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PLAYOFF RACE 07/24/05 Games Remaining - (Contenders) | TOTAL V. TOTAL V. Div. Leaders W-L GB-WC ATL CHI FLA HOU NY PHL SD STL WAS | CONTEND NON-CONTEND St. Louis 62-36 3 11 7 8 3 0 3 X 3 | 38 26 Atlanta 55-44 - X 3 6 0 6 11 3 3 11 | 43 20 San Diego 50-49 3 0 3 3 3 3 X 3 6 | 24 40 | Wildcard Race | Washington 55-44 11 0 10 3 9 10 6 3 X | 52 11 Philadelphia 52-47 3.0 11 3 6 6 9 X 3 0 10 | 48 15 Houston 51-47 3.5 0 10 3 X 4 6 3 8 3 | 37 27 New York 51-47 3.5 6 3 6 4 X 9 3 3 9 | 42 22 Florida 49-47 4.5 6 3 X 3 6 6 3 7 10 | 44 22 Chicago 50-48 4.5 3 X 3 10 3 3 0 11 0 | 33 31 ______________________________________________________________| Totals 43 33 44 37 43 48 24 38 52 | Thanks, a lot. I'd say that looks like a very favorable schedule for us. And, where did you get that? So, I can look it up for myself in the future.

The Cubs do not have a favorable schedule the rest of the way. IIRC, 60% of the games they have left are against teams with over a .500 w/l record including 14 more games against St. Louis and several more against Houston. Anyone got a report on the strength of schedule for the other Wild Card contenders? And, BTW, those games we have against teams over .500, many of those are the teams we're trying to gain on, so we clearly have our destiny in our hands. We have at least a three game set with every team that's ahead of us in the Wild Card standings with the exception of Washington. Are those the guys we're really worried about?

Screw that showboater.

I cannot speak on behalf of all the Cardinal fans, but home field to a WC team is a joke. What is the purpose of winning more games throughout the course of the season if it does not mean anything? For example, I remember a lot of Cub fans complaining that TLR might throw games in order to hurt the Cubs chances at the WC (which was unfounded). Under the current system and the Cards large lead wouldn't it be logical for TLR to rest his older players in order to maintain their health. As long as they are assured home field advantage during the NL championship, that is all he should really care about. Thus, at the end of the season the Cards could be putting out a weak lineup against WC teams in order to maintain their health and stamina. That is not a good situation to be in and could be misconstrued as throwing games. As for last year, the Red Sox already had the momentum of winning 4 straight games against their rival. Then add to that home field advantage. The momentum was clearly on their side. NOTE: In no way do I think that the Home Field advantage cost the Cardinals the WS. That's a perfectly reasonable response. I was just wondering why I hear so many unreasonable fans, coaches, sportscasters, etc. continuing to whine about that. I don't imagine they're going to come here and tell me.

Why do so many Cardinals and their fans keep bemoaning their lack of home field advantage last year. 2 games in each location IIRC. You know if the Cards could have actually pulled off one win, they'd have had the home field advantage.

I don't know how anybody could. There are, as I am loathe to admit, several guys on the Cardinals that are just about impossible to hate. Of course, that list doesn't include Matt Morris or Jim Edmonds.

Dave Miley.

I don't think Carlos is going to be getting all that comfortable in the box.

You must be talking about Al Hrabosky. Ha ha, the crack thing could come into play then. (sorry really bad joke, just not a big fan of him although his new bar is the Illini headquarters for "Arch Maddness") Are you saying Al Hrabosky has a new bar downtown?