NLDS: St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs

[Vamos Rafa]

MLB badly needed this matchup. This is gonna be ratings galore.

 

[kingsholygrail]

Not betting against the Cards.

 

[Alklha]

Cards in 4. That just me being a homer, it's going to overcome the injuries to win this.

I've got tickets to games 3 & 4 in Chicago, which should be fun.

 

[Pwnasaurus]

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

Lynn in Wrigley is

 

[Habs 4 Life]

Go Cubs

 

[Big Poppa Puck]

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

I don't even care if Molina can hit they need him behind the plate.

He could go 0 for the series and I still rather have him in than a healthy Tony Cruz, who'd probably get on base as much as a one-handed Molina anyway.

 

[Pwnasaurus]

I don't even care if Molina can hit they need him behind the plate.

He could go 0 for the series and I still rather have him in than a healthy Tony Cruz, who'd probably get on base as much as a one-handed Molina anyway.

Exactly this. The whole "If Molina can't swing a bat at 100%, he'll be off the roster and Cruz will start" narrative I'm seeing from writers is puzzling.

 

[MurrayBannerman]

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?

What?

 

[Pwnasaurus]

Cards NLDS Roster:

Molina
Reynolds
Wong
Peralta
Carp
Holliday
Heyward
Grichuk
Piscotty
Jay
Pham
Cruz
Moss
G Garcia
Lackey
Wacha
Lynn
J Garcia
Lyons
Villanueva
Wainwright
Maness
Rosenthal
Siegrist
Broxton

Pretty straightforward other than maybe Cishek getting dumped for Jay or Pham which I agree with. I like 6 bench spots and am very happy that only 1 of the gasoline spitters (Cishek and Broxton) made the team. That's one less knife for Matheny to stab in our eyes.

 

[Devilsgrl35]

This is going to be a fantastic series. Go Cubs!

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Cubs in 5.

 

[robert terwilliger]

you just know he's going to get broxton up in a key spot and somehow it'll end up broxton v. schwarber with men on base and matheny will have that matheny face where he looks like someone just did an amazing magic trick in front of him.

 

[Big Poppa Puck]

Cards NLDS Roster:

Molina
Reynolds
Wong
Peralta
Carp
Holliday
Heyward
Grichuk
Piscotty
Jay
Pham
Cruz
Moss
G Garcia
Lackey
Wacha
Lynn
J Garcia
Lyons
Villanueva
Wainwright
Maness
Rosenthal
Siegrist
Broxton

Pretty straightforward other than maybe Cishek getting dumped for Jay or Pham which I agree with. I like 6 bench spots and am very happy that only 1 of the gasoline spitters (Cishek and Broxton) made the team. That's one less knife for Matheny to stab in our eyes.

Jay/Pham made it over Adams. They were always gonna carry an extra bench player.

Surprised Villaneuva made it when Matheny barely ever used him during the season. I guess with Lyons as the only other lefty they needed someone else to be the long man.

 

[S A W F T*]

Best of luck, Cards fans!!

 

[Pwnasaurus]

If the Cards can manage more than 2 wins this series, they should be fine.

 

[Ivan13]

I have a good feeling going into this one, I think Lester will have a good one.

 

[Pwnasaurus]

Probably the best offensive lineup the Cards have fielded all year. Which still isn't saying all that much.

3B Matt Carpenter (L)
1B S. Piscotty (R)
LF Matt Holliday (R)
CF Jason Heyward (L)
SS Jhonny Peralta (R)
RF Randal Grichuk (R)
C Yadier Molina (R)
2B Kolten Wong (L)
P John Lackey (R

 

[td_ice]

If the Cards can manage more than 2 wins this series, they should be fine.

Haha....I think you're onto something.

 

[KirkOut]

If the Cards can manage more than 2 wins this series, they should be fine.

TIL John Madden is an HF poster


That lineup looks killer on paper but with the health of 4 of the 8 highly in question, we'll have to see how it goes

 

[Pwnasaurus]

TIL John Madden is an HF poster


That lineup looks killer on paper but with the health of 4 of the 8 highly in question, we'll have to see how it goes

Grichuk is plenty healthy enough to hack some belt high swings at curveballs in the dirt

 

[Cassano]

 

[kingsholygrail]

His kids probably already know more about it than he does.

 

[S A W F T*]

Quick 1-2-3 inning for the Cards. Lackey looks sharp.

 

[S A W F T*]

Man... this TBS Pitch Tracker is even more off than the NL WC Game.

 

[S A W F T*]

Guess it's just me tonight.

Cards take an early 1-0 lead.

Lester getting hit hard.