OT - DUMPSTER blows another one

[CrossCyed]

I don't see how anyone can claim that any of the teams in the NL Central deserves to go to the playoffs more than four other teams in the East/West. I realize the Cardinals came out of that division last year. Oh well. I've seen enough White Sox games to know bad baseball when I see it, and its happening in the NLC.

[Clone_12]

I agree CrossCyed, but it's not like this year, or last year were the first time that this has happened...the NL West has previously had some really bad years, and so on and so forth...it seems like it's happening every year, just in a different division for the most part.

[troyrew]

Cardinals won the World Series last year.

The Cubs won the world series in 1908 lol

[erikbj]

I've said it for years....

cardinal fans are eerily similar to hawk fans

That is the worst thing anyone has ever said to me.

[erikbj]

Ankiel's been great but it's dangerous to explapolate a players long term worth over a month of games.

I think he is 3rd on the team in HR's and only played in 1/6th of the games.

[Incyte]

Cardinals won the World Series last year.

The Cubs won the world series in 1908 lol

You're full of insightful analysis. You sound like a hawkeye pointing out the last time ISU won the Missouri Valley Conference.

[ajk4st8]

"Actually Dempster has been pretty good. Everybody goes off the deep end after a loss."

Apparently we've both watched 2 Dempsters all year. Dude flat out is aweful.

[HILLCYD]

Obviously, Daddy Mac is seriously confused here. If there were ever two groups of fans more alike it's hawks and cubbies. Arrogant-- it's always "if only"--- excuses-escuses. On the other hand, there is no group af fans anywhere,more knowledgeable about the game of baseball than Cardinals.

This post verifies the Card Fan/Hawk Fan comparison to me.

First off, Cubs fans are the least ARROGANT fans in the world. Secondly, I have been a HUGE Cubs fan ALL of my life and I have never once said "if only".
Third, Only Hawk fans talk about how knowledgeable they are.

That being said, if the Cards and their manager can stay sober the rest of the year, they may just have a chance at it.

[Incyte]

"Actually Dempster has been pretty good. Everybody goes off the deep end after a loss."

Apparently we've both watched 2 Dempsters all year. Dude flat out is aweful.

Maybe you should check out some stats before flying off the cuff.

Dempster has an ERA under 4, has completed 25 of 28 saves oppertunities and righties are hitting .182 off of him.

Here is a list of closers who have blown more saves:

Valverde
Borowski
F Cordero
Jenks
Hoffman
C Cordero
Jones
F Rod
Wagner
Weathers
Accordo
Fuentes
Wickman
Lidge

One has to know very little about baseball to say that he is awful IMO.

[HILLCYD]

One has to know very little about baseball to say that he is awful IMO.

One has to watch very little Cubs baseball to rattle off a bunch of stats they just looked up on the internet and think they have some earth-shattering insight.

WATCH A GAME DUDE. Sure he gets saves. He gets them more often than not by being one of the luckiest SOBs I have ever seen in my life. RARELY does he not put a bunch of guys on base and raise my blood pressure through the roof.

[aeroclone08]

Somebody save that one for posterity. A team tied for first and another 1 game back, and it will be challenging to lose the lead. Poor Cubbies.

Have you looked at the schedule? Cubs finish with 2 series against both Cincinnati and Pittsburgh, with some Houston and Florida mixed in. The only team they play with a winning record is the Cards, and they're one freaking game over.

However, if any team could tank with this schedule, it'd be the Cubs...

[cycloneworld]

One has to know very little about baseball to say that he is awful IMO.

The stats don't suggest he is awful but he has picked the most inopportune times to blow saves...like today. Big, important game...cubs lead going into the 9th and lose.

It's like Bret Meyer throwing those 2 picks against KSU...he isn't a terrible QB but those picks HURT.

[ozone]

I don't see how anyone can claim that any of the teams in the NL Central deserves to go to the playoffs more than four other teams in the East/West. I realize the Cardinals came out of that division last year. Oh well. I've seen enough White Sox games to know bad baseball when I see it, and its happening in the NLC.

What a concept! Why stop there? Let's have the two best teams from the big12 south division play in the conference title football game.

[DaddyMac]

Yeah, but haven't we just lost something like 5 of 6 to the Astros over the past 3 weeks?

On the upside, I have tickets for all three of those Pitt games in Wrigley!!!!!