This preview, written by Baseball Prospectus’s Mike Gianella, forms part of the main site’s comprehensive coverage of the postseason, “Playoff Prospectus”. Cleveland took Game 1, shutting out Chicago behind Corey Kluber, Andrew Miller, and Cody Allen. Now the Cubs try to even it up tonight at Progressive Field in Game 2. Chicago Cubs (Jake Arrieta) […]
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Second City October: World Series Game Two Preview, Cubs (0-1) vs. Cleveland (1-0)
Looming is what this game feels like. The start time has been moved an hour ahead to try to avoid the impending rain fall in Cleveland. The Cubs need at least one game in Cleveland no matter what, and the Cubs have, on paper, a favorable pitching matchup, and so the math has not changed […]
Playoff Prospectus: The Highlight Reel—World Series G1
This piece, written by Baseball Prospectus’s Ashley Varela, forms part of the main site’s comprehensive coverage of the postseason, “Playoff Prospectus”. Sandy Koufax was the first to do it, as you may well imagine. On a Wednesday in 1963, in front of 69,000 fans bleeding navy and white pinstripes over the wooden seats of a […]
Playoff Prospectus: The Kluber Clinic
This piece, written by Baseball Prospectus’s Trevor Strunk, forms part of the main site’s comprehensive coverage of the postseason, “Playoff Prospectus”. There are certain games in the postseason, particularly in the World Series, whose results seem scripted from the first pitch. I’m not trying to suggest that the postseason is rigged or anything fishy, of […]
Playoff Prospectus: Assessing the Managers’ Moves in Game One
This piece, written by Baseball Prospectus’s Matt Trueblood, forms part of the main site’s comprehensive coverage of the postseason, “Playoff Prospectus”. There was a wealth of strategic intrigue surrounding Game 1 of the World Series before it even began. Jon Lester started for the Cubs, so there was the now-familiar chatter about how Cleveland planned […]
Second City October: Game One Goes to Cleveland
The hope is that the experience of watching the Cubs in the World Series for the first time in 71 years isn’t marred by watching them picked apart in the first game of that series by the American League Cy Young winner of two seasons ago. Both teams came into the Fall Classic with long histories […]
Playoff Prospectus: PECOTA Odds and World Series Game 1 Preview
This preview, written by Baseball Prospectus’s Bryan Grosnick, forms part of the main site’s comprehensive coverage of the postseason, “Playoff Prospectus”. More Game One coverage can be found here. It’s finally here! The World Series kicks off tonight with Game 1, and two long-storied franchises with histories of futility and new-school front offices will face […]
Second City October: World Series Game One Preview, Cubs (0-0) vs. Cleveland (0-0)
This piece, by BP Wrigleyville’s Cat Garcia, forms part of our in-house coverage of the playoffs, “Second City October”. More Game One coverage can be found here. Well, this is it. It’s the moment that almost everyone, and I do mean everyone in the city of Chicago, around the country, and even around the world […]
Playoff Prospectus: World Series Preview
This preview, written by Baseball Prospectus’s Editor-in-Chief Aaron Gleeman, forms part of the main site’s comprehensive coverage of the postseason, “Playoff Prospectus”. In one corner, the immovable object that is the Chicago Cubs’ 108-year championship drought. In the other corner, the unstoppable force that is Cleveland’s 68-year title-less streak. Something’s got to give! Lineups (AVG/OBP/SLG/TAv) […]
Playoff Prospectus: Stop, Miller Time
This preview, written by Baseball Prospectus’s Russell Carleton, forms part of the main site’s comprehensive coverage of the postseason, “Playoff Prospectus”. And suddenly, Andrew Miller is the toast of the baseball world. Miller, whose previous claims to fame included being “theguy picked right before Clayton Kershaw”, won the ALCS MVP award by turning the clock […]