Sep 14 2008
Gotta love things so far: Cubs are on their way!
Hey Hey! Look at this, the Cubs are finally playing a game! With a two day break due to Hurricane Ike, the Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros are just starting their series. The game in underway in Milwaukee and the Cubs are on top: 5-0 in the bottom of the sixth. Carlos Zambrano has pitched very well so far as he is, well, he is pitching very well.
It’s pretty awesome to see the Cubs playing well after that short break. On the flip side, it’s pretty amazing that the Milwaukee Brewers are also stumbling along quite nicely. They have dropped three of four to the Phillies and are well on their way to being swept in Philadelphia. If Philadelphia wins, the Brewers and Phillies will be tied for the Wild Card lead. Personally, I don’t really like the idea of Philadelphia in the playoffs for some of the same reasons why I wasn’t too hot on the idea of Arizona in the playoffs: the starting pitching, Brad Lidge, Cubs killers: Jason Werth, Pat Burrell, etc. I’m kind of hoping that if it must happen, that Philly at least wins the East so that the Cubs can face the Dodgers/Mets in round one.
Anyhow, another amazing note is that the Cubs’ magic number currently sits at nine. If Milwaukee loses tonight (which they probably will), it goes down to eight. If Zambrano can hold onto this lead, the number goes down to seven. If the Cubs manage to win tomorrow, that brings it to six. With the Cubs playing the Brewers this week, the Cubs are looking at the possibility of clinching the division at Wrigley Field this week during their final homestand of the season.
Wow.
Go Cubs!
