JonJayCutler

This is why I didn't want to sign Nady. If we're reluctant to give him starts because of his tender noodle arm then why sign him to begin with? Jermaine Dye can at least throw a baseball.

Still "idiots" after three straight wins? I think an upgrade to "cobs" is in order.

Russell has been solid.

Man I thought that ball was going to carry a lot further.

That sucked.

Yeah that's right, we won the last game of the 06 season against them, we swept them in 07 (the series where the fan attacked Howry after he blew a 5 run lead in the 9th), swept them in a 4 game series in 08, split a 2 game series in 09 (the first 2 home games of the year), and won the first yesterday There was also that game in 08' when the wind was blowing out (Friday day game I believe) at like 30MPH and we came back from way down in the 8-9th innings. I think Corpas gave up a lot of the runs. I was at that game. Came back from a 9-1 deficit. :D

Cy freaking Silva.

Barely.

Lol. I like Silva.

Brenly just said Lou doesn't like giving up outs via the bunt...

Pirates and Reds should be lower, but any rankings listing Hawk as the worst are definitely valid.

I don't like Silva against this lineup and I also don't like our chances against a good prospect pitcher we've never seen before. Prove me wrong Cubs.

This has to be the first step in Z returning to the rotation. Not sure who we'd bump though with all five pitchers doing well. Trade?

That is just great to see.

Wait, why wouldn't Soto just bat here if he has to come in for Hill anyway?

LOL.

So much for Miles being the worst FA signing in recent history.

I'm pretty sure the Cubs were like 22-31 or something in 2007 before eventually making a run into the playoffs, but the division was horrible that year so I don't expect that to happen again. I just assume keep losing until we're a good 12-15 games back so we can completely forget about playoffs early (although it appears that most already have) and we can watch simply for prospects. I want to see what guys like Cashner, B. Jackson, Vitters, and J. Jackson can do at the big league level. 2006 was a horrible year but once I accepted the season was over, it was fun in a way to watch the prospects, if you could call them that (our farm system was horrible then). The suck that is this season hasn't really hit me yet because of Orlando's playoff run, but I'm sure once that's over it will be pretty bad until NFL Preseason starts in August. I wish I was a Blackhawks fan so I could enjoy what is happening now, but I chose the TB Lightning who have been absolutely worthless since their Cup in 04.

Ross Ohlendorf is the exact type of pitcher who owns us. I expect a sweep.

0-4 against the Pirates this year. Make it stop, Demp. http://www.thebaseballcube.com/images/cards/37689.jpg (2-3, 5.05 ERA) at http://www.posters.ws/images/359794/ryan_dempster_studio_portrait_photofile.jpg (2-3, 3.44 ERA) Do work Cubs.

Not a HUGE favorite, but they have home-court and just beat the 3-seed by a combined 101 points in 4 games. So they should be the favorites. They're also 28-3 since February 28, but that stat actually worries me. Should be a good finish to the playoffs regardless. They're obviously the favorite, but they've also had a much easier road than Boston and I think people are putting too much stock into that. That's not to say that Boston would have beaten Atlanta the way Orlando did (they wouldn't, as Orlando's sweep was one of the biggest in NBA history) or that Orlando wouldn't have beaten Cleveland. I think Orlando's a good team, but they played a crappy Bobcats team and an Atlanta team that wasn't as good as it's record and looked like it quit. Both teams are peaking at the right time and as you said, it should be a good series. The Magic played like crap against Charlotte, but swept them without any contributions from Howard. Atlanta is also a better team than what they seemed, but Joe Johnson decided not to show up for the playoffs. But I agree that the Celtics obviously had a tougher road. The question will be does an aging Celtics team have enough gas left to knock off both of the top seeds in the East? I'm going to go with no, but of course as a Magic fan I'm probably biased. I guess we'll find out soon enough.

I wouldn't say you're in the driver's seat. Orlando does have home court, but I don't think they're a huge favorite or anything. Not a HUGE favorite, but they have home-court and just beat the 3-seed by a combined 101 points in 4 games. So they should be the favorites. They're also 28-3 since February 28, but that stat actually worries me. Should be a good finish to the playoffs regardless.

Unbelievable. Thats the nice thing about baseball. You can be awful for weeks at a time and not have it end your season. If our bats come alive this summer and our pitching stays decent, we should have a chance for at least the WC. That is an enormous IF though. Not counting on the playoffs but stranger things have happened.

In the drivers seat now with home-court for the ECF and the Finals if necessary. Not to mention the freshest team left in the playoffs. Don't pull a Cubs, please.

Two feet away from being a 4-2 ballgame. We're lucky, I guess.