We're not selling out Lester. This is what he's been paid for. This moment is what he was brought here for.

What's happening right now was/is the plan. This is Lester's show.

Give him the 7th. Bullpen needs to take care of the rest.

Remember when someone tried to tell me that Joe Blanton wasn't a burning trash can of shit? :lol:

I said Blanton had been very good this year. Nothing more , nothing less.

No No NO No No! He's not pitching the rest of this series no matter what. He goes if he can go.

I think Maddon keeps him in until he shows signs of fatigue. Then on comes the Cuban missile

Isn't Jansen Dutch?

Jon Lester was absolutely salty for getting pulled so early the first game. I think Maddon is all in on him tonight. I expect 120 pitches atleast.

Hahaha

Sorry it's late. I got the closers confused. Chapman... it's Chapman. Leave me alone.

OMG i thought Baez ahd that

OUT OUT OUT OUT OTU

JAEVI BAEZ IS FUCKING GOD PLAY SECOND BASE RIGHT NOW HOLY SHIT>

Baez. love Baez. Love guys that can play serious d and do a bit of hitting. Always prefer great d with some nice hitting than great hitting and no d.

Baez hasnt made a wrong move this entire playoffs. Like i'm not joking. He is the Tom Cruise of the MLB Playoffs this year. All The Right Moves.

be happy RDD is not in this thread RP, he would be going out of his way to rain on your sweet, tastey cub parade.

How can you though? It is what it is right now

he's a jerkface that's how

and here's Joe Fuck getting excited about the Dodgers again...

Dodgers vs Cubs has way more intensity than Jays vs Cleveland.

Willy Contreras keeping hammerin.

I mean... Ya. That series is done so... ya.

This pitcher Baez for the Dodgers lol

Stipe Miocic broke the curse

Well I mean during. The games were all over by like the 3rd inning. These are like hotly contested, top notch baseball games.

Baez is a joke.

BAEZ IS A GOLDEN GOD!

Baez's. Not all of them can be Javi.

lol Heyward stinks

Heyward Jablowme

Chapman in with a 6 run lead. :lol:

i do find it interesting how closers do not pitch well in non-save situations for the most part.

Yeup. Red Sox have plenty of examples of that in recent times.

Worst case for the Cubs is Chapman being way too relaxed or nonchalant ends up affecting his routine badly for the next game or two.

Wonder where Steve Bartman is right now?

Heavy Baez is mvp right now. Guy's an absolute thrill to watch.

If the Cubs win it all, they should have Bartman throw the first pitch on opening day as all is forgiven, ala Buckner in Boston.

Maybe even a meal of Chicago's finest grass as a peace offering to a goat on Opening Day.

Knowing the way the media operates, if Kershaw has a bad Game 6 they're going to conveniently forget about his brilliant Game 2 performance or him getting the save to win the NLDS just so they can continue to push the "can't pitch in the postseason"/Clayton Manning narrative for another season.

He will have a decent enough game to force a game 7. No idea who wins game 7 though. Probably the Cubs because Lester will be like f you all I am pitching.