The Indians manager joked that the next obvious stop would have been Beirut. He batted fifth as the designated hitter in the first two games against Cleveland.
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“Everybody was looking at me like, dude, Eddie Vedder just dedicated the whole seventh-inning stretch to you”, Ross said, “and I’m like, my mind’s blown, I’m thinking about being out of the game and he’s a quality individual”. He’s come a long way. I think it actually is working out pretty well. “I’ll be glad that we can DH somebody, though”.
He was 245-193 over a 23-year career that included an 11-year stint with the Orioles, the 13th ideal game in baseball history during an eight-year stint with the Montreal Expos, three seasons with the Indians and one season each with the Mariners and Braves.
Francona said he’s leaning toward Crisp but wants to discuss it first with bench coach Brad Mills. When his father mentioned that he didn’t know his son was a Red Sox fan, Francona replied: “I’m not”. He is an exceptionally strong guy, and he has had a day. Arrieta’s American League counterpart last season, the Indians’ Corey Kluber, was dominant in eight shutout innings.
“The preparation on the field really doesn’t change that much”, Tomlin said Monday.
If the Indians win tonight, Chicago Archbishop Blase J. Cupich will provide Chicago deep dish pizzas and baked goods for more than 100 people at the Bishop William M. Cosgrove Center in Cleveland. Surprisingly, the odds are in favor of the Cubs at 1.62, while the Indians, with home-field advantage are at 2.40.
“Take Me Out to the Ball Game” has landed in divorce court. Helping Tomlin’s case, though, is the fact that he only threw 58 pitches in Game 3.
“Willson’s done a great job”. After all, manager Joe Maddon added Contreras to the playoff roster in because of his swing.
Like Contreras, Cubs second baseman Javier Baez has also hit a dry spell. Lester could enter a Game 7 in relief.
“I know the atmosphere of this game is not the same, but it’s still the same game”, he said.
“It’s going to help a lot”, Napoli said. “We’re going to have to earn it”. Taking the mound for the Cubbies will be none other than Jake Arrieta for Game 6 and NL Cy Young frontrunner Kyle Hendricks for Game 7. The game will air on FOX. This time of year, you have to let the offseason be the offseason.
When the Cleveland Cavaliers won the National Basketball Association title in June, erasing the city’s 52-year major sports championship drought, he was perched up high in the bleachers at Progressive Field to view the parade. Chicago’s bats finally perked up Sunday, so it will be interesting to see if that carries over into Game 6.
Chisenhall is just 1 for 13 in the Series. No team has done it since the Marlins won the 2003 World Series in the Bronx. World Series teams have to play some of their games under a different set of rules than what they’ve played by the entire season.
Barry Rosenthal was at Sunday night’s 3-2 win over Cleveland.
Cubs players are as confident as ever as another elimination game looms.
Court documents obtained by The Associated Press from the Cook County Circuit Court say that Nancy Riddle submitted an “Emergency Petition For World Series Tickets”.
The Cubs won a Series game at Wrigley for the first time since Game 6 in 1945.
The game against Houston at Quicken Loans Arena will now begin an hour earlier at 6 p.m. EDT. Tyler Naquin also returns to the starting nine, despite hitting just.200 in three World Series games. If you would like to discuss another topic, look for a relevant article.
“We’re writing our own history”, Chicago shortstop Addison Russell said.
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Be Civil – It’s OK to have a difference in opinion but there’s no need to be a jerk. “It’s a huge privilege and an honor to be here, so we’ll take it one step at a time and try to win this thing”.
