2015 Championship Series: Blue Jays vs. Royals, Cubs vs. Mets (Royals, Mets advance to World Series)

[1992casey]

[h1]Friday, October 16, 2015[/h1]

[h2]Blue Jays (Marco Estrada) vs. Royals (Edinson Vólquez), Game 1[/h2][margin]6:30 PM CDT, Kaufman Stadium, Kansas City

TV: FOX

Radio: ESPN Radio

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Royals win, 5-0; Royals lead series, 1-0

Blue Jays at Royals Game 1 Gameday, MLB.com[/margin]

[hr=60][/hr]

[h1]Saturday, October 17, 2015[/h1]

[h2]Blue Jays (David Price) vs. Royals (Yordano Ventura), Game 2[/h2][margin]2:30 PM CDT, Kaufman Stadium, Kansas City

TV: FS1

Radio: ESPN Radio

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Royals win, 6-3; Royals lead series, 2-0

Blue Jays at Royals Game 2 Gameday, MLB.com[/margin]

[h2]Cubs (Jon Lester) vs. Mets (Matt Harvey), Game 1[/h2][margin]6:30 PM CDT, Citi Field, New York

TV: TBS

Radio: ESPN Radio

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Mets win, 4-2; Mets lead series, 1-0

Cubs at Mets Game 1 Gameday, MLB.com[/margin]

[hr=60][/hr]

[h1]Sunday, October 18, 2015[/h1]

[h2]Cubs (Jake Arrieta) vs. Mets (Noah Syndergaard), Game 2[/h2][margin]6:30 PM CDT, Citi Field, New York

TV: TBS

Radio: ESPN Radio

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Mets win, 4-1; Mets lead series, 2-0

Cubs at Mets Game 2 Gameday, MLB.com[/margin]

[hr=60][/hr]

[h1]Monday, October 19, 2015[/h1]

[h2]Royals (Johnny Cueto) vs. Blue Jays (Marcus Stroman), Game 3[/h2][margin]7:00 PM CDT, Rogers Centre, Toronto

TV: FS1

Radio: ESPN Radio

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Blue Jays win, 11-8; Royals lead series, 2-1

Royals at Blue Jays Game 3 Gameday, MLB.com[/margin]

[hr=60][/hr]

[h1]Tuesday, October 20, 2015[/h1]

[h2]Royals (Chris Young) vs. Blue Jays (R.A. Dickey), Game 4[/h2][margin]3:00 PM CDT, Rogers Centre, Toronto

TV: FS1

Radio: ESPN Radio

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Royals win, 14-2; Royals lead series, 3-1

Royals at Blue Jays Game 4 Gameday, MLB.com[/margin]

[h2]Mets (Jacob deGrom) vs. Cubs (Kyle Hendricks), Game 3[/h2][margin]7:00 PM CDT, Wrigley Field, Chicago

TV: TBS

Radio: ESPN Radio

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Mets win, 5-2; Mets lead series, 3-0

Mets at Cubs Game 3 Gameday, MLB.com[/margin]

[hr=60][/hr]

[h1]Wednesday, October 21, 2015[/h1]

[h2]Royals (Edinson Vólquez) vs. Blue Jays (Marco Estrada), Game 5[/h2][margin]3:00 PM CDT, Rogers Centre, Toronto

TV: FS1

Radio: ESPN Radio

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Blue Jays win, 7-1; Royals lead series, 3-2

Royals at Blue Jays Game 5 Gameday, MLB.com[/margin]

[h2]Mets (Steven Matz) vs. Cubs (Jason Hammel), Game 4[/h2][margin]7:00 PM CDT, Wrigley Field, Chicago

TV: TBS

Radio: ESPN Radio

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Mets win, 8-3; Mets win series, 4-0

Mets at Cubs Game 4 Gameday, MLB.com[/margin]

[hr=60][/hr]

[h1]Friday, October 23, 2015[/h1]

[h2]Blue Jays (David Price) vs. Royals (Yordano Ventura), Game 6[/h2][margin]7:00 PM CDT, Kaufman Stadium, Kansas City

TV: FS1

Radio: ESPN Radio

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Royals win, 4-3; Royals win series, 4-2

Blue Jays at Royals Game 6 Gameday, MLB.com[/margin]

[tmwiese55]

Cubs just announced the NLCS rotation. Starting Lester game 1 and Arrieta game 2. Which would then make Lester game 5 and Arrieta game 6. I'm not sure about this. If Arrieta is game 1 and 5 he could be available for 7 if needed, and if not will be ready for game 1 of WS.

 

As far as the matchups, all Mets pitchers are pretty much created equal so that doesn't matter. If they face LAD, which is most likely, they will have Kershaw game 2 and Greinke game 3 but one of the also rans in game 1. Why not roll Arrieta game 1 at LAD and take your for sure win on the road that you need. Heck, if you win game 1 you might even consider saving Lester for game 3 at home instead of going against Kershaw. I suppose his logic would be that Lester can beat the nobody game 1 and Arrieta has a much better shot vs Kershaw than anyone else. I think I'd rather just take my guaranteed game 1 win and have Arrieta back sooner.

[Funketown]

It's probably time for a 'Curse the Cubs' thread.

 

I don't care if I now live 750 miles from the accursed 'Wrigley Field'. This needs to end.

[Baldkin]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTLmDuhV3AQ

[1992casey]

Here's a song from the same era. It wasn't written for a specific team, but since it was the theme song for Cubs radio broadcasts for years, I'll post it in their honor.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xB_nWFmHVNA

[Dragonbait]

tmwiese55 -

Listening to Chicago sports radio on the way to work ( I really enjoy it when their teams lose) they said they didnt want to wear out Arrieta and Lester wont have pitched in 8 days. That was the main reason for Lester starting game 1.

[tmwiese55]

Ended up not mattering as much I suppose since Dodger lost. But Arrieta pitching Saturday would be normal rest for him.

[EauClaireNWL]

I know a lot of Brewers fans don't want to see Chicago get to let alone win the World Series, but I couldn't help but be amazed and laugh a bit if the Cubs would win it all this season just because of the Back to the Future 2 prediction.

[tmwiese55]

And I actually enjoy their team. It was easy to hate the last good team with people like Zambrano, Dusty, Theriot. Nothing to dislike with these guys so far, bunch of young kids playing hard and having fun. And their star pitcher was a nobody late blooming prospect. Our dislike is really about what it will do the fans, they were unbearable 10 years ago when they were good. Can't imagine what they'll be like if they win it all (they'll be bad anyway just off the run they've had so far). It such a good story though, especially with the BTF thing with it.

 

Also, that city will be torn apart if they win. Maybe Wrigley will burn down and they can actually build a good stadium down there then

[adamb100]

I mess around with someone at work who's a Bears & Cubs fan. I would never hear the end of it if the Cubbies won it all.

 

Go AL!

[sveumrules]

The four teams left in the MLB postseason rank 10th, 11th, 14th & 15th in team payroll this year.

[DuWayne Steurer]

The four teams left in the MLB postseason rank 10th, 11th, 14th & 15th in team payroll this year.

 

 

I'm honestly surprised the Royals made it into the top half of payroll, but they have added a lot of "veteran" type players. Astros and Pirates were in the bottom half of payroll as well.

[sdcheezhd]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTLmDuhV3AQ

 

I can't hear that song without thinking "Step right up and beat the Mets!"

 

Here is the Cubs song I remember, from the time between the Braves and Brewers when we got the Cub broadcasts.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQyUhiV_Fdw

[1992casey]

[cite]OK Blue Jays[/cite] dates back to 1983 and is played during the seventh inning stretch.

 

 

Matthew West's [cite]We are the Royals[/cite] is a 2014 ditty.

 

[1992casey]

[cite]Go, Cubs, Go[/cite] (1984) has been the Cubs' official song "at various times."

 

[1992casey]

Blue Jays vs. Royals, Game 1

 

Blue Jays

1. LF Ben Revere (L)
   
2. 3B Josh Donaldson ®
   
3. RF José Bautista ®
   
4. DH Edwin Encarnacion ®
   
5. 1B Chris Colabello ®
   
6. SS Troy Tulowitzki ®
   
7. C Dioner Navarro (S)
   
8. CF Kevin Pillar ®
   
9. 2B Ryan Goins (L)

 

Royals

1. SS Alcides Escobar ®
   
2. 2B Ben Zobrist (S)
   
3. CF Lorenzo Cain ®
   
4. 1B Eric Hosmer (L)
   
5. DH Kendrys Morales (S)
   
6. 3B Mike Moustakas (L)
   
7. C Salvador Pérez ®
   
8. LF Alex Gordon (L)
   
9. RF Alex Ríos ®

[1992casey]

Blue Jays vs. Royals, Game 2

 

Blue Jays

1. LF Ben Revere (L)
   
2. 3B Josh Donaldson ®
   
3. RF José Bautista ®
   
4. DH Edwin Encarnacion ®
   
5. 1B Chris Colabello ®
   
6. SS Troy Tulowitzki ®
   
7. C Russell Martin ®
   
8. CF Kevin Pillar ®
   
9. 2B Ryan Goins (L)

 

Royals

1. SS Alcides Escobar ®
   
2. 2B Ben Zobrist (S)
   
3. CF Lorenzo Cain ®
   
4. 1B Eric Hosmer (L)
   
5. DH Kendrys Morales (S)
   
6. 3B Mike Moustakas (L)
   
7. C Salvador Pérez ®
   
8. LF Alex Gordon (L)
   
9. RF Alex Ríos ®

[1992casey]

Cubs vs. Mets, Game 1

 

Cubs

1. CF Dexter Fowler (S)
   
2. LF Kyle Schwarber (L)
   
3. 3B Kris Bryant ®
   
4. 1B Anthony Rizzo (L)
   
5. 2B Starlin Castro ®
   
6. RF Jorge Soler ®
   
7. SS Javier Báez ®
   
8. C David Ross ®
   
9. LHP Jon Lester (L)

 

Mets

1. RF Curtis Granderson (L)
   
2. 3B David Wright ®
   
3. 2B Daniel Murphy (L)
   
4. LF Yoenis Céspedes ®
   
5. C Travis d'Arnaud ®
   
6. 1B Michael Cuddyer ®
   
7. SS Wilmer Flores ®
   
8. CF Juan Lagares ®
   
9. RHP Matt Harvey ®

[jerichoholicninja]

I've watched all of 1 inning of the Tor/KC game and Laz Diaz has made MANY horribly, ridiculous strike calls. He called 2 on Bautista that were mid-shins. This is the best they can get for playoff baseball? Hasn't Laz consistently been one of the lowest rated umps by players?

[1992casey]

I'm really wondering why the Jays didn't relieve David Price well before he completed the task of giving up the three run lead in the 7th.

[jerichoholicninja]

I'm really wondering why the Jays didn't relieve David Price well before he completed the task of giving up the three run lead in the 7th.

 

In hindsight, yes, he should have been pulled but he was throwing strikes and they were all singles. There is something to be said about putting the ball in play. Taking walks and swinging for the fences is great when it's working but sometimes you just need to put the ball in play.

[Baldkin]

Harvey is dealing. Wow.

[1992casey]

Cubs vs. Mets, Game 2

 

Cubs

1. CF Dexter Fowler (S)
   
2. LF Kyle Schwarber (L)
   
3. 3B Kris Bryant ®
   
4. 1B Anthony Rizzo (L)
   
5. 2B Starlin Castro ®
   
6. RF Chris Coghlan (L)
   
7. C Miguel Montero (L)
   
8. SS Javier Báez ®
   
9. RHP Jake Arrieta ®

 

Mets

1. RF Curtis Granderson (L)
   
2. 3B David Wright ®
   
3. 2B Daniel Murphy (L)
   
4. CF Yoenis Céspedes ®
   
5. 1B Lucas Duda (L)
   
6. C Travis d'Arnaud ®
   
7. LF Michael Conforto (L)
   
8. SS Wilmer Flores ®
   
9. RHP Noah Syndergaard (L)

[LouisEly]

I'm really wondering why the Jays didn't relieve David Price well before he completed the task of giving up the three run lead in the 7th.

With Cecil injured the Jays only have one LHP in the bullpen. They have to be judicious as to when to use Loup. They kept Price in to face the Royals' LH hitters Hosmer, Moustakas, and Gordon.

[jerichoholicninja]

I'm really wondering why the Jays didn't relieve David Price well before he completed the task of giving up the three run lead in the 7th.

With Cecil injured the Jays only have one LHP in the bullpen. They have to be judicious as to when to use Loup. They kept Price in to face the Royals' LH hitters Hosmer, Moustakas, and Gordon.

 

Why hasn't Buehrle been added as a lefty out of the bullpen? He doesn't have "reliever stuff" but he throws strikes.