Of interest to you might be the NL wild-card standings, on this date this year, and one year ago today:
8/10/2005 W L GB Houston 60 52 --- Washington 59 53 1.0 Philadelphia 59 54 1.5 Florida 58 54 2.0 NY Mets 57 55 3.0 Milwaukee 56 58 5.0 Chi Cubs 54 59 6.5 8/10/2004 W L GB Chi Cubs 61 51 --- San Diego 60 52 1.0 San Francisco 60 54 2.0 Philadelphia 58 55 3.5 Florida 55 56 5.5 Houston 55 57 6.0 Cincinnati 54 58 7.0That's right, last year the team six games out in sixth place in the wild card on this date was the winner. Yes, they had to go 37-13 to do it.
Can the Cubs go 36-13 (which would get them to 90 wins)? Doubtful.
But it has happened, and as recently as last year.
And anytime you think the Cubs have really sucked lately, just be glad you didn't have to live through the nightmarish 11-run 9th inning the Royals gave to the Indians last night.
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Man, Eric Milton sucks. That might have been the worst free-agent signing ever -- three years, $25.5 million for that kind of production?
The NL record for HR allowed in a season is 48, set by Jose Lima in 2000, and the ML record is 50, set by Bert Blyleven in 1986.
Let's see if the Cubs can get him closer to the record today.
Discuss amongst yourselves.