UMFan83

Is really blue on the WCIU telecast or is it just me?

Man I didn't realize the power the Marlins have in their starting lineup. Cabrera - 33 Uggla - 31 Ramirez - 28 Willingham - 21 Hermida - 17 Jacobs - 17 Olivo - 16 Compare that with the Cubs top 7 in HRs Soriano - 31 Ramirez - 26 Lee - 20 DeRosa - 10 Floyd - 9 Murton - 7 Jones - 5 Thats 163 for their top 7 vs. 108 for ours. Lilly is a fly ball pitching. We'd better come out ready to get on base and match them in runs this series.

Win this tonight. If we win our last 2 series, we are in despite what the Brewers do. Trachsel pitching on Thursday doesn't exactly excite me, so we have to get it done today.

The most excited I've ever been as a Cubs fan. I'm definitely down for some recreation on their part. That was the one time in my life I really let my guard down with them. I thought for sure after that game we were going to the World Series. I thought for sure in 1984 we were going to the World Series. That scared me as a Cubs fan forever. I knew in 2003 after game 5 we were in trouble. We looked flat in that game. After the game I went on espn.com message board and told everyone that we are going to blow this. I just felt it. Of course everyone laughed at me... I was on ESPN at the same time and was telling people to quit projecting possible World Series rotation matchups, as we hadn't won anything yet. I remember after game 4 hearing people on ESPN discussing whether they wanted the Cubs to lose game 5 so that they could win at home. Unbelievable in retrospect.

Lane's splits vs. MIL over the past 3 seasons: .300/.385/.660/1.045

Sorry if this has already been mentioned somewhere else or if it isn't noteworthy news deserving of its own thread. But if this is a legit injury, with the Reds out of contention with a week to go, they might go the precautionary route and sit him the rest of the season http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/6763/news

Everyone is freaking out because 2004 is still fresh in our minds. We expect to see the Cubs collpase down the stretch, and it might end up being that way. If fact, if any team would collapse in this situation it would be the Cubs. But the chances of that are statistically insignificant. So let the Brewers and their fans have a night to think that they are still in it, and tomorrow we go out and show them that we are not rolling over and letting them back in this. I am one of the boards biggest pessimistics and I am telling this to you. We all but won this thing on Sunday, and I am willing to stake my reputation on the fact that we have nothing to worry about.

Ouch

OMG it's 12-5. It won't happen but if the Brewers bullpen lost this game, it would be one of the most crippling losses of all time

I'm starting this thread so that people can stop freaking out about the Brewers win tonight. Sure its not ideal, but if the Cubs can win 3 out of their last 6 games, the only way the Brewers matter is if they run the table. Cubs record....Brewers to tie...to win 0-6...4-3...5-2 1-5...5-2...6-1 2-4...6-1...7-0 3-3...7-0...N/A 4-2...N/A...N/A 5-1...N/A...N/A 6-0...N/A...N/A

Cubs record...Brewers record to tie...to win 0-6...3-3...4-2 1-5...4-2...5-1 2-4...5-1...6-0 3-3...6-0...N/A 4-2...N/A...N/A 5-1...N/A...N/A 6-0...N/A...N/A Updated for today's win If we go 2-4, they have to take 3/4 from the Padres to just tie. We're fine as long as we win 2 more games.

That's the spirit!

At least Pujols is available to PH. And Soul your right this thing isn't over yet. But if the Cubs go 2-4 we've all but clinched it. With Lilly going twice potentiall and Z going once, I find that hard to not accomplish. But then again, these are the Cubs

Sweet Jeebus :shock: This makes it unbelievably tempting to reduce the number of people I'm bringing down to one, then selling off the other two to pay for my plane ticket and two days' worth of beer. Those prices will only go up as the cubs clinch and we find out who they play and when. Not necessarily. People who are willing to pay those prices are paying them now. If people who are thinking of selling flood the market with more tickets, it's possible some may be found for a little cheaper. Of course, the prices could jump some as the match-ups become final and fans of the opposing team decide to make the trip and buy tickets. I think the prices would be highest now as fans who were relying on getting tickets via the Cubs are now desperate to snatch up whatever they can. That and the fact that the Cubs had an awesome weekend that seeminly assures them of a playoff spot (as a fan I can't believe that yet), and the initial demand will be sky high. Eventually, the market will even itself out and will bottom out until about 1-2 days prior to the events when they will jump sharply again.

Good. Hopefully the Cubs get KC instead. I'm always irritated that the Cards get 2 series against KC each year. Actually, I think the Cubs are slated to face the AL East this year, but for some reason sometimes odd matchups out of those divisions happen. I am almost positive that we will see the Cubs make a trip to Fenway and Tampa Bay while they will also host the Orioles as none of these 3 events has occured in interleague play yet.

THIS IS THE CUBS FULL SCHEDULE: http://cubs.mlb.com/schedule/tentative.jsp?c_id=chc&year=2008 Confirmed Cubs tentative schedule (92 of 162 games 58 %): March 3/31: vs. Milwaukee April 4/1: vs. Milwaukee 4/2: vs. Milwaukee 4/3 4/4 4/5 4/6 4/7: @ Pittsburgh 4/8: OFF DAY 4/9: @ Pittsburgh 4/10: @ Pittsburgh 4/11: @ Philadelphia 4/12: @ Philadelphia 4/13: @ Philadelphia 4/14 4/15 4/16 4/17 4/18: vs. Pittsburgh 4/19: vs. Pittsburgh 4/20: vs. Pittsburgh 4/21 4/22 4/23: @ Colorado 4/24: @ Colorado 4/25: @ Washington 4/26: @ Washington 4/27: @ Washington 4/28: OFF DAY 4/29: vs. Milwaukee 4/30: vs. Milwaukee May 5/1: vs. Milwaukee 5/2 5/3 5/4 5/5: @ Cincinnati 5/6: @ Cincinnati 5/7: @ Cincinnati 5/8 5/9 5/10 5/11 5/12 5/13 5/14 5/15 5/16: vs. Pittsburgh 5/17: vs. Pittsburgh 5/18: vs. Pittsburgh 5/19: @ Houston 5/20: @ Houston 5/21: @ Houston 5/22: OFF DAY 5/23: @ Pittsburgh 5/24: @ Pittsburgh 5/25: @ Pittsburgh 5/26: vs. Los Angeles 5/27: vs. Los Angeles 5/28: vs. Los Angeles 5/29 5/30 5/31 June 6/1 6/2 6/3 6/4 6/5: @ Los Angeles 6/6: @ Los Angeles 6/7: @ Los Angeles 6/8: @ Los Angeles 6/9: OFF DAY 6/10: vs. Atlanta 6/11: vs. Atlanta 6/12: vs. Atlanta 6/13: @ Toronto 6/14: @ Toronto 6/15: @ Toronto 6/16: OFF DAY 6/17: @ Tampa Bay 6/18: @ Tampa Bay 6/19: @ Tampa Bay 6/20: 6/21: 6/22: 6/23 6/24 6/25 6/26 6/27: @ White Sox 6/28: @ White Sox 6/29: @ White Sox 6/30: @ San Francisco July 7/1: @ San Francisco 7/2: @ San Francisco 7/3: @ San Francisco 7/4 7/5 7/6 7/7 7/8 7/9 7/10 7/11 7/12 7/13 7/14: OFF DAY - AS Break 7/15: All Star Game at New York Yankees 7/16: OFF DAY - AS Break 7/17: OFF DAY 7/18: @ Houston 7/19: @ Houston 7/20: @ Houston 7/21: @ Arizona 7/22: @ Arizona 7/23: @ Arizona 7/24 7/25 7/26 7/27 7/28: @ Milwaukee 7/29: @ Milwaukee 7/30: @ Milwaukee 7/31: @ Milwaukee August 8/1 8/2 8/3 8/4 8/5 8/6 8/7 8/8 8/9 8/10 8/11 8/12: @ Atlanta 8/13: @ Atlanta 8/14: @ Atlanta 8/15: @ Florida (L) 8/16: @ Florida (L) 8/17: @ Florida (L) 8/18 8/19 8/20 8/21 8/22: vs. Washington 8/23: vs. Washington 8/24: vs. Washington 8/25: @ Pittsburgh 8/26: @ Pittsburgh 8/27: @ Pittsburgh 8/28: vs. Philadelphia 8/29: vs. Philadelphia 8/30: vs. Philadelphia 8/31 September 9/1 9/2 9/3 9/4 9/5: @ Cincinnati 9/6: @ Cincinnati 9/7: @ Cincinnati 9/8 9/9 9/10 9/11 9/12: @ Houston 9/13: @ Houston 9/14: @ Houston 9/15: OFF DAY 9/16: vs. Milwaukee 9/17: vs. Milwaukee 9/18: vs. Milwaukee 9/19 9/20 9/21 9/22 9/23 9/24 9/25 9/26: @ Milwaukee 9/27: @ Milwaukee 9/28: @ Milwaukee March 31-April 2: vs. Milwaukee April 7-10: @ Pittsburgh April 11-13: @ Philadelphia April 18-20: vs. Pittsburgh April 23-24: @ Colorado April 25-27: @ Washington April 29-May1: vs. Milwaukee May 5-7: @ Cincinnati May 16-18: vs. Pittsburgh May 19-21: @ Houston May 23-25: @ Pittsburgh May 26-28: vs. Los Angeles June 13-15: @ Toronto June 17-19: @ Tampa Bay June 5-8: @ Los Angeles June 10-12: vs. Atlanta June 27-29: @ White Sox June 30-July 3: @ San Francisco July 18-20: @ Houston July 21-23: @ Arizona July 28-31: @ Milwaukee August 12-14: @ Atlanta August 15-17: @ Florida August 22-24: vs. Washington August 25-27: @ Pittsburgh August 28-31: vs. Philadelphia September 5-7: @ Cincinnati September 12-14: @ Houston September 16-18: vs. Milwaukee September 28-30: @ Milwaukee Sometime in 2011: @ Boston

I penciled this game in as the only one the Cards have a shot at winning. The matchup couldn't be better. Their best starter vs. the Brewers worst.

That was before today, at least I am assuming it will go down after today. Cubs = 97.4 Brewers = 2.6 Wow, it's really that much in our favor now? I could see the crew ripping off, say 5-2 in their last 7 at home. Cubs would need to win 2 games, on the road. That's losing 2/3 in each series. Ok, it's definitely in our favor big time but I would have thought more like 80%. If you played the season out 100 times from this point, wouldn't you think a team thats 3.5 games up with 6 to play would win it more than 80 times? Remember the computer doesn't know that a few days ago it was tied. The Cubs could have been 20 games up in mid-August and now 3.5 up. Either way, the odds that a team has managed to be good enough amass a 3.5 game lead through 156 games will be able to win enough to make the playoffs an extremely high perentage of the time

Geovany Soto

Uhh wow

Splitting 6 games with Florida and Cincy could be enough to clinch, regardless of Milwaukee. I could pee my pants. Wait, 3 would clinch? I thought the magic number was 4 now? My bad. I fixed it in this post

Oh what could I do to make this day even better? Oh yeah, I am leaving in an hour to go to the Bears game. This is so weird, I have barely thought about the Bears at all today. And this isn't just any game, its a battle for NFC supremacy (if the Packers go back to sucking).

If these scores hold...this is what we are looking at. If the Cubs go...Brewers need to tie...to win 0-6...4-3...5-2 1-5...5-2...6-1 2-4...6-1...7-0 3-3...N/A...N/A 4-2...N/A...N/A 5-1...N/A...N/A 6-0...N/A...N/A

7-4 ATLANTA!

DLee!!! number 20