottom 7th

  25. Kipnis grounds out to end the top of the 7th

    Celveland 1 – Cubs 0

  26. Bill Murray- Take Me Out To The Ball Game

  27. Bill Murray singing “Take Me Out To The Ball Game”

    1. Dithpicable

  28. Bottom of the 7th: Bryan Shaw pitching for Cleveland

  29. Zobrist grounds out

  30. Broken Bat Out

  31. Contreras grounds out. 2 outs

  32. 2 Down Put Out

  33. 2 Out Triple

  34. Soler triples on a fly bal to right

  35. Ouch. Top 8th

  36. Baez grounds out to end the 7th inning.

    Cleveland 1 – Cubs 0

  37. Top of the 8th: Mike Montgomery pitching for the Cubs

  38. Lindor grounds out

  39. Cubs pitching change: Pedro Strop in for Montgomery

  40. Napoli struck out. 2 outs

  41. Bottom 8th

  42. Ramirez flies out to left field to end the top of the 8th

    Cleveland 1 – Cubs 0

  43. Bottom of the 8th:: Bryan Shaw pitching for Cleveland

  44. Russell struck out

  45. Kyle Schwarber hitting for Strop, flies out to infield

  46. Fowler singles with 2 outs

  47. Cleveland pitching change: Cody Allen in for Shaw

  48. Top 9th

  49. Bryant strikes oput to end the 8th inning.

    Cleveland 1 – Cubs 0

  50. Top of the 9th: Aroldis Chapman pitching for Cubs

Load more

Comments have been disabled.