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Brian

5:28

That one is on Zimmermann

Craig Edwards

5:28

could have stretched a bit more.

Mike

5:29

Theres no proven hangover effect, but there's two ideas for it: lots of extra innings is tough on pitcher recovery, and lots of extra offseason publicity is time you aren't recouperating. One applies to the losing team, one doesn't.

Craig Edwards

5:29

then you add in that winning/getting to the WS means a lot things worked out that might regress the next season.

Mike

5:30

You want Ryan Zimmerman to stretch? He seems more like he'd break.

Craig Edwards

5:30

He's increased his PA each of the last three seasons.

Brian

5:31

Contreras was very happy about that walk!

SignedEpsteinsMother

5:31

Per a recent Fangraphs article. The Cubs 5 starters wer in the top 20 of innings pitched in 15 and 16. No other playoff team this year has more then 1

Craig Edwards

5:31

I think I remember that one.

caesar_solid

5:32

so Scherzer is officially having control issues right

Craig Edwards

5:32

lets call it unofficial control issues. announcement to come later.

Jucky Bacobson

5:33

Why that jump throw?

Craig Edwards

5:33

re2pect

maybe he just didn't have great footing going into the grass or something.

Bullpenning

5:33

Why is Zobrist playing? He hasn't looked good for a while now.

Craig Edwards

5:34

switch hitter. baez is kind of a nightmare matchup against Scherzer.

not that it is a good decision, necessarily, but that's why.

sam

5:35

is it a bad idea for dusty to take scherzer out early, and then use him out of the bullpen for a potential game 5?

Craig Edwards

5:35

ever met dusty?

5:36

i think if scherzer is pitching well, you ride him, though it is fair to question how well he is pitching right now. could become unraveled quickly with the potential for injury.

David

5:36

Turner does it all the time, doesn't seem to affect anything

weezy

5:36

so Craig, what's your connection to getting this game to chat? Cubs fan?

Craig Edwards

5:36

I am not a Cubs fan. I am merely available right now.

Show Hey O'Tawny

5:36

Maddon <3 Zobrist, too

Guest

5:37

have to think that Happ would be better than Zobrist at second

Craig Edwards

5:37

that's probably what I would do.

Craig Edwards

5:37

I am the real Craig Edwards. Shoot that man! He is the imposter!

Craig Edwards

5:38

this is not a clickhole chat. I am the real Craig Edwards.

Spartacus

5:38

I am Craig Edwards

Mike

5:38

Quintana at 80 pitches in the 5th? man that's a lot of balls and fouls

Craig Edwards

5:39

that's not too far from average.

Nihilist Craig Edwards

5:39

In the end, it does not matter who we are, for we will be lost to the eons of time

Mike

5:40

So do we think that Greinke will be able to pitch deep tonight? Dbacks bullpen is in absolute shambles after Bradley threw 70 pitches in games 1-2 and another 20 in the WC game, after Corbin came in to pitch 5 innings in relief in game 1, and Sherfy has had a bad time in both games. If both teams go to their bullpens early, the Dodgers have everyone rested vs basically no one rested.

Craig Edwards

5:40

have to think bradley still gets a call.

SignedEpsteinsMother

5:41

isn't average like 16-17? One thing I have noticed about Q, he seems to pile up pitches earl.y and then cruise for a few innings

Craig Edwards

5:41

it's probably high for giving up 0 runs, though defense hasn't helped. need to have the pen ready next inning.

Anonymous

5:42

I forgot the diamondbacks were in the playoffs

Craig Edwards

5:42

shame

sam

5:42

quintana is at 85 pitches through 5. if his turn comes around this inning (meaning the cubs have someone on base) do they pinch hit for him?

Craig Edwards

5:42

they should.

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