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To get you wet for my analysis I prepared a barrage of lineup previews.</p><p>Start with some good vibes</p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a href="https://twitter.com/barstoolcarl/status/1174451940786356231" data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/uq93w5a?maxheight=750"></a></div></div><p><script async src="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p><div id="Article-Ad-Placeholder" data-union-ad></div></div><p>Then refocus the group</p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a href="https://twitter.com/barstoolcarl/status/1174459095866335232" data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/Ao5nE0e?maxheight=750"></a></div></div><p><script async src="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></div><p>Then scare the shit out them</p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a href="https://twitter.com/barstoolcarl/status/1174466544321146882" data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/AEye5wl?maxheight=750"></a></div></div><p><script async src="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></div><p>Before reminding everyone what’s at stake</p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a href="https://twitter.com/barstoolcarl/status/1174472663760277504" data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/T2r72Ok?maxheight=750"></a></div></div><p><script async src="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></div><p>This is not a drill ladies and gentlemen. Theo Epstein’s Cubs, deep into their core, are fighting the Cincinnati Reds for their goddamn lives and I for one am here for the fight. Let’s rock and fucking roll we got a game to win.</p></body></html>

<div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:56.2493%"><a href="https://twitter.com/Cubs/status/1174397875100540929" data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/fEJlPD6?maxheight=750"></a></div></div><p><script async src="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></div><p>Listen I’m not here to make a big deal about one of 162 baseball games played in the 2019 season but at the same time this is the biggest regular season game of my goddamn life. To get you wet for my analysis I prepared a barrage of lineup previews.</p><p>Start with some good vibes</p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a href="https://twitter.com/barstoolcarl/status/1174451940786356231" data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/uq93w5a?maxheight=750"></a></div></div><p><script async src="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p><div id="Article-Ad-Placeholder" data-union-ad></div></div><p>Then refocus the group</p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a href="https://twitter.com/barstoolcarl/status/1174459095866335232" data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/Ao5nE0e?maxheight=750"></a></div></div><p><script async src="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></div><p>Then scare the shit out them</p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a href="https://twitter.com/barstoolcarl/status/1174466544321146882" data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/AEye5wl?maxheight=750"></a></div></div><p><script async src="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></div><p>Before reminding everyone what’s at stake</p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a href="https://twitter.com/barstoolcarl/status/1174472663760277504" data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/T2r72Ok?maxheight=750"></a></div></div><p><script async src="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></div><p>This is not a drill ladies and gentlemen. Theo Epstein’s Cubs, deep into their core, are fighting the Cincinnati Reds for their goddamn lives and I for one am here for the fight. Let’s rock and fucking roll we got a game to win.</p>

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To get you wet for my analysis I prepared a barrage of lineup previews.</p><p>Start with some good vibes</p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a href="https://twitter.com/barstoolcarl/status/1174451940786356231" data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/uq93w5a?maxheight=750"></a></div></div><p><script async src="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></div><p>Then refocus the group</p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a href="https://twitter.com/barstoolcarl/status/1174459095866335232" data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/Ao5nE0e?maxheight=750"></a></div></div><p><script async src="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></div><p>Then scare the shit out them</p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a href="https://twitter.com/barstoolcarl/status/1174466544321146882" data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/AEye5wl?maxheight=750"></a></div></div><p><script async src="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></div><p>Before reminding everyone what’s at stake</p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a href="https://twitter.com/barstoolcarl/status/1174472663760277504" data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/T2r72Ok?maxheight=750"></a></div></div><p><script async src="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p><div id="Article-Ad-Placeholder" data-union-ad></div></div><p>This is not a drill ladies and gentlemen. Theo Epstein’s Cubs, deep into their core, are fighting the Cincinnati Reds for their goddamn lives and I for one am here for the fight. Let’s rock and fucking roll we got a game to win.</p></body></html>

<div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:56.2493%"><a href="https://twitter.com/Cubs/status/1174397875100540929" data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/fEJlPD6?maxheight=750"></a></div></div><p><script async src="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p><div id="Article-Ad-Placeholder" data-union-ad></div></div><p>Listen I’m not here to make a big deal about one of 162 baseball games played in the 2019 season but at the same time this is the biggest regular season game of my goddamn life. To get you wet for my analysis I prepared a barrage of lineup previews.</p><p>Start with some good vibes</p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a href="https://twitter.com/barstoolcarl/status/1174451940786356231" data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/uq93w5a?maxheight=750"></a></div></div><p><script async src="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></div><p>Then refocus the group</p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a href="https://twitter.com/barstoolcarl/status/1174459095866335232" data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/Ao5nE0e?maxheight=750"></a></div></div><p><script async src="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></div><p>Then scare the shit out them</p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a href="https://twitter.com/barstoolcarl/status/1174466544321146882" data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/AEye5wl?maxheight=750"></a></div></div><p><script async src="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></div><p>Before reminding everyone what’s at stake</p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a href="https://twitter.com/barstoolcarl/status/1174472663760277504" data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/T2r72Ok?maxheight=750"></a></div></div><p><script async src="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p><div id="Article-Ad-Placeholder" data-union-ad></div></div><p>This is not a drill ladies and gentlemen. Theo Epstein’s Cubs, deep into their core, are fighting the Cincinnati Reds for their goddamn lives and I for one am here for the fight. Let’s rock and fucking roll we got a game to win.</p>

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