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Poll: Cubs record through April

buckmulligan — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:40:17 -0000

Okay. So, I'm sick of spring training, and I'm ready for the start of the season. With this in mind, I've been looking into the future. I think the team is going to start out a bit slow, but I'm a dedicated pessimist. Anyway, I was wondering what you all think. Let's get a sense.

By my count, the Cubs will have played 27 games by the end of April, 16 at home. I'm guessing the record is going to be 12-15 after this stretch. BCB, work it out.

Poll

Cubs record through April

fewer than 12 wins

3 votes

12-15

7 votes

13-14

11 votes

14-13

13 votes

15-12

41 votes

16-11

47 votes

more than 16 wins

22 votes

27-0

12 votes

156 votes | Poll has closed

poll, 2 games below .500

buckmulligan — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 22:36:45 -0000

i post this simply to get a feel for where everyone is at. i think that the cubs are a better-than-average club (a little better anyway) and hope they will be in the race come september. i can take a devastating collapse at the end of the season; i cannot take another year of being out of it by june.

Poll

when will the cubs next be at .500

around the all-star break

2 votes

next fall

0 votes

next spring

6 votes

next week

26 votes

next month

5 votes

39 votes | Poll has closed

cards, carp, sore elbows...

buckmulligan — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 23:16:27 -0000

so, thought some of you might be interested in this, and having not seen it anywhere, i offer it up. chris carpenter will miss his next start, seems he is suffering from a sore pitching elbow. now, i don't know anything else about it, but i know that the cards can't afford to have carp miss too many starts.

link:

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/cardinals/story/21C82B34C715E9B1862572B20076393E ?OpenDocument

Trouble in the Brewers' Outfield

buckmulligan — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 02:48:05 -0000

A link

So, I don't see this on the diary list, and I don't know if anyone here cares. Anyway, Jenkins and Mench are not happy about the prospect of splitting up playing time. Brewer fans are not pleased. Check it out over at Brew Crew Ball. So, what impact, if any, will this have on the race in the central? That is my question. Do we care? Should we care? I think the Brewers and the Cardinals are our main competition, and I think this situation could spell trouble for the Brewers. Have anything to add?

Poll

What happens in Brewerland?

Jenkins, Mench, and Yost work the platoon

6 votes

Jenkins gets traded

14 votes

Mench gets traded

8 votes

28 votes | Poll has closed