2015 NLCS: Chicago vs. St. Louis

[Providence A's]

Game 1: CHI @ STL
Game 2: CHI @ STL
off
Game 3: STL @ CHI
Game 4: STL @ CHI
Game 5: STL @ CHI
off
Game 6: CHI @ STL
Game 7: CHI @ STL

CHI:

SP Buck tired, 90 pitches 2 days ago
SP Everts tired, 99 pitches 4 days ago
1B Ulrich tired
2B Antonio out for 6 weeks

STL:

SP Harden tired, 108 pitches 2 days ago
SP Knipp tired, 106 pitches 4 days ago

Well, I went 7 - 4 against you in the regular season...hopefully, I can have continued success and avenge my WS loss to thin sliced pork chop last season. I just hope my error of not switching my rotation to "strict" from "highest rested" didn't screw me

[Providence A's]

Game 1: Butler
Game 2: Oropesa
Game 3: Harden
Game 4: Knipp (guaranteed Chicago win as he's terrible in the post-season)
Game 5: Butler
Game 6: Oropesa
Game 7: Harden

actually, that worked out just fine I suppose.

[DMBZeppelin]

Antonio being out really hurts, since I need all the offense I can get. I'll post my rotation once the site is updated. To see if actuals changed on anyone.

[Providence A's]

the site is updated now...ummm, yea...send whenever because I'm not sure when I'll sim. It might be Tuesday night...it might be tomorrow...it might be never. Who knows really. I only expect info from you and brownie...

[DMBZeppelin]

Game 1: Lance Broadway
Game 2: Clint Everts
Game 3: Dallas Buck
Game 4: Seth McClung
Game 5: Lance Broadway
Game 6: Clint Everts
Game 7: Dallas Buck

If Games 4 or 5 are elimination games for me, I'm screwed.

[Providence A's]

but not game 7? Harden has closed out many a series for me...including the last one. I would just like to see Knipp have 1 good playoff game

[DMBZeppelin]

but not game 7? Harden has closed out many a series for me...including the last one. I would just like to see Knipp have 1 good playoff game

I just expect to lose games 4 and 5. Harden is a man beast, and I fully expect him to shut down my lineup. But with Buck and Everts I at least have a semi-chance. I fully expect you to win this series. Unless I manage to win in 6 somehow. Though I need this series to go 5 for financial purposes.

[Providence A's]

I bet it goes the distance...I wouldn't be surprised. Your lineup is scary as all hell and was #1...and as unspectacular as your pitching looks, it was 3rd best in the league. My offense was only 5th with my pitching being 1st.

[DMBZeppelin]

I bet it goes the distance...I wouldn't be surprised. Your lineup is scary as all hell and was #1...and as unspectacular as your pitching looks, it was 3rd best in the league. My offense was only 5th with my pitching being 1st.

Hopefully my lineup does better. Weddo is hitting a buck something. Davila is hitting .071 BUT he has a .381 OBP. Which is probably the biggest difference I've ever seen between AVG and OBP. Granted it's only 5 games.

[Providence A's]

Good series DMB, but my Cardinals won in 6. The box scores are on the site. Street saved all 4 wins for me.

[DMBZeppelin]

Yes, according to the box scores it was a good series. I can't believe that 4 of the 6 games were decided by 1 run. Another game was decided by 2, and the big blow out of the series was 3 run win. Oh well I still got some playoff revenue, which is what I needed for extension money next year.

[Providence A's]

it really could have gone either way. My pen was the difference I believe...Kloss was the only reliever to give up a run (3 actually, but his ERA for the playoffs is still 2.57). While your pen didn't seem to fair as well taking 2 of the losses and almost blowing game 4, too.

[DMBZeppelin]

Ya Brandt (7.04 ERA) wasn't exactly lights out in the playoffs. You also shut down Villegas big time. He was hitting in the .400's after the NLDS. Wound up only hitting .256 with a .303 OBP in the post season.

I'm coming back with basically the same team next season. So hopefully I'll get a NLCS rematch. Third times hopefully a charm. Plus I fear your team more then anyone else in the AL. So if I ever get past you, I like my chances.