This is the 32nd deciding game in World Series history which seems remarkable only if you don’t think the 2 best teams always advance (and they don’t, another way of looking at the same statistics is that flukes and mismatches are the norm, representing almost 70% of all cases).
Baseball fans tend to be numbers fans also because there are just so many of them. They pretend it’s an indicator of rationality and predictability but these very same people will then turn their Caps inside out if their team is behind; refuse to bathe, shave, or wash their clothes; or believe in goat curses.
Honey, I hate to say it, but what you smell is you. Get a shower and brush your teeth why not. The reason they call it ‘Magical’ thinking is that there is no cause and effect that connects your ‘Good Luck Socks’ to what happens between the foul lines.
In this game however, the past is the future as each team has made some critical compromises to arrive at this point. Sure, Corey Kluber is a future Hall of Famer but is the 6th time the charm or is 30+ Innings (12 in this Series) more than enough? The Indians have a Bullpen too.
On the Cubs side Hendricks is a lot fresher, but has a lot of No Decisions and as many Losses as Wins. Sure his ERA is 0.00, but it’s based on 4 Innings and doesn’t include 6 scattered Hits. I don’t think he looks all that overpowering though the numbers say different. Chapman is the next Rivera, you heard it here first, but can he come back after last night’s work?
Well the answer is yes. He came in in the 7th but left in the 9th and he didn’t throw an unusually high number of pitches. Just another day at the Ball Park for him regardless of what the announcers say. The rest of the Bullpen ain’t much, but they have a bunch of lightly used starters who’ll be playing golf tomorrow win or lose.
So, we shall see. I won’t tell you I’m rooting for the club with the 108 year drought because of Bill Murray but it’s true enough and we shall see.
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Another fucking Error. 1 On 2 Out
Cubs pitching change: Aroldis Chapman in for Lester for the last 4 outs
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Chapman In
Guyer RBI doubles to right center field. Ramirez scores
Cubs 6- Cleveland 4
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RBI Double. Cubs 6 – 4
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2 RBI HR. Tied at 6
Shit
Davis RBI Home Run to tie the game
Crisp doubles
Single
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A Single
Can they bring Lester back?
Yan Gomes struck out to end the inning
Cubs 6 – Cleveland 6
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Top 9th
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O-Ren Ishii: You didn’t think it was gonna be that easy, did you?
The Bride: You know, for a second there, yeah, I kinda did.
Top of the 9th. Cody Allen pitching for Cleveland
Ross lead off walk
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And a Walk to Leadoff
Chris Coghlan running for Ross.
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Force. 1 Down
Heyward to first on a ground ball. Coghlan out at 2nd. 1 out
Cleveland pitching change: Bryan Shaw in for Allen.
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Stolen Base. Error. Runner on 3rd.
Heyward steals 2nd advances to 3rd on a throwing error
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KO. 2 Down
Baez out on a foul bunt
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Bottom 9th
Fowler fouls out to retire the side
I can’t believe they are sending Chapman back out there.
Bottom of the 9th. Aroldis Chapman pitching for the Cubs
Santana flies out to center on a full count
Kipnis struck out. 2 outs
Lindor flies out to right to end the 9th inning.
On to the 10th
Cubs 6 – Cleveland 6
Top of the 10th. Bryan Shaw pitching for Cleveland
And the season goes into extra innings.
Rain delay.
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Top 10th
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Extra Inning Single
With Shaw pitching for Cleveland. Schwarber with a lead off single
Bryant sac fly to center. Schwarber to 2nd
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Sacrifice. Runner to 2nd
Rizzo intentionally walked
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Intentional Pass
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RBI Double. Cubs 7 – 6
Zobrist RBI double to take the lead. Alamora running for Schwarber scores. Rizzo to 3rd
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Another Intentional Walk
Russell intentionally walked bases loaded with 1 out
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RBI Single. Cubs 8 – 6
Motero singles Rizzo scores
Cubs 8 – Cleveland 6
Cleveland pitching change: Trevor Bauer for Shaw
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