NLDS: St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs

[No Fun Shogun]

First postseason meeting ever between these two?

Cubs in five.

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[DougieSmash]

Cubs - better pitching.

 

[JS19]

Hope the Cubs take it.

 

[Halladay]

107 will become 108.

 

[hockeykicker]

depends on when arrieta pitches again. if game 3 i dont know, if he can go game 2 then i say good chance cubs

 

[Big McLargehuge]

Way too good of a match-up for this round.


The Cards will likely only have to face Arrieta once, so this really is a toss-up in my book. 2 games of Arrieta would be hard to overcome given his historic run.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Rooting for the Cubs, like probably everyone that is not a Cards fan.

Cardinals losing Martinez could be the difference in this series.

Also, how healthy will Molina be?

 

[hockeykicker]

Rooting for the Cubs, like probably everyone that is not a Cards fan.

Cardinals losing Martinez could be the difference in this series.

Also, how healthy will Molina be?

as could not seeing arrieta until game 3 and then maybe one more time

 

[DougieSmash]

Well, Arrieta is unreal but Cubs also have Jon Lester - he's something like dominate in playoffs. Not sure who is Cubs third starter though.

 

[td_ice]

Going to be a great series.

 

[KirkOut]

depends on when arrieta pitches again. if game 3 i dont know, if he can go game 2 then i say good chance cubs

Can Jake "God" Arietta really pitch on 2 days rest?

 

[hockeykicker]

Can Jake "God" Arietta really pitch on 2 days rest?

you never know thought it was gonna be three days rest

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Not sure who is Cubs third starter though.

Kyle Hendricks or Jason Hammel.

 

[S A W F T*]

Arrieta is God.

Cubs in 5.

 

[Canada4Gold]

Cubs in 5

 

[bluesfan94]

Lackey wins game 1 as he is unreal at home.
Cubs 3rd starter < Jamie Garcia
Arrieta wins game 3
Lynn finishes the series out.

Cards in 4

 

[Dr Pepper]

Heart says Cubs, head says Cards.

Should be a great series either way.

Also.....wait, what? This is the first time these teams have met in the postseason?! For two teams that have been around for over a century, I did not think that was possible.

Although....I guess when one of those teams hasn't won anything in over a century, anything's possible.

 

[KirkOut]

One thing that could have a big say in which direction this series swings is the health of Yadier Molina. Last report I saw said that he was "cleared for an attempt to make the postseason roster". That sounds sufficiently vague. As many injuries as the Cardinals have endured, being without Yadi in the playoffs could definitely be the straw that breaks the Cardinals' back

 

[Gootie]

Heart says Cubs, head says Cards.

Should be a great series either way.

Also.....wait, what? This is the first time these teams have met in the postseason?! For two teams that have been around for over a century, I did not think that was possible.

Although....I guess when one of those teams hasn't won anything in over a century, anything's possible.

I thought they weren't even able to play each other in the playoffs until they added the first wild card.

 

[darko]

They get Arrieta only once. Cards in 5.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

I thought they weren't even able to play each other in the playoffs until they added the first wild card.

Yeah, a Cubs-Cardinals series was only possible starting in 1995. Before that, they were always in the same division.

 

[S A W F T*]

They get Arrieta only once. Cards in 5.

This.

As a Cubs fan... need Lester to handle business or this is a potential 3-1 series for the Cards.

 

[Virtanen18]

IIRC Wacha and Lynn were pretty so-so down the stretch. Cubs in 5.

 

[MMC]

Do you think La Stella will be the full time starting 3B or do you think we will see a lot of Coghlan, Soler, Baez, Jackson, and Denorfia?

 

[Starsfan24]

F it. Cubbies in 5.