Stitches: You want a Peace of me?

Come pick up your piece … The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday. The “International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons,” an advocacy group behind the treaty to prohibit arms, was declared the winner. The noble Stitches never was a serious contender, but the salty list of sore losers included James Dolan, Stephen Colbert, Bill O’Reilly, Roger Goodell, LinManuel Miranda, Dennis Rodman, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Pacman Jones, Pharma Bro Martin Shkreli, Hillary Clinton, Anthony Scaramucci (Stitches pick), Kim Jong-Un (humanitarian work) and Donald Trump for attempting to alleviate the Puerto Rican debt.

Making today’s pick prior to Friday night’s Game 1. Deadlines you understand. Took the Nats Friday night, but we’re switching dugouts. Been there, done that, playoff vet Jon Lester goes for the Cubbies. If Chicago expects to survive this round, they’ll need this game. Twenty units on Chicago.

Best of times; worst of times. Indians were down 8-3 after Corey Kluber was clubbed. Grand slam in the sixth, tying run in the eighth and the winning run five hours later in the 13th gave the Tribe an unlikely 9-8 victory. Pitching duel between Hendricks and Strasburg ended in defeat for the Nats. Cubs won 3-0 to take the opener. Down 517 colavitos, but it could have been worse.