Many of us underestimating the Cubs?

[David]

Lately I've been hearing a lot of talk about how this is a crappy playoff team and how we'll probably lose in the playoffs and I'm just not so sure that's the case.

 

I posted this in the Cards/Brew game thread, but it got sort of lost in all the excitement there. Just seeing what everyone thinks...

 

Despite the huge sample size of the last two days, I really don't think the Cubs are that bad of a playoff team. I think they're significantly better than their record, considering their terrible record in extra innings (2-8) and their terrible first two months.

 

For 4/6 months we've played like one of the best teams in baseball (sort of like the 03 Marlins), especially when you consider the injuries we've dealt with to a few of our key players.

 

I honestly think the Cubs might be the best team going into the NL playoffs, especially with the showing the Mets have put on lately and the fact that the Diamondbacks are nowhere near as good as their record. The Cubs also rank up there with the top few teams in terms of pythag wins. I just see a lot of reasons to believe that they're better than they look. Not necessarily a great team, but certainly one that's good enough to come out on top on the NL side of the playoffs...

 

Call me crazy.

[XZero771679666304]

If the Cubs mange to back in, I think they'll be pretty dangerous in a short series.

[Magnetic Curses]

i'm not worried about what they'll do once they get in. hell, the cards won last season and they weren't very good. this team can win, any team can win. i just want them to get there.

[ArthurVandalay]

If the Cubs mange to back in, I think they'll be pretty dangerous in a short series.

 

As long as we don't have to play those "pesky" Marlins.

[David]

i'm not worried about what they'll do once they get in. hell, the cards won last season and they weren't very good. this team can win, any team can win. i just want them to get there.

 

It's true. Any team can win.. But the better teams always have a better shot going in, and I tend to think the Cubs are the best NL playoff team all around...

[CubinNY]

i'm not worried about what they'll do once they get in. hell, the cards won last season and they weren't very good. this team can win, any team can win. i just want them to get there.

 

It's true. Any team can win.. But the better teams always have a better shot going in, and I tend to think the Cubs are the best NL playoff team all around...

I think the Mets are but they are playing like stink lately. It's a crapshoot, they just have to get in.

[erik316wttn]

i'm not worried about what they'll do once they get in. hell, the cards won last season and they weren't very good. this team can win, any team can win. i just want them to get there.

 

It's true. Any team can win.. But the better teams always have a better shot going in, and I tend to think the Cubs are the best NL playoff team all around...

 

Playoff team, yes. We match up well with just about any of the contenders, although I'd rather not go out West if I didn't have to.

 

However, how we play in the remaining regular season games remains to be seen.

[CubmanPi]

Nobody underestimates the cubs. we have faith in their ability to blow any lead, no matter how much of a 'sure thing' it may seem?

 

Z, Prior, Wood? check.

 

3.5, 6 left? give it a few days...

[Chocolate Milk]

i'm not worried about what they'll do once they get in. hell, the cards won last season and they weren't very good. this team can win, any team can win. i just want them to get there.

Sully, you know things.

[soccer10k]

i'm not worried about what they'll do once they get in. hell, the cards won last season and they weren't very good. this team can win, any team can win. i just want them to get there.

 

It's true. Any team can win.. But the better teams always have a better shot going in, and I tend to think the Cubs are the best NL playoff team all around...

 

Playoff team, yes. We match up well with just about any of the contenders, although I'd rather not go out West if I didn't have to.

 

However, how we play in the remaining regular season games remains to be seen.

 

I wouldn't mind playing the Padres.

 

No Cameron and no Bradley. Chris Young has a 5.48 ERA in August and 7.00 in September and he's given up at least three earned runs in seven straight starts.

[tfarks]

i'm not worried about what they'll do once they get in. hell, the cards won last season and they weren't very good. this team can win, any team can win. i just want them to get there.

 

It's true. Any team can win.. But the better teams always have a better shot going in, and I tend to think the Cubs are the best NL playoff team all around...

 

Playoff team, yes. We match up well with just about any of the contenders, although I'd rather not go out West if I didn't have to.

 

However, how we play in the remaining regular season games remains to be seen.

 

I wouldn't mind playing the Padres.

 

No Cameron and no Bradley. Chris Young has a 5.48 ERA in August and 7.00 in September and he's given up at least three earned runs in seven straight starts.

 

True, but I would expect Young gets it together for the playoffs, though thats just a hunch, that would be a huge turn-around. I would expect us to beat the Padres.

I'm an optimistic fan and I do believe we will make the playoffs. This year with the bad start I predicted a huge win streak during the summer to bring us right back to the top. I'm just a half-full cup kind of guy.

 

I just don't like the match up with the Mets/Phillies and the D'backs have our number. I see a more offensive driven playoff series and if we bring the September bats we can slug with anybody but if we go cold I don't know if our starting pitching is strong enough. It easily can be when Lilly/Z/Hill are on but you never know facing the stacked lineups of the Mets or Phils, assuming we make it there. I wish we had the dominant 1-2 of 03'. I'm probably just being apprehensive.