Most of the gives turned into the numbers 6 and seven from the wrigley discipline scoreboard, and a ramification of t-shirts from the antique maddon collection, inclusive of the ubiquitous "try no longer to suck" t.
Become maddon hoping the mythical scully might say "try no longer to suck" at the air for possibly the first time in his career?
"it would absolutely placed a spike inside the income," maddon stated.
After considering it for a 2d, maddon decided such language changed into "not in (scully's) bailiwick."
Irrespective of.
It was beatles night time at dodger stadium, commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the well-known group's concert here, and true vibes were right here, there and anywhere before the sport.
The cubs have been residing massive in southern california, coming off a three-recreation sweep of the padres and taking part in a 14-sport lead within the countrywide league relevant.
The magical mystery excursion to the west coast changed into a superbly first-rate way to kick back, and the cubs regarded very at ease indeed.
"we like playing out here," shortstop addison russell stated. "it fits our personality, how laid-back we're."
First baseman anthony rizzo concurred. The cubs, he believes, have come together, proper now.
"this is a superb street experience for us," rizzo said. "3 good towns, and maximum of have our families or girlfriends with us. Baseball-wise these are right stadiums to play in. We commonly don't do nicely out west, so these closing 3 games have been properly."
Rizzo became reminded that jake arrieta threw a no-hitter the closing time they had been in town, which wasn't too shabby.
"yeah, but we have been 2-four on that trip," he stated. "i don't forget my first year (with the cubs). I do not suppose we gained a recreation at the west coast. Get a pair here and with a bit of luck finish sturdy."
The cubs went 0-6 on that brutal experience to san diego and l.A. In august of 2012, however that changed into yesterday, which now appears thus far away.
Now the cubs are looking at the dodgers as a likely postseason opponent, both within the first-round if the dodgers win the wild-card game or the nl championship collection if each make it that far.
The dodgers had a -recreation lead within the nl west going into friday's recreation, however had been solving a hole of their rotation that clayton kershaw's back damage created.
The cubs knew they'll see them once more.
"absolute confidence," rizzo stated. "mainly knowing they have got men injured who can be putting (up) to come back back and supply them a lift."
Maddon has a sense that ordinary season and postseason have nothing in not unusual, primarily based on earlier enjoy.
"ultimate year we beat up the mets at some stage in the season and in the (nlcs) we cannot even touch those guys," he stated. "it is the sort of distinctive animal. Human beings get warm, or people get cold. The climate gets bloodless and everything changes.
"certainly i recognise what we're speakme about, but things trade. Trends can be so latest, to quote yogi (berra). Don't get too some distance ahead, due to the fact things can change in no time."
Sure, those trends may be trendy. Regardless of that, maddon said he become taking intellectual notes at the dodgers.
"i'm usually doing that," he stated. "that is sort of their a-lineup, a veteran lineup, no doubt approximately that. Yeah i'll be looking. I'm constantly watching.
"i want to see what it seems like obtainable, how our men react to them. But you come back out right here to play 3 video games, and the beatles played right here 50 years in the past this night. It's all cool."
Will this be a playoff preview, or turned into this just another perfect day in l.A.?
The next day by no means is aware of.
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