Jun 04 2008
Cubs still in San Diego
Turns out the Cubs can’t complete the ten game sweep.
Tonight, the Cubs fell to the Padres in San Diego for their first loss in their past ten games. The Cubs managed to score only one run and could not take the lead with the few opportunities that they had men on base. The Padres managed to score the go-ahead run in the eighth on a sacrifice fly.
Even with this loss, it is amazing to note that the Cubs are 12-3 against the National League Western Division this year. This is pretty impressing seeing as the West has pretty much owned the Cubs in recent history. Not to mention, the Cubs have not even played the San Francisco Giants yet… who are, arguably, the worst team in the National League Western Division.
In other note-worthy news, the National League Central continues to dominate as the Brewers won their sixth straight game (they’ve also won nine of their last ten) and the Cardinals are still surprising many at a 35-25 record. I don’t know what to make of who our competition is in the Central just yet. I really don’t trust the Cardinals to hold on, but who knows? I’d like to think the Brewers are still in fact the second best team in our division, but I don’t know if they really have the ability to play better than the way the Cubs have been playing as of late. And yes, I am aware that the roles were pretty much reversed last year with the Cubs being in Milwaukee’s position and then coming back from a 7.5 game deficit to make the playoffs and leave the Brewers at home. Anything can still happen and there is a lot of baseball to be played.
