***OFFICIAL 2016 MLB POSTSEASON*** Who you got?

[Nzoner]

Personally I'm hoping for a Cubs/Red Sox WS if for nothing else the history of Wrigley and Fenway.

GO CUBS!!!

[ChiTown]

Bad move by Perez. Rally killer

[Coach]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

I don't mind having a quick leash on pitchers in the playoffs, but continually riding the same guys is a good way to hurt their effectiveness because the batters will usually become more effective at timing them. Sometimes using your middle relievers is a good move just because it keeps the other team from seeing your horses and getting comfortable against them. I think Maddon was misguided here.

I agree with all your takes on this, especially the middle relievers. He did use Monty so that kind of took off an inning.

Seems like Strop and Rodon cannot handle the big time pressure situations in the playoffs, especially in high leverage situations. *shrugs*

On the other hand, there's nothing comfortable facing a pitcher who can dish out a 100+ mph fastballs on a consistent basis.

[jd1020]

Joe West getting offended by someone questioning his strike zone when knee high fastballs right down the middle have been called balls all night.

[Chiefspants]

Burning Wood too. Maddon putting on a world class clinic.

[Coach]

Joe West can go get ****ed.

[eDave]

Nothing better than a game 7.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by Coach

I agree with all your takes on this, especially the middle relievers. He did use Monty so that kind of took off an inning.

Seems like Strop and Rodon cannot handle the big time pressure situations in the playoffs, especially in high leverage situations. *shrugs*

On the other hand, there's nothing comfortable facing a pitcher who can dish out a 100+ mph fastballs on a consistent basis.

Strop and Rodon are adequate. If you need to grab some innings from them and you fear about them in high leverage, you can always use them against the bottom of the order in the middle innings and then use Montgomery later, if need be.

Given that Game 7 is all hands on deck it's almost certainly going to go:

Hendricks, Lester, Lackey, Chapman

with the middle two likely flipped according to matchups.

[ChiTown]

Originally Posted by Chiefspants

Burning Wood too. Maddon putting on a world class clinic.

Not really burning Wood - a 2-pitch out.

Gonna be a fun game 7 tomorrow night

[Buck]

Uh Oh. 3-1 Lead has dried up.

[jd1020]

Game 7, boys!

Bats got hot tonight. Hopefully it continues vs a tired Kluber.

Oh... and go **** yourself, Maddon.

[Discuss Thrower]

Papa ****ing Smurf acting all cool like he knew wtf he was doing.

[Chiefspants]

Originally Posted by ChiTown

Not really burning Wood - a 2-pitch out.

Gonna be a fun game 7 tomorrow night

Yeah, ultimately that probably wasn't a huge deal.


...But I would have left in Strop for another batter or two to keep as many fresh arms as possible.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by ChiTown

Not really burning Wood - a 2-pitch out.

Gonna be a fun game 7 tomorrow night

Still had to get him up, get him warm, and put him out there. It's not always the pitches you throw in the game that gets you.

[ChiTown]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

Still had to get him up, get him warm, and put him out there. It's not always the pitches you throw in the game that gets you.

True. There just wasn't much labor involved with his effort tonight.

Regardless, Maddon and his postgame explanation of Champman's usage still left much to be desired. I think he completely overreacted in the 7th inning. We'll see if it bites him in the ass tomorrow.

I think the first team to put runs up on the board wins the game tomorrow night

[POND_OF_RED]

Nothing better than game 7's. This is possibly the biggest game 7 in the history of baseball with all the storylines to go along with it. One more Cubbies!