6/4 Other Games

[otis89]

Brewers up 4-1 over the D'Backs in the 3rd and have the bases loaded with 1 out.

[CubsGM]

Brewers are about to go on a 6 game winning streak and have gained 0 games.

[otis89]

Brewers are about to go on a 6 game winning streak and have gained 0 games.

 

Yeah, but I'd still prefer that they lose once in a while.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Arizona has fallen apart. Hard. So much for their unstoppableness.

 

The game of most interest to me besides Cubs and Cardinals is the Marlins-Braves game. Braves lead 4-2 in the 7th.

 

If it holds, we shave another number off the Cubs' playoff magic number and move 6.5 games ahead of the last spot.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Brewers really want to rejoin this race.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Brewers really want to rejoin this race.

 

A seven-run win and their run differential is all the way back to zero.

 

A three-run win and they are within 100 runs of the Cubs :)

 

Not worried. If the Cubs choke, the Brewers might be the beneficiary, but they aren't good enough to flat out take it from them.

[C.C.]

The central is really, really tough in the early going.

[CubsGM]

Isn't it if the Cubs go .500 the rest of the way they win 98 games?

[illiniguy]

The central is really, really tough in the early going.

After everyone laughed about how bad it would be this preseason.

[C.C.]

Isn't it if the Cubs go .500 the rest of the way they win 98 games?

 

 

My math is terrible but I think it's 90 games. We are 38-21 with 103 games left. If we go 52-51 that equates to 90-72.

[CubsGM]

Isn't it if the Cubs go .500 the rest of the way they win 98 games?

 

 

My math is terrible but I think it's 90 games. We are 38-21 with 103 games left. If we go 52-51 that equates to 90-72.

Meh still not bad. I thought someone in the game thread said 98 games and I was like :shock:

I'll take 90 but I think we will play over .500 baseball the rest of the year.

[bukie]

The magic number to shoot for is to win 6 of every 10 games for the year.

 

Any team that can do that consistently will finish the year 97-65.

 

Right now, the Cubs are actually ahead of that pace. If they win 6 of every 10 for the rest of the year, they will finish 100-62.

 

If the Cubs can do that, I don't think it'll matter what any other team does. The Cubs should at least make the playoffs.

[illiniguy]

The magic number to shoot for is to win 6 of every 10 games for the year.

 

Any team that can do that consistently will finish the year 97-65.

 

Right now, the Cubs are actually ahead of that pace. If they win 6 of every 10 for the rest of the year, they will finish 100-62.

 

If the Cubs can do that, I don't think it'll matter what any other team does. The Cubs should at least make the playoffs.

We do that we won't have much to worry about the last month of the year.

[UMFan83]

Isn't it if the Cubs go .500 the rest of the way they win 98 games?

 

 

My math is terrible but I think it's 90 games. We are 38-21 with 103 games left. If we go 52-51 that equates to 90-72.

Meh still not bad. I thought someone in the game thread said 98 games and I was like :shock:

I'll take 90 but I think we will play over .500 baseball the rest of the year.

 

To finish 81-81 - 43-60

To finish 85-77 - 47-56

To finish 90-72 - 52-51

To finish 93-69 (less than 70 losses) - 55-48

To finish 95-67 - 57-46

To finish 100-62 - 62-41

To finish 103-59 - 65-38

[otis89]

I was born in '89, so I know the Cubs didn't run away with anything in '98, '03, or '07. Did the Cubs even come close to running away with anything in '84 and '89? Just curious.

[CubsGM]

Marlins are going to win.

[illiniguy]

I was born in '89, so I know the Cubs didn't run away with anything in '98, '03, or '07. Did the Cubs even come close to running away with anything in '84 and '89? Just curious.

I was only 9 at the time, but I think in 89 it came down to the end still.

Edited June 4, 2008 by illiniguy

[TruffleShuffle]

hanley ramirez is good at hitting baseballs

[UMFan83]

I was born in '89, so I know the Cubs didn't run away with anything in '98, '03, or '07. Did the Cubs even come close to running away with anything in '84 and '89? Just curious.

 

The Cubs were 5-9 games up from mid-August on. So I wouldn't say run away like the 2004 Cardinals did, but it wasn't an epic race or anything.

[splintersag]

If Marlins win, it'll probably be better for the Cubs in the long run, because I think the Braves will be a bigger threat in the WC race (if we don't get the division).

[mul21]

Pujols not in the lineup tonight after the calf tightness last night. Ankiel also out and not available due to an infection in his knee from diving for that catch the other night.

[CubsGM]

Pujols not in the lineup tonight after the calf tightness last night. Ankiel also out and not available due to an infection in his knee from diving for that catch the other night.

Cardinals by 15

[UMFan83]

Pujols not in the lineup tonight after the calf tightness last night. Ankiel also out and not available due to an infection in his knee from diving for that catch the other night.

 

So you're saying that they will win 14-1 then?

[mul21]

Pujols not in the lineup tonight after the calf tightness last night. Ankiel also out and not available due to an infection in his knee from diving for that catch the other night.

 

So you're saying that they will win 14-1 then?

 

Not a chance. The great Todd Wellemeyer is on the mound tonight. I doubt the Nats score and they may not even get a hit. Plus the Cards offense will suffer a little. I'd put the number somewhere around 7 or 8-0.

[NonProfitCow]

Pujols not in the lineup tonight after the calf tightness last night. Ankiel also out and not available due to an infection in his knee from diving for that catch the other night.

Weird lineup tonight if the game doesn't get rained out. Glaus is playing 1st, where he has 1 career inning played. Mather is in center where he has played about a handful of games in his career. Oh well, as crazy as it sounds, I feel pretty confident with Welly on the mound.