Cubs Pursuit of a Parade 2018 Postseason Thread

[Quality Start Machine]

The postseason starts with game 163.

Quintana vs. Chacin, with both managers having itchy trigger fingers for the quick hook.

Let's party.

[Yeti]

The postseason starts with game 163.

Quintana vs. Chacin, with both managers having itchy trigger fingers for the quick hook.

Let's party.

If Q gets 2 guys on base, tight-arsehole-Joe will pull him after .2 innings.

[Saul Goodman]

The postseason starts with game 163.

Quintana vs. Chacin, with both managers having itchy trigger fingers for the quick hook.

Let's party.

If Q gets 2 guys on base, tight-arsehole-Joe will pull him after .2 innings.

There's a name for that: a Hammel.

[CubFaninHydePark]

They have a bullpen. We don't.

That trade for Wilson was regrettable. So was Joe's decision to use him there.

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

They have a bullpen. We don't.

That trade for Wilson was regrettable. So was Joe's decision to use him there.

Not only that, we've merely got that PIECE OF SHIT JON LESTER standing between us and an early postseason, amirite

[Armchair_QB]

They have a bullpen. We don't.

That trade for Wilson was regrettable. So was Joe's decision to use him there.

Agree with you on the trade, but it's not like any of these guys can be trusted at this point.

[Canadouche]

If this ends in a one and done, who gets fired?

[Chuck to Chuck]

If this ends in a one and done, who gets fired?

50/50 Joe retires, regardless if it ends tomorrow in Wrigley or in 3 weeks in Grant Park.

[Shooter]

If this ends in a one and done, who gets fired?

Nobody?

[Wheezer]

If this ends in a one and done, who gets fired?

50/50 Joe retires, regardless if it ends tomorrow in Wrigley or in 3 weeks in Grant Park.

You're not much of a bookmaker.

[flannj]

If this ends in a one and done, who gets fired?

Nobody?

Nobody.

[flannj]

If this ends in a one and done, who gets fired?

50/50 Joe retires, regardless if it ends tomorrow in Wrigley or in 3 weeks in Grant Park.

You're not much of a bookmaker.

He'll make it up in volume.

[Yeti]

They have a bullpen. We don't.

That trade for Wilson was regrettable. So was Joe's decision to use him there.

Agree with you on the trade, but it's not like any of these guys can be trusted at this point.

September:
Jesse Chavez: 1.15 ERA over 15.2 IP.
Jorge De La Rosa: 1.64 ERA over 11 IP
Steve Cishek: 4.15 ERA over 8.2 IP, though he went 9 straight appearances leading into G163 without giving up a run.

Chicago bullpen in September: 10th in MLB in ERA at 3.98.
Chicago bullpen in 2018: 2nd in MLB in ERA at 3.35.

Can we fucking stop with "bullpen concerns"? "Bullpen concerns" is just you telling me that you're a whiny bitch.

The only bullpen concern you should have is that the Milwaukee bullpen has been nuts since 9/1. That, and the Colorado bullpen has been great since 9/1.

[Quality Start Machine]

If this ends in a one and done, who gets fired?

Nobody?

Nobody.

Nobody.

[Tinker to Evers to Chance]

If this ends in a one and done, who gets fired?

Nobody?

Nobody.

Nobody.

Somebody.

Wait.  I mean nobody.

Nobody.