Who will win the NL Central?

[TruffleShuffle]

This was tonight's poll on the Cubs game. A mind-bogglingly high percentage voted for the Cubs. What does this board think?

[Lockes Eye Scar]

wow, what a sorry excuse for a divison. I guess the Brewers suck the least, so they'll win.

[sunnydoo]

I will take the Astros.

 

Right now they are an absolute mess. They have 2 starters that have no business being major leaguers. Jason Jennings is back to take over for one of them and may do well in that capacity. They still need to see if they can get 1 pitcher from somewhere else though.

 

Their bullpen has been iffy, but better of late. The problem with it is long relief and a 2nd setup person.

 

Ensberg and Everett have been nothing short of a disaster on the left side of the IF. Neither one could hit there way out of a paper sack atm. Their #3 OF spot has also been very weak with Lane and Scott not performing to expectations. So Garner is going to start Loretta at 1b more and put Berkman back in the OF.

 

Their OBP has been awful this year as well as most of their other numbers. In that kind of ballpark, you figure they have to come out of it sometime soon, and they are only 6.5 gb through it all. Also a notorious post June 1st team.

Edited May 30, 2007 by sunnydoo

[Flames24Rulz]

Brewers. They're the tallest midget.

[sunnydoo]

To the 2 people who selected the Cubs and Cardinals so far:

 

Please seek Medical Attention immediately.

 

 

Thank you, and have a nice day.

[baseball7897]

The Cardinals will find a way to win the divison.

[XZero771679666304]

To the 2 people who selected the Cubs and Cardinals so far:

 

Please seek Medical Attention immediately.

 

 

Thank you, and have a nice day.

 

With all due respect, the Astros are a far longer shot than the Cubs. And I voted Brewers.

[Butterscup1679666578]

i voted cubs based on hope, not logic.

[seanimal]

Brew Crew. May they be an example of how to build a team for the new owners of the Chicago Cubs.

[soccer10k]

Brewers.

[TruffleShuffle]

Brew Crew. May they be an example of how to build a team for the new owners of the Chicago Cubs.

 

and the new GM of the Chicago Cubs

[moorecg]

shouldn't there be a "none of the above" choice?

 

And also...is it really "winning" the division if you fall arse backwards in by default?

[Derwood]

i voted for the pirates so in the very, very, very off chance that they do I can say I told you so

[NCCubFan]

shouldn't there be a "none of the above" choice?

No, since one of the teams listed has to win by default. If the question was who DESERVES to win then "none of the above" would be a legitimate option.

[CubmanPi]

There should be an option for other. I think they'll award the division to the Red Sox and give them an elimination round in the playoffs.

 

Just a hunch.

[killthegoat06]

Brewers. Not gonna be close.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

The Brewers likely will win it, but it won't be pretty.

[RonnieWooWooSanto]

The Pirates. If any year is their year, this one seems most likely.

[Amazing_Grace]

I want to know who the two people that picked the Pirates are? Maybe they thought this was a poll for who would be last in the division.

 

EDIT: Oh I should pay attention. It's Derwood and RonnieWooWoo. Seriously guys the PIRATES?

 

The NL Central isn't that bad. They have the 2nd most wins as a division in all of baseball.

[Derwood]

I want to know who the two people that picked the Pirates are? Maybe they thought this was a poll for who would be last in the division.

 

EDIT: Oh I should pay attention. It's Derwood and RonnieWooWoo. Seriously guys the PIRATES?

 

The NL Central isn't that bad. They have the 2nd most wins as a division in all of baseball.

 

ha ha ha.....you're serious? think there might be a difference between the NL Central and the others?

[Amazing_Grace]

I want to know who the two people that picked the Pirates are? Maybe they thought this was a poll for who would be last in the division.

 

EDIT: Oh I should pay attention. It's Derwood and RonnieWooWoo. Seriously guys the PIRATES?

 

The NL Central isn't that bad. They have the 2nd most wins as a division in all of baseball.

 

ha ha ha.....you're serious? think there might be a difference between the NL Central and the others?

 

Hush you, the fact that the division has an extra team makes no difference. Counting wins to evaluate a division is every bit as valid as using RBI totals to evaluate players and win totals to determine Cy Young winners.

[NCCubFan]

The NL Central isn't that bad. They have the 2nd most wins as a division in all of baseball.

They also have more teams than any other division, so they SHOULD have the most wins. The fact that they have the most teams, but only the second most wins, says that they ARE bad.

[Amazing_Grace]

The NL Central isn't that bad. They have the 2nd most wins as a division in all of baseball.

They also have more teams than any other division, so they SHOULD have the most wins. The fact that they have the most teams, but only the second most wins, says that they ARE bad.

 

Actually, this was sarcasm. I know the NLC has an extra team. If you took the top 4 teams out of every division to make them all have the same number of teams, the NLC has the fewest wins, and it's not close.

[TruffleShuffle]

The NL Central isn't that bad. They have the 2nd most wins as a division in all of baseball.

They also have more teams than any other division, so they SHOULD have the most wins. The fact that they have the most teams, but only the second most wins, says that they ARE bad.

 

5 of the 10 worst records in baseball come from the NL Central.

 

Versus the NL East the NL Central is 27-36 (.429)

Versus the NL West the NL Central is 24-50! (.324)

Versus the AL, the NL Central is 5-10 (.333)

 

 

So the NL Central versus non-NL Central teams is 56-96 (.368). If that's not bad, I don't know what is.