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Cubs Schwarber added to WS roster

superspynyg : 10/24/2016 7:26 pm
Will bat DH in game 1.

Also Salazar added to Indians roster not sure when he will pitch but his sim fame went well. He felt good after.
so happy for him and cubs fans  
RasputinPrime : 10/24/2016 7:45 pm : link
they have the whole gang together.
Wonder how effective he'll be at this point though  
Greg from LI : 10/24/2016 7:46 pm : link
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Indians in 7  
shelovesnycsports : 10/24/2016 8:18 pm : link
Pitching beats hitting. They put the mighty Red Sox and Blue Jay line ups to shame. Cubs have Hitters but Indians have the secret weapon. Andrew Miller.
Cubs in 6.  
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 10/24/2016 8:19 pm : link
I'd love for them to win in 5, as my brother in law will be in attendance.
RE: Indians in 7  
Dunedin81 : 10/24/2016 8:24 pm : link
In comment 13189749 shelovesnycsports said:
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Pitching beats hitting. They put the mighty Red Sox and Blue Jay line ups to shame. Cubs have Hitters but Indians have the secret weapon. Andrew Miller.


Three of the four best starters in the series are Cubs. The pen is certainly an advantage but if Rondon and Chapman are on the Cubs have plenty there too.
RE: Indians in 7  
superspynyg : 10/24/2016 8:26 pm : link
In comment 13189749 shelovesnycsports said:
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Pitching beats hitting. They put the mighty Red Sox and Blue Jay line ups to shame. Cubs have Hitters but Indians have the secret weapon. Andrew Miller.


Cubs have pitching as well. Arrietta, Hendricks, Lester, Lackey
Cubs in 6  
TexasGmenFan : 10/24/2016 8:28 pm : link
others have already chimed in, but yes Cubs hands down have the better pitching. starters 1-4 is no contest and the bullpens are closer than people likely think.

Cubs have better pitching and hitting  
ZGiants98 : 10/24/2016 8:38 pm : link
Cubs.
Rooting hard for Cleveland...  
arcarsenal : 10/24/2016 8:40 pm : link
But my gut tells me CHC in 6.
Indians have speed  
ChicagoMarty : 10/24/2016 8:41 pm : link
but Cubs have better pitching both starting and relief, better hitting-key is on base percentage, and better fielding/defense.
Indians were the worse team on paper...  
Dunedin81 : 10/24/2016 8:45 pm : link
In both of the series they won, and they only lost 1 game. Cubs in 5, but understanding that somehow, some way the Indians may find a way to pull this off.
Clutch Hitting!  
shelovesnycsports : 10/24/2016 8:58 pm : link
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According to Dan Haren  
kporzee : 10/24/2016 9:33 pm : link
Schwarber isn't very smart so he won't overthink the long layoff and the whole thing is doable.
Schwarber addition  
ChicagoMarty : 10/24/2016 10:44 pm : link
to the official roster is not official as yet.

Likely to happen but still not official

Likely to happen in the AM
RE: Indians have speed  
MookGiants : 10/24/2016 10:50 pm : link
In comment 13189776 ChicagoMarty said:
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but Cubs have better pitching both starting and relief, better hitting-key is on base percentage, and better fielding/defense.


The Cubs do not have better relievers. At best it's a tie, and that would be very generous to the cubs.

I agree with everything else though
I'll take my chances  
ChicagoMarty : 10/24/2016 11:24 pm : link
with Aroldis Chapman throwing 104 mph in the ninth inning to protect a one run lead over anyone in the game today
RE: I'll take my chances  
MookGiants : 10/24/2016 11:25 pm : link
In comment 13189896 ChicagoMarty said:
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with Aroldis Chapman throwing 104 mph in the ninth inning to protect a one run lead over anyone in the game today


So you're going to ignore because he throws 104 mph that he simply isn't as good as Andrew Miller
In the post season  
MookGiants : 10/24/2016 11:29 pm : link
Chapman has pitched 8 innings.

He's given up 3 ER, 6 hits, 4 walks, 10 strikeouts. 2 blown saves I believe.

Miller has pitched 11.2 innings, 5 hits, 2 walks, 21 strikeouts. 0 earned runs.

Chapman is very good, but Miller is on a different level right now
I'll take my chances  
ChicagoMarty : 10/24/2016 11:32 pm : link
Chapman over anyone period
RE: I'll take my chances  
MookGiants : 10/24/2016 11:33 pm : link
In comment 13189903 ChicagoMarty said:
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Chapman over anyone period


Based on?
We've already seen  
MookGiants : 10/24/2016 11:34 pm : link
one of them blow 2 saves just in the first 2 rounds.

The other hasn't even given up a run, never mind blown a save.
Miller is better then Chapman right now  
DennyInDenville : 10/24/2016 11:39 pm : link
Right now Miller is seriously pitching Mo-Like.

But I'll take Chapman in the offseason for a blank check still in The Bronx
Based  
ChicagoMarty : 10/25/2016 10:24 am : link
on his overall record and the fact that he throws 104 mph
Miller has arguably been the MVP of the postseason  
jlukes : 10/25/2016 10:25 am : link
to take any relief pitcher over him at this stage would be foolish
Miller is better than Chapman.  
arcarsenal : 10/25/2016 10:30 am : link
You're not paying attention if you think otherwise. Sorry.
RE: RE: I'll take my chances  
Deej : 10/25/2016 10:31 am : link
In comment 13189904 MookGiants said:
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In comment 13189903 ChicagoMarty said:


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Chapman over anyone period



Based on?


The period.
Schwarber's D  
Deej : 10/25/2016 10:32 am : link
is barely passable at DH
Right now Miller is as dominant as any reliever I've ever seen  
Greg from LI : 10/25/2016 10:34 am : link
That includes Mo.
Im still trying to figure out  
MookGiants : 10/25/2016 10:55 am : link
why throwing 104 mph means more than what the results actually are on the field.

They don't make him only get 2 outs in the 9th inning because he throws 104 mph.
Look at the overall records  
ChicagoMarty : 10/25/2016 11:12 am : link
of the two pitchers not just the last few games

Also look at how the two pitchers are used and what the expectations are.

Cubs strategy will be for their starting pitchers (who are all quite stellar) to pitch deep into the game and ideally hand off a lead to Chapman in either the eighth or ninth inning.

I like this strategy. I like it because it is tested and works.

The beauty of the 104mph fastball is that placement is not all that important within the strike zone. Chapman can be a little off and still very effective.
Most other pitchers need to have excellent command or they get abused.

As I said earlier my bias towards Chapman is based on his overall record and not just how he has pitched recently.

Chapman is the pre-eminent relief pitcher in baseball and the contract he will command this coming off season will reflect that

I understand that Miller pitched well recently but there is a reason he has bounced around in his career.

i'll go with the guy with the long term record of success
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