By Jim Coffman and Steve Rhodes
Happy Yom Cub-pur. Plus: Dodger Dogs, The Dusty Baker Show, L.A.’s Leftorium, The Suddenly Crowded Grandpa Rossy Bandwagon, The Bears Are Connor Barth’s Team Now, The Derrick Rose Trial Gets Uglier And Uglier, Meet The Bulls’ New Folk Hero, And Blackhawks Blues.
* 123.
:56: The Cubs Are Ridiculous.
* Greatest Cub-back ever?
* Yom Cub-pur.
* Olney: Giants Tried Desperately To Fix Their Bullpen Woes.
* Van Schouwen: Patient Rizzo Gets Cubs Offense Going – With Ninth-Inning Walk.
11:48: Dodger Dogs.
* Cubs Undecided On NLCS Rotation Beyond Jon Lester In Game 1.
18:20: The Dusty Baker Show.
Dusty Baker: “I’d be interested to see — they won the war — but the effects of Jansen and Kershaw when they get to Chicago.”
— J.P. Hoornstra (@jphoornstra) October 14, 2016
I asked Baker if the Dodgers’ use of Jansen tonight could turn into a trend: “It’s not a trend that I’d like to be a part of anytime.”
— J.P. Hoornstra (@jphoornstra) October 14, 2016
Dusty Baker has now lost 9 straight games with a chance to clinch a playoff round.
That’s the longest streak in MLB history. pic.twitter.com/NPRQdumsT3
— Baseball Tonight (@BBTN) October 14, 2016
Dave Roberts out managed Dusty Baker. Wow.
— Lexie (@lexiebu) October 14, 2016
21:40: L.A.’s Leftorium.
* A date with the Dodgers:
The biggest difference between the teams comes against left-handed pitching. The Dodgers ranked last in baseball with a woeful .214 batting average and a .623 OPS against lefties while the Cubs’ .807 OPS ranked second. That discrepancy might mean adding a bullpen arm from the left side for the Cubs as Joe Maddon indicated rookie Rob Zastryzny could be in play as he impressed in his one month in the big leagues compiling a 1.12 ERA in 16 big league innings. He would join Travis Wood, Mike Montgomery and Aroldis Chapman as lefties in the bullpen if the Cubs so desire. Jon Lester is the lone lefty starter and will take the ball in Game 1.
* Rizzo.
* Clayton Kurveshaw:
Clayton Kurveshaw. pic.twitter.com/GDtSQ33REC
— Dodgers Nation (@DodgersNation) April 27, 2016
34:10: The Suddenly Crowded Grandpa Rossy Bandwagon.
* Coffman, Gangler Give In.
* Morrissey: An Unbeliever Starts To Soften On The David Ross Phenomenon.
* Rozner: David Ross Can’t Explain Why Cubs Fans Love Him.
* Grandpa Rossy on Instagram.
* The reverse polarity of Cubbie occurences.
45:10: The Bears Are Connor Barth’s Team Now.
* Brian McHoyer.
* The Hail Alshon. Or The Hailshon.
* Jahns: Brian Hoyer Was Good But Jay Cutler Beats The Colts.
Rhodes: Please.
Bennett: “I’d be open and (Cutler would) throw into double-coverage.”
56:05: The Derrick Rose Trial Just Gets Uglier And Uglier.
58:01: Meet The Bulls’ New Folk Hero.
1:00:13: Blackhawk Blues.
* Trevor Van Lines.
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Posted on October 14, 2016