Not to be - just like Jake Arrieta told everyone on Twitter last Sunday. 20 was the final game between the Cardinals and Cubs this year.Īnd so much for the temporary Pirates fandom for me and many other Cardinals and non-Cubs fans, eagerly rooting for the Bucs to win Wednesday night to give us a more palatable National League Division Series. Posted in 2015 Cardinals | Tagged 2011 postseason, 2014 postseason, 2015 Postseason, postseason 2012, Postseason 2013 | 1 Reply And So The Cardinals Meet The Cubs Again So when all the hype kicks in about The Jake Arrieta Show!!! during the game (which I’ll definitely have the television muted for), just remember that losing this game isn’t necessarily doom and gloom for the Cardinals - despite any statistics the announcers (or Cubs fans) might spout off. They’ve lost Game 3 twice, obviously still advanced to the NLCS, won the National League pennant each year, and then both won and lost the World Series. In summary, in their four-year run of winning the division series and advancing to the NLCS, the Cardinals have won Game 3 twice - then gone on to lose the NLCS. All of the Phillies runs came on a home run by Ben Francisco, pinch-hitting for Cole Hamels in the seventh inning, off Jaime Garcia. Game 3 was the first at Busch Stadium of the series, with the Phillies taking this one 3-2. Looking back to 2012 and the NLDS against the Nationals, Game 3 was a start by Chris Carpenter against Edwin Jackson - and Edwin was kind to his old teammates from the previous year. Neither of the starters factored in the final outcome - a 5-3 Pittsburgh win. In 2013, Game 3 was in Pittsburgh, with Joe Kelly starting against Francisco Liriano … who was pretty unbeatable at home then, if you remember. Given that the Cardinals have a recent postseason history to look back on, we can also see just how that 80 percent stat holds up for our Redbirds - especially helpful considering the Cards won all four series.Īgainst the Dodgers in last year’s NLDS, they won Game 3 with Kolten Wong’s seventh inning 2-run homer putting them ahead, 3-1. Central Time.Īs you’re no doubt aware, it’s The Jake Arrieta Show!!! - meaning why are the Cardinals even bothering to play today, right? Shouldn’t they just forfeit and go have a nice team dinner instead - especially since, according to a stat I heard Matt Vasgersian spout off before yesterday’s Game 3 in the American League Division Series between the Royals and Astros - the team that wins Game 3 takes the entire series 80 percent of the time? The setting for the National League Division Series now shifts to Chicago’s North Side, with Game 3 starting later today at 5 p.m.
Posted in 2015 Cardinals | Tagged Chris Carpenter, postseason success, That Guy Who Used to Play First Base | Leave a reply Game 3: Important To Win? Yes, But …
None of this changes the outcome of Tuesday’s game, obviously, but at least it can provide a bit of comfort in all that we as Cardinals fans have enjoyed in recent years.Īnd if it doesn’t, maybe this will … all 6-plus minutes of it. Oh, and they won the NL Central and made it to the playoffs in 20, but no one ever mentions that … likely because they were swept out of both Octobers.) (Depending on how recent and how knowledgeable any new Cubbie fans around you are, it’s possible you’ll have to explain to them that the Cubs have been to the playoffs since 1908, and they did win the NLDS in 2003 also. Whether you’re looking for a way to feel better or ammunition to quiet those Cubs fans, here’s what the Cardinals have done in the postseason since the last time Chicago’s North Side team made it this far in the playoffs. 15 and the Cardinals postseason has ended, and it’s possible you’re having to deal with fans - real or very recent - of the team that beat them to advance to the National League Championship Series. You might still be adjusting to the fact it’s Oct.
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