To Make Us Feel Better

by wrigleyrocker12 on Jul 27, 2008 11:00 AM CDT

Now that the Cubs are officially tied in first with Milwaukee I though I would post something that would make most of us (I hope) feel a bit better.

The Cubs are 3 games ahead in the wildcard with the slumping Cards behind them, then the young not experienced Marlins. Tied with them at five games back are the Phils.

All other teams are pretty much out of it after that with the Dodgers checking in next at 8.5 games back.

This makes todays game much more important. The Cubs need to win this game to put the Marlins further back and to hold a first place tie or push Milwaukee back to second.

It would be very key for the Cubs to enter the big for game series with the Brew Crew ALONE in first.

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yea

even if the brewers beat us (which i don’t think will happen regardless of the recent slump) we still have the wild card to fall onto which is nice. I’m still a little worried about the Cards but i’m sure they will fade eventually. Let’s just play well for the rest of the season and hopefully get into the playoffs.

by lexmarklover on Jul 27, 2008 11:13 AM CDT reply actions

hopefully?

we WILL get into the Playoffs

The 100th time has GOT to be a charm...

by cubswgnrocks on Jul 27, 2008 11:44 AM CDT up reply actions

never be too confident

even though i pretty much believe that we will get into the playoffs. but never be too confident youngster

by lexmarklover on Jul 27, 2008 11:47 AM CDT up reply actions

2004….ugh

"Look at it this way: If you're a Cubs fan, the Greatest Day of Your Life is yet to come." ~ Cubs Forever

by IvyOnTheWall on Jul 28, 2008 10:48 AM CDT up reply actions

Cards bullpen

Is shot worse than ours. Our bullpen isn’t even bad…we just happened to give up homeruns to the homerun leading team at bad times this weekend.

by ak123 on Jul 27, 2008 11:47 AM CDT up reply actions

i agree

but u can never underestimate the cards or any other team except for some

by lexmarklover on Jul 27, 2008 11:51 AM CDT up reply actions

How is this supposed to make me feel better?

"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun

by Bump Bailey on Jul 27, 2008 12:31 PM CDT reply actions

OP was right about this part:

It would be very key for the Cubs to enter the big for game series with the Brew Crew ALONE in first.

’’If somebody had told me we were going to lose Soriano for eight weeks, lose [Carlos] Zambrano and Kerry Wood for a couple of weeks apiece, and then at the same time lose [Reed] Johnson, and then when we played the American League not have a DH [then-injured Daryle Ward], and be in first place by two games, I’d tell you we were pretty fortunate.’’ Lou Piniella (7/23/08)

by drewishdrewid on Jul 27, 2008 6:00 PM CDT up reply actions

I don't feel bad.

The 2008 Cubs are not a good team, they are a great team. This is a better team than any other team in the NL. If you’re feeling bad, look at the team rosters. It doesn’t matter if we enter the series with the Brewers tied or ahead – what matters is what we do after we make the playoffs.

The author of this post is not a certified scout, doctor, agent, statistician, manager, or journalist, nor was he ever a very good player, though he tried very hard to be like Ryne Sandberg and was about as scappy as it gets (in T-ball). Any opinion expressed above should in no way be confused with fact, truth, or reality and is hereby qualified in the following ways: 1) The author does not know as much about baseball as Lou Piniella. 2) The author does not know as much about baseball as Jim Hendry. 3) The author does not know as much about baseball as either Dusty or Darren Baker.

by DGU on Jul 27, 2008 12:50 PM CDT reply actions

over-reacting a little, aren't we?

the Cubs offense came roaring out of the gate, everybody was hitting and everybody was hitting in the clutch. now, baseball being a long season, we all pretty much knew than that it couldn’t last all year. surprise surprise, the Cubs offense has hit a bit of a slump while playing a ton of day games in middle of July. Lou needs to got Ward and Edmonds back in the everyday lineup for a few games to give some people a day off here and there, and than everything with get right back to steamrolling us deep into the play-offs.

by Petrie000 on Jul 27, 2008 9:24 PM CDT reply actions