It quite frankly doesn’t matter. Joe Maddon will do what he feels gives the Cubs the best opportunity to win. If he decides to pitch around Harper, it will be up to Daniel Murphy to continue his offensive fury and make the Cubs pay and force them to pitch to Harper.
Honestly, it’s that simple.
That may not sit well with National fans, but Murphy, Werth, and the rest of the bats will have to show up in this series to give their lineup balance.
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Whatever the outcome this is a series that will have the attention of the baseball world.