Aug 24 2008
cubs first in majors to 80 wins
Why yes Miller Lite, things sure do seem better when there is a pennant race at the Friendly Confines.
Wow. What a season this has been. I really don’t even know where to begin on all the awesome stats from today’s game so I’ll just jump right into a stream of consciousness:
-Today’s win put the Cubs to thirty games over .500 for the first time since the 1984 campaign.
-The win today makes the Cubs the only team in the majors right now to eighty wins as they once again hold the title for “Best record in baseball.”
-Mark DeRosa hit a home run today which was his fourth straight day with a home run.
-The Cubs won their eighth consecutive series and have not lost a home series since playing the Baltimore Orioles on June 26th. They haven’t won eight consecutive series since 1937.
-Harden struck out eleven batters today; a career high. This puts his total strikeouts as a Cub at 59 in 42 innings pitched.
Overall, this Cubs team shows no signs of stopping any time soon. They keep on rolling and knocking days off the calendar. There seems to be no fear about what Milwaukee or St. Louis or what anyone else is doing as the Cubs just keep on taking care of business. By the way, while the Cubs play in Pittsburgh tomorrow, both the Brewers and Cardinals are off to prepare for a two game set on Tuesday and Wednesday. Therefore, the Cubs will gain a little bit of ground whether it be in the division race or the wild card race; regardless of what happens in Pittsburgh.
Up next, the Cubs finish the season series against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Cubs will go to Pittsburgh where they are 4-2 this year. Granted, the Cubs are 7-2 at Wrigley against the Pirates. It would be nice to see nine straight series wins.
It’s also pretty cool to see that with the wins against Washington, the Cubs have automatically clinched a better record then the Nationals. Also, with the San Diego Padres losing today, the Cubs have also automatically clinched a better record then them. Pretty neat to be on the other side of these stats for once. That’s two National League teams down, thirteen to go.
Go Cubs!
