The Cubs are now 95-67 in their last 162 games

[David]

Just saying

[David]

Oh, and...

 

 

best record in baseball

 

 

Yea, I said it. wannafightaboutit?

[Ding Dong Johnson]

*yawn*

 

wake me up when they are 162-0 over their last 162

[haubrich91]

That'd be a nice record for us to have by the end of September.

[UMFan83]

Just wanted to point out that the 1977 Cubs were 47-22 on June 28th and finished the season 81-81. These threads are easy to bump :)

[bukie]

Just wanted to point out that the 1977 Cubs were 47-22 on June 28th and finished the season 81-81. These threads are easy to bump :)

 

The 1985 Cubs were 35-19 at this point and finished 77-84.

 

The 1969 Cubs were 37-17 at this point and finished 92-70.

[UMFan83]

Just wanted to point out that the 1977 Cubs were 47-22 on June 28th and finished the season 81-81. These threads are easy to bump :)

 

The 1985 Cubs were 35-19 at this point and finished 77-84.

 

The 1969 Cubs were 37-17 at this point and finished 92-70.

 

The 1999 Cubs were 32-23 and finished 67-95

[bukie]

The 1999 Cubs were 32-23 and finished 67-95

 

Wait...aren't the Cardinals currently 32-23? :)

[Ding Dong Johnson]

the 2005 Cubs were 44-10 at this point and finished 52-110

the 2004 Cubs were 10-44 at this point and finished 110-52

(yes, I'm bored)

[gflore34]

Just wanted to point out that the 1977 Cubs were 47-22 on June 28th and finished the season 81-81. These threads are easy to bump :)

 

The 1985 Cubs were 35-19 at this point and finished 77-84.

 

The 1969 Cubs were 37-17 at this point and finished 92-70.

 

 

I think there's a real good chance the '85 Cubs would have fared much better had all 5 starters not gone down at one point, I distinctly remember Rick Sutcliffe pulling his hammy trying to beat out a grounder.

[Soul]

Just wanted to point out that the 1977 Cubs were 47-22 on June 28th and finished the season 81-81. These threads are easy to bump :)

 

The 1985 Cubs were 35-19 at this point and finished 77-84.

 

The 1969 Cubs were 37-17 at this point and finished 92-70.

 

 

I think there's a real good chance the '85 Cubs would have fared much better had all 5 starters not gone down at one point, I distinctly remember Rick Sutcliffe pulling his hammy trying to beat out a grounder.

 

For all the legend and lore surrounding the "great collapse" of '69, that team still finished 22 games above .500 and would have been worthy of a playoff spot in many an era.

[SouthSideRyan]

If I was older than 1.5 years old, '85 probably would've ripped my heart out worse than any other year.

[Soul]

If I was older than 1.5 years old, '85 probably would've ripped my heart out worse than any other year.

 

'85 didn't happen. People who say it did are just making things up.

[David]

If I was older than 1.5 years old, '85 probably would've ripped my heart out worse than any other year.

 

I don't know. 85 sounds terrible, but 2004 was pretty damn horrendous.

 

I had some serious visions of taking down the Cardinals in the NLCS.

[bukie]

If I was older than 1.5 years old, '85 probably would've ripped my heart out worse than any other year.

 

I was seven, and '84 was really the first year I remembered much about following baseball. '85 just spiraled out of control in such a weird way.

[third eye]

Just wanted to point out that the 1977 Cubs were 47-22 on June 28th and finished the season 81-81. These threads are easy to bump :)

 

The 1985 Cubs were 35-19 at this point and finished 77-84.

 

The 1969 Cubs were 37-17 at this point and finished 92-70.

 

The 1999 Cubs were 32-23 and finished 67-95

 

 

Didn't the 1999 Cubs manage to lose something like 40 of their next 50 games after that start? That was absurd. (actually, I just checked - they had a 24-64 stretch following that start. Ouch!)

[Ding Dong Johnson]

'99 Cubs:

Month by Month
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
April          10  10      88      98    .500
May            17  10     145     120    .630
June           10  17     142     181    .370
July           11  16     137     179    .407
August          6  24     115     191    .200
September      11  17     106     137    .393
October         2   1      14      14    .667

[Sammy Sofa]

That was a suicide inducing August.

[ChiCubsFan]

If I was older than 1.5 years old, '85 probably would've ripped my heart out worse than any other year.

 

I don't know. 85 sounds terrible, but 2004 was pretty damn horrendous.

 

I had some serious visions of taking down the Cardinals in the NLCS.

 

2004 was the best team ever...on paper.

 

Sosa, Patterson, Alou, Lee, Walker, Nomar (after the trade), Ramirez, Barrett with a rotation of Prior, Wood, Z, Clement, and Maddux. What could have been....

[shnsajax]

Cubs are also 0-6 in their last 6 playoff games.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Cubs are also 0-6 in their last 6 playoff games.

 

0-6 in potential pennant winners.

[champaignchris]

I was 11 for the 1985 season. I think that's the year I first really realized what it meant to be a Cubs fan. All five starting pitchers on the DL at once? Unreal.

 

That 1999 season was also brutal. The 1998 team was back, basically intact except for an injured Woody. And they just fell apart with the Sox series. I think it was a case of too many old guys who couldn't repeat the previous year's performance. They went 6-20 during one stretch, falling from a game back to 8.5 back.

 

2001 was another one. They just fell apart in San Diego and never recovered. 62-43, 4.5 games up at the end of July. Go 22-32 the rest of the way to finish 5 games out.

 

If anyone really needs to relive the 2004 season, Gene Wojciechowski's book, Cubs Nation, is an exhaustive game-by-game retelling of the most bizarre season I've ever lived through.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Cubs are 34-21, the best record in baseball.

 

Cubs are on pace for 100-62.

 

Cubs need to go 56-51 (.523 pace) to get to 90 wins.

 

Cubs are 3 games clear of a playoff spot.

 

Cubs pythagorean record is even better than their actual record.

 

Cubs need to go just 47-60 to finish at .500.

 

There are three stats Baseball Prospectus identified that indicate a good chance of postseason success. They are:

 

Defensive efficiency: The Cubs are second in the NL and 5th in the majors (and once we get Pie up where he belongs in the CF spot, it'll be even better).

 

WRXL of your best reliever: Marmol came in second in baseball behind Brad Lidge, but should pass him with his performance today.

 

K-rate of your total pitching staff: Cubs are 4th in the NL in strikeouts going into today.

 

This team is the best in the NL and built to win in the playoffs.

 

This is the best Cubs team any of us have ever seen.

[champaignchris]

And which is worse? The years where they're competitive and then fold? Or years like 2000, 2002, and 2006 (arguably the worst team in Cubs history) where they simply aren't competitive in any respect?

[Soul]

 

This is the best Cubs team any of us have ever seen.

 

That '84 club was really, really good; despite what happened in San Diego.

 

I won't argue with you in hopes that you are right.