Bull

Anyone who has posted 4000 times on a topic is emotionally invested in it.

Arby's!!! Don't even think twice about it. Oh, but don't leave yet. If you're starving eat the hamburger and then go to Arby's after the game. real hamburger or more fast food?

This guy would have made the play. http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/winstda01.shtml

Yea, they just wouldn't have shown it. what about all the spaying into the stands. Esp the kid with his mouth open behind home plate? Mostly just kidding, but, yeah.

That's ok, its been widely determined to be a stupid rule anyway. :)

Pat saying a cub win 2morrow clinches "at least a tie" does that mean they'll celebrate 2morrow?

btw...99.89% chance the Cubs win the division.

so you're saying you still need the original title, eh?

Thread title change?

DeRosa really struggling. .583 OPS in Sept. Yikes.

bp says 99.55 pregame

wrigley 32

He drove in a few, you might say? driving in runs with his glove!

Doesn't matter. 4 games up and you just worry about taking care of your own business. The extra cushion would be nice though.

no well sort of. cubs will lose 4 off their numberS like 1 off division and 3 off wildcard or 2 off division and 2 off wildcard. Unless St louis overtakes Philly by then. In that case a milwaukee sweep over PHI doesn't help either number.

my life philosophy

This is silly. Hoffpauir is as important to Iowa as Pie or Hart. If they wanted those guys up they'd be up. Obviously the importance is Pie's development not Iowa's playoff run. Hoffpauir will contribute more this year, Pie needs at bats.

Is this the bad news we've all been waiting for? The sky is falling! RUN!!!!

So am I, as evidenced by my signature. I wish you'd put "for playoff berth" rather than "for wild card" down there. Assume it a step in the process rather than a goal. But far be it for me to dictate your sig :) I wouldn't have mentioned it if you hadn't.

Thanks!! I had heard whispers that it was going to be Daytona instead but I was deferring to the Idaho Statesman. Hope Andrew has a dry debut!! :) Drinking problem?!

29 games remaining X .624 winning percentage = 18.096 They're on pace for 101 wins. Thats not including their pythag. or the fact that they are hotter now than that .624. Wow. Just wow. Is this the best Cubs team of my life time? Ever? Our crappy 5th starter that we all hate has a 99ERA+

I'm looking forward to September.

Top 25 are now out. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/baseball/mlb/08/22/bp.pecotatop25/index.html no cubs

You act like everyone is saying Hoff is the next coming of Christ. Most people are saying he's doing well in AAA right now and could probably help us in RF this year. Is he the answer to all our problems? Of course not. I would expect Hendry or whatever GM we have this offseason to go after a legit RF and maybe move Fukudome to CF. I don't see why you can't let Pie, Hoff, and Dubois complete for the LF/CF job in spring training and sign Edmonds as a cheap lefty bat off the bench. At that point you have two great backup plans, and I really see Pie and/or Hoff breaking out in the bigs next year. If DuBois or Hoffpauir are competing to be starters next year, we're going to have a serious problem. No kidding. What a horrifying scenario, including resigning Edmonds. A let out an audible wail. It's hard to say what is going to happen with the new owner and what-not, but I have to believe that this is the year for the Cubs. If it's not the year, oh boy. The future doesn't look so bright to me. However, I don't think Huffpauir, DuBois, or Edmonds factor into that future. Then you'd better hope the new ownership has very deep pockets. Check out the payroll projections thread.

You act like everyone is saying Hoff is the next coming of Christ. Most people are saying he's doing well in AAA right now and could probably help us in RF this year. Is he the answer to all our problems? Of course not. I would expect Hendry or whatever GM we have this offseason to go after a legit RF and maybe move Fukudome to CF. I don't see why you can't let Pie, Hoff, and Dubois complete for the LF/CF job in spring training and sign Edmonds as a cheap lefty bat off the bench. At that point you have two great backup plans, and I really see Pie and/or Hoff breaking out in the bigs next year. If DuBois or Hoffpauir are competing to be starters next year, we're going to have a serious problem. Dubois, I agree, probably should have left his name off, but why not give him the chance to compete. Pie and Hoofpauir are a different story. I really believe Pie will come through, but mostly I believe that Edmonds is a legitimate backup plan. I think September will tell us a lot about the offseason. This time last year, Soto was tearing it up in AAA, but no one really considered him a legitimate contender for a starting job until his awesomeness in September. If Hoff AND Pie don't impress this September, then I'll concede the point to you. but wait until the offseason to call insane, you might be surprised.