QUOTE(SABRSox @ Jan 31, 2005 -> 07:39 AM)
The NL Central is the division of mediocrity this year, everyone lost huge offense (except Milwaukee). The Cubs have the pitching to feast on a lot of ho-hum teams. I wouldn't have taken that bet, at least not at that much money.
If you are calling Tony Womack and Mike Matheny, "huge offense", you're nuts. Matheny was a DP machine and while Womack played over his head last season, he was no difference maker. They replaced him with Grudz who can still play.
Their line up if flat out nasty with Grudz, Walker, Pujols, Rolen, Edmonds, Sanders. Losing Renteria sucks and Eck is totally a different type of player, he should make up some offense. Rookie at C in Molina.
Houston lost Beltran, but look at that rotation. Clemens, healthy Pettite, Oswalt, Backe.