☆ 2016 WORLD SERIES ☆ Chicago Cubs vs CLEVELAND INDIANS ☆
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Bauer is clueless thankfully that's the last time we'll see him this year. I'm hoping we go tomlin, Salazar, miller Allen to close it out
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History will be made in Cleveland this week. This much is guaranteed as the World Series picks up at Progressive Field tonight in a must-win for the Cubs and might-clinch for the Tribe, just like Sunday night. Except, this time, they'll take the field in front of a fired-up, frenzied collection of Cleveland (and Chicago) fans who've waited their whole lives for the pot of gold at the end of this gut-wrenching rainbow.
But what is undetermined is whether the history will be "merely" the end of a decades-long drought or if the end of a decades-long drought will be accompanied by a side of comeback magic.
Game 6: Tonight, 7:30 p.m. ET air time | 8 ET game time on FOX
The Indians, who are sending a short-rested Josh Tomlin to the mound opposite Jake Arrieta, are a win away from doing what they haven't done in 68 years. If they can convert just one of the next two at a park where they've played absurdly well this season, they'll reward their fans with the home clinch that not even the Cavaliers accomplished in their thrilling finish in the NBA Finals.
The last time a major sports championship was won in the city of Cleveland was Dec. 27, 1964, when the Browns beat the Baltimore Colts in the NFL Championship Game.
"We did what we had to do [in Chicago]," first baseman Mike Napoli said. "We put ourselves in position to try to win it in a crazy atmosphere, you know?"
The Cubs, meanwhile, are two wins away from not only ending their 108-year curse but also upending the Indians much the same way those aforementioned Cavs took care of the Golden State Warriors. The 3-1 hole Chicago faced going into Game 5 was daunting, but now, in the wake of a Wrigley Field win and with Arrieta and Kyle Hendricks lined up for Games 6 and 7, respectively, and Kyle Schwarber back in the lineup with the designated hitter in play, it is less so.
And the Cubs know it.
"We're writing our own history," shortstop Addison Russell said. "We're making history. Why stop? This is entertaining to us. It's fun, and we live for this."
Chicago might very well live to see another day if Arrieta, who has had command troubles at times in this follow-up to his 2015 National League Cy Young Award-winning season, is as on point as he was back in Game 2, when he was unhittable into the sixth inning and wound up allowing just a run on two hits over 5 2/3. This time, the weather won't be nearly the factor it was in a frigid Game 2, as the report was calling for temperatures in the high-60s to low-70s, perfect for a guy who played his high school ball in Plano, Texas, and in college at TCU.
"I just want to execute with quality in and out of the strike zone," Arrieta said.
Tomlin executed especially well in the Tribe's Game 3 win at Wrigley, commanding his curveball and flummoxing the Cubs down and away. It was, by design, a brief outing, cut short at 58 pitches, because the Indians didn't want to overtax Tomlin in the event that he had to make this start on three days' rest. The Texan, who has a 1.76 ERA in three starts this October, is the X-factor that has allowed Cleveland's rotation to survive without Carlos Carrasco and Danny Salazar.
"The body's feeling good," Tomlin said. "Everything's feeling the same as it did last start, so hopefully that bodes well for me."
And then there's Andrew Miller, whose presence in these postseason games always merits mentioning. He didn't get used in Game 5, so he'll be well-rested in time for Game 6. And you can count on Tribe skipper Terry Francona to be quick with the Tomlin hook if the Indians take the lead and the 6-foot-7 Miller can give them length.
The twist now is that Chicago manager Joe Maddon is utilizing Aroldis Chapman in a similar way. Chapman got the eight-out save in Game 5, and Monday's off-day will put him in position to possibly be counted on for another lengthy turn.
"When you have a guy like that," said Maddon, "that can pitch that many significant outs in the latter part of the game, it's pretty cool."
Guess what? This Series is pretty cool. Storylines -- and historical significance -- abounded coming in, but sometimes the hype doesn't materialize into reality. But this Series has been extended to a sixth game. The Cubs are trying to revive themselves with last year's NL Cy Young Award winner and one of this year's top NL Cy Young Award candidates in succession, and Schwarber, who is 3-for-8 with a double and two walks after his unexpected World Series return from reconstructive knee surgery, is back in action. The Indians are equally encouraged by the fact that they have, in their back pocket, Game 7 starter Corey Kluber, whose 0.89 ERA in five starts has him playing the part of new October legend in the making, should it come to that.
We don't know if it will come to that. We don't know which one of these clubs is going to make history. We just know that one of them will, and it doesn't take a (Game) Sixth sense to know we're on the verge of something special.
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11/01 8:05 PM - WORLD SERIES - GAME 6 in Cleveland, Ohio
951 Chi. Cubs open -135 now concensus -150
952 Cleveland open +125 now concensus +140 - CLEVELAND still underdogs at home in GAME 6
TOTAL RUNS 7 OVER / UNDER
Pitchers: (CHC) Jake Arrieta
(CLE) Josh Tomlin TV: FOX | FAIR, WIND OUT TO CENTER 7-12. GAME TEMP 67, RH 67%
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11/02 8:05 PM - WORLD SERIES - GAME 7 - * IF NECESSARY
901 Chi. Cubs open -140 now consensus -140
902 Cleveland open +130 now consensus -+130 *CLEVELAND still underdogs at home in GAME 7
TOTAL RUNS - 7 OVER / UNDER
Pitchers: (CHC) Kyle Hendricks
(CLE) Corey Kluber TV: FOX
Updated: Tue, Nov 1 10:52 AM EDT
NOTES:
Open Line: Consists of the first betting line received from one of our Las Vegas or Online sportsbooks.
VI Consensus: Consists of the current betting line which occurs most frequently among our list of Las Vegas and Online sportsbooks.
All Game Times are Eastern Standard Time.
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The tribe needs to learn how to hit arrietta and chapman
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78 degrees in The Land today...beautiful day for a Cubs funeral.
#IndianSummer
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It seems sports in cleveland are zero sum - if the cavs or indians win, the browns will suck monumentally to make up for it. With both winning, we're probably in for a decade of 0-16.
Each time the Tribe has won the series another Cleveland pro team has won it all too. And the Cubs are on this week's cover of Sports illustratedIt seems sports in cleveland are zero sum - if the cavs or indians win, the browns will suck monumentally to make up for it. With both winning, we're probably in for a decade of 0-16.
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Here we go
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Schwarber already?
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So that's that
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It's going to be a long night
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Disaster
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What were they doing !!
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Well this game is already over.
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Naquin has been worthless this whole postseason. Seriously why the fuck is that guy out there over coco or davis?
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Still can't hit Arrietta.
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Napoli wtf
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geez relax guys theres lots left....
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And they can't hit arrietta or chapman so to game 7 we go.
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lol it's laughable
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