Respectable to me is a very bad goal to set. Respectable reaks of mediocrity, and appreciating respectability is akin to accepting mediocrity. Even if they finish 82-80, what would be a strong finish, this season would be a disaster. You can't just judge a season based on how you play the last two months. Games in April, May and June count, even though the Cubs often downplay the risk of losing lots of them. A "respectable" finish to 2006 is only going to mean sustained mediocrity, which is going to keep this team locked into the cycle of mediocrity that has plagued them for so many years. He's just saying the same thing your Sig says... I know, and my inclusion of that line (Dusty said something like that several weeks ago) is a sarcastic reminder of how pathetic this team is. They aren't a threat for world series contention, this year or anytime soon, because all they want to do is contend within the division and make it respectable. Oh, I agree 150%, it was just there :wink: