YASNY Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 If run differential is an accurate indicator of a team's stregnth, the Cubs will run away with the NL Central. Check out the ESPN standings to see that stats. The Sox are best in the AL Central and tied with Boston in the AL at +30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daa84 Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 (edited) the tour through the national league continues in this series with houston...brian moehler, chris sampson, and shawn chacon pitch for the astros...look out oh and they get the pirates again after that Edited May 19, 2008 by daa84 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 QUOTE (daa84 @ May 19, 2008 -> 02:48 PM) the tour through the national league continues in this series with houston...brian moehler, chris sampson, and shawn chacon pitch for the astros...look out oh and they get the pirates again after that When did half their schedule become the pirates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 QUOTE (YASNY @ May 19, 2008 -> 10:14 AM) If run differential is an accurate indicator of a team's stregnth, the Cubs will run away with the NL Central. Check out the ESPN standings to see that stats. The Sox are best in the AL Central and tied with Boston in the AL at +30. Correction: Oakland has a +31 at the moment. I also noticed the Angels are +6 and 6 games over .500. WTF is up with that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 (edited) I hate the National League...I can't believe Astros didn't line up Oswalt to face the Cubs this series. Soto's HGH has really paid off, as he's one of the best rookie catchers in a very long time. Also, Ted Lilly's on his way to a sub 4 ERA again. Edited May 20, 2008 by fathom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 haha, edmonds hurt already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Critic Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 QUOTE (kyyle23 @ May 19, 2008 -> 07:15 PM) haha, edmonds hurt already That was a sharp foul off the shin. I don't know why he wouldn't wear one of those guards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Critic Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 Soto's inside-the-park HR (which should have been a regular out-of-the-park HR, but no umpire can figure out that retarded yellow line in Houston) was the first inside-the-parker by a Cubs catcher since 1959. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 Great catch by Edmonds...I'm sure all the douchebags love him now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daa84 Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 so with 2 on and 2 outs and...you think tejada is gonna get something to hit here with berkman on deck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 QUOTE (daa84 @ May 20, 2008 -> 12:56 AM) so with 2 on and 2 outs and...you think tejada is gonna get something to hit here with berkman on deck What's the chance of Berkman going 0 for the series? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daa84 Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 (edited) QUOTE (fathom @ May 19, 2008 -> 08:15 PM) What's the chance of Berkman going 0 for the series? same as the chances of any of esteban german, tony pena or david dejesus breaking up lesters no no in the ninth.....not good Edited May 20, 2008 by daa84 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 The NL is just brutal. Either the Cubs are playing a team that features a AAA offense, or they face a team that features three or four #5 starters. Oh yeah, they get to face the Pirates every week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 QUOTE (Jordan4life @ May 20, 2008 -> 01:58 AM) The NL is just brutal. Either the Cubs are playing a team that features a AAA offense, or they face a team that features three or four #5 starters. Oh yeah, they get to face the Pirates every week. Their starting pitching reminds me of the White Sox right now. Other teams just don't get a lot of hits against them. Also, hopefully Marmol's arm falls off soon. He's being overused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daa84 Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 QUOTE (Jordan4life @ May 19, 2008 -> 08:58 PM) The NL is just brutal. Either the Cubs are playing a team that features a AAA offense, or they face a team that features three or four #5 starters. Oh yeah, they get to face the Pirates every week. the quality of bullpens in that league is horrendous too.... is marmol really gonna pitch to him? wow even if this works out how stupid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daa84 Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 berkman has to be smarter than that...he had to know that marmol wasnt going to give him anything to hit, and he didnt throw a ball within a foot of the plate and berkman helped him out big time.... if you are the astros you gotta throw at soriano high and tight tomorrow after what the astros did to C lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 Perfect timing for Berkman to cool off. Every Cubs game is just so predictable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 QUOTE (daa84 @ May 20, 2008 -> 02:07 AM) berkman has to be smarter than that...he had to know that marmol wasnt going to give him anything to hit, and he didnt throw a ball within a foot of the plate and berkman helped him out big time.... if you are the astros you gotta throw at soriano high and tight tomorrow after what the astros did to C lee What happened to C. Lee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daa84 Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 (edited) QUOTE (fathom @ May 19, 2008 -> 09:08 PM) What happened to C. Lee? twice threw high and tight...knocked him to his butt both times (once by lilly once by marmol)....announcers even said they were thrown with a purpose...nothing really wrong with it, just something that you do to the other team when it happens to you, but the mlb has disallowed the "self policing" recently Edited May 20, 2008 by daa84 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 (edited) QUOTE (fathom @ May 19, 2008 -> 07:36 PM) Great catch by Edmonds...I'm sure all the douchebags love him now. It wasn't a great catch, it was a TERRIBLE angle and bad midjudgement of the ball turned into a semi over the shoulder (although not really was it even a full over the shoulder) catch. I give him no credit for that, he made the catch hard himself. Also, the people who say the NL is resurgent don't watch the games. They may have a lot of the top statistical guys offensively, but that's because the pitching in that league is AWFUL. The Cubs lineup is very good, but they never seem to see good starting pitching more than once a week. Just because the AL has a lot more good pitching and the NL a lot more good hitting doesn't mean the AL is down, it just means games are being played differently. Edited May 20, 2008 by whitesoxfan101 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ May 19, 2008 -> 09:17 PM) It wasn't a great catch, it was a TERRIBLE angle and bad midjudgement of the ball turned into a semi over the shoulder (although not really was it even a full over the shoulder) catch. I give him no credit for that, he made the catch hard himself. Also, the people who say the NL is resurgent don't watch the games. They may have a lot of the top statistical guys offensively, but that's because the pitching in that league is AWFUL. The Cubs lineup is very good, but they never seem to see good starting pitching more than once a week. Just because the AL has a lot more good pitching and the NL a lot more good hitting doesn't mean the AL is down, it just means games are being played differently. Yeah, he made it look hard because he took an awful route to the ball and is too old to do a speed turn or move his hips. And seriously the cubs play the pirates again this weekend, what gives? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Cy Dempster at it again. The Bourn for Lidge trade was just awful by the Astros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 QUOTE (fathom @ May 21, 2008 -> 01:59 AM) Cy Dempster at it again. The Bourn for Lidge trade was just awful by the Astros. Poof! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Such a good piece of hitting by Pence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Nice win by the Astros. Dempster only made a few bad pitches, but someone finally got a big hit against him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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