GimmeShelter

This is a good one. Great baseball.

I thought they would due to the match-up tonight. As lost as the Cubs have looked at the plate and in the field, they have some favorable pitching match-ups ahead.

I'll put it right on top of the one where you told me Heyward wouldn't be a platoon player. Take a chill sport...sit back and enjoy the game tonight instead of trying to be king of the web. It's an ugly look for you.

From your "I am always right" greatest hits collection.

You're welcome.

Yeah on understanding your pre-game jitters but it's still nice to have a Saturday night prime time WS game with your team involved. Besides Kluber in game 4, the Cubs SP pitching has the edge and it's not even close. Bats are due as well. Met fans went though the same nerves last year with the lead in much of those WS games only to watch the pen and defense cough it up. Enjoy and good luck!.

Cleveland did. Obviously. Was happy to see Heyward not make the last out. The guy needs a big hit somewhere in this series to save his season. I thought he'd be platooned come post season but seeing him outright benched is tough to watch. Indians need game 4 w/Kluber on the mound otherwise Cubs likely win this in six.

Best of luck to the Cubbies and their fans. Looking forward to watching the series.

Never assume anything in baseball. Some teams fall just short of a ring and never make good on the dynasty that they envisioned. "There's always next year" is a nice built in crutch or hedging your bets type excuse for post season failures and nothing more. It's a losers mentality so yeah...kinda, sorta appropriate.

hahaha....You've had your fair share of misses along with your on point moments. Just go back and look at your posts and you will see your misses. Get over yourself. Seriously.

Yep the Mets staff has been hit with injuries but only Wheeler's setback has been diagnosed as being related to having previously undergone TJ surgery. At least from what I've read. Can a case be made that once a pitcher has TJ surgery he might be more prone to arm injuries?...sure but that would also include Jose Fernandez. Who knows what the remedy is to avoid all these pitching injuries in MLB but it's not confined to just the Mets organization or way of doing things. Even so, a WC birth is still possible. Throwing out the highly unlikely scenario of Stanton and Fernandez (who are already young & proven HOF potential talent) being dealt in the same deal does not equate to anything the Marlins have ever done before nor is it similar to the RSox getting rid of a bunch of bad contracts of players on the latter sides of their careers in my opinion. It's more of a case of wishful thinking because you want to make it so as a Cubs fan. Anyway, Stanton is signed for forever and Fernandez not a FA until 2019 so likely just a slow news week item. Marlins went for it this year at the deadline before Stanton's injury so I'd be surprised if they abandon this current team that quickly. It's possible I guess.

Fernandez plus Lackey would equal two by my count....check me on that though. Then you have Lester's bone chips which has not been an issue but could require rectifying at any time due to just being the nature of the beast. I agree Fernandez is worth the shot. Giving up both Fernandez and Stanton in the same trade would be foolish by Florida from a return perspective and is likely just slow September non news. It's also improbable that the Cubs or any team (Texas, Boston) for that matter, would have the prospects to obtain both in the same deal or off season. Either of those players would likely take a mix of both Major and Minor League "talent".

Interesting change of pace. In providing your "thoughts" on the Mets young elite staff you routinely seemed to be against having anything to do with SP's who have undergone TJ surgery when it comes to giving up resources (prospects or $$$) for them. Something I am also leaning more towards after having watched all the SP injuries to the Mets and the rest of MLB this season this season. Trading a basketful of minor league prospects along with possibly some major league talent for Fernandez, who has undergone TJ surgery, would seem to indicate that regular season wins has changed your thoughts on how a franchise should be built and treat their trade chips/dollars from a "risk" perspective. Getting both Stanton and Fernandez is indeed a dream and likely too expensive a trade for any franchise to pull off in one deal.

I don't think Rosenthal was going after anything but rather simply reporting something he had heard. It's good that Heyward's offensive shortcomings get lost in that line-up but I'd be curious if Theo and the FO would like a do-over on Castro, Heyward and Zobrist deals if given the opportunity. If they get a ring for Chicago it won't matter either way.

Congrats to Cubs & fan base on clinching NL Central. Hopefully Mets get to see them again in postseason. Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports reporting that Heyward may platoon in post season due to third lowest OPS among regulars in MLB. I wasn't aware things had gotten to that point.