2009 Cubs

[StrikerME02]

Cubs back in a tie with the Cards for 1st (actually 2 ahead in the loss column), still a long way to go but the Cubs are playing their best baseball of the season right now.

Didn't someone on this thread mention Colby Rasmus for Rookie of the Year?

Randy Wells  8-4  2.73 ERA
Colby Rasmus   .252  11 HR  35 RBI.....on pace for 17 HR  54 RBI in 483 AB

Yea they're tied, but their win percentage is .001% better 

[pdga#7648]

Cubs back in a tie with the Cards for 1st (actually 2 ahead in the loss column), still a long way to go but the Cubs are playing their best baseball of the season right now.

Didn't someone on this thread mention Colby Rasmus for Rookie of the Year?

Randy Wells  8-4  2.73 ERA
Colby Rasmus   .252  11 HR  35 RBI.....on pace for 17 HR  54 RBI in 483 AB

Wells is having a fine season.( he's on my fantasy roster) If Rasmus has to keep sharing time with Ankiel, then maybe not, but if he gets his AB's, yes he will win the ROY in the NL.
And it's about time they start playing their best ball of the year, but I think this month they only have 6 home games where they Dominate, but 17 on the road, where they can't win? LOOOOOONGGGGGG way to go DannyBoy!
Best of luck to ya tho, my new bestest bud online 

[Dan Michler]

Wells is having a fine season.( he's on my fantasy roster) If Rasmus has to keep sharing time with Ankiel, then maybe not, but if he gets his AB's, yes he will win the ROY in the NL.

Your crazy Doug!  There are several other candidates that have flown past Rasmus for NL ROY.

After Happ's 4 hit shutout last night he is 8-2 with a 2.74.
Other candidates include Tommy Hanson who was called up in June and is now 6-2 with a 3.22.
Dexter Fowler is .257 wit 24 SB and 47 runs scored.
The best rookie hitter in the NL this year is Andrew McCutchen   .292 avg  .491 slugging  7 HR  32 RBI  9 SB in just  226 AB since being called up in June.

Rasmus isn't even on the radar anymore after being the favorite back in early July..  His average is now down to .248.  Since July 7th Rasmus has 0 multi-hit games, 0 HR, 1 RBI in 61 AB's and he started in 16 of those games.  Terrible!  He'll be lucky to keep his job as a platoon starter now much less win any awards!  If I were you I'd be begging LaRussa to sit this guy.  You need runners on base for Pujols and Holliday.

Cubs and Cards both shutout yesterday keeping this a tight race.  The 3 game series @STL next month could be huge.  Cubs have 7 left with MIL, so I'm not counting them out quite yet, although they look terrible.

[Sr.]

Coyie Hill is a good part of the reason Wells has blossomed this year. A good catcher is a must for rookie pitchers!
Hill has filled in great for Soto. Gives Lou another tough decision. I hope Soto contributes right away.
Soriano also needs to quit getting picked off. What a bone head! And I don't give a rats ass that Hills first name is mispelled!
                                                                                                                                                       

                                                                                                                                                                           

[StrikerME02]

Coyie Hill is a good part of the reason Wells has blossomed this year. A good catcher is a must for rookie pitchers!
Hill has filled in great for Soto. Gives Lou another tough decision. I hope Soto contributes right away.
Soriano also needs to quit getting picked off. What a bone head!

Yep Koyie Hill has done all that the Cubs have asked of him and more. It is good to see alot of up and coming players from our farm league, Randy Wells, Jake Fox, Micah Hoffpauier (who knows how to spell his last name), Sam Fuld.

[pdga#7648]

UH OH!!!!   


loss column looks the same now, but the better team the Cardinals have 4 more wins, and are widening the 2 game lead they have!!
The Cubs should start cleaning up the golf clubs and reserving tee times very soon!

[stpitner]

thank you Randy Wells, Jake Fox, and Sam Fuld for having easy names to spell.  Now I'd like to have a word with the same Micah Hoffpauire (i have no clue either), Jeff Samardzidja (I think I got that one right), and Koyie Hill (ok, his isn't THAT tough).

[Dan Michler]

UH OH!!!!   


loss column looks the same now, but the better team the Cardinals have 4 more wins, and are widening the 2 game lead they have!!
The Cubs should start cleaning up the golf clubs and reserving tee times very soon!

Geez, you are the king of overreaction!  All I've ever said about the standings was, 'there is still a long way to go'.  Guess what...there is still a long way to go my friend!  I'm not counting the cardinals, cubs, or brewers out at this point in the season.  Alot can happen in 1 1/2 months. Talking smack about a 2 game lead on August 10th is kind of like Milton Bradley making the 2nd out of the inning with runners on base, and then tossing the ball into the stands.

[pdga#7648]

no more over reacting than you telling the world that the Cubs(were) so many games ahead on the loss column  All that meant was the Cubs needed to play 5 more games at that time to make up for the 5 Cards were ahead. Now the losses are tied at 51. Once the Cubs play the 4 games, that the Cards have already played, it will even out and the Cards will come out on top. I will even be a good buddy, and tell you why......

Holliday, Lugo, Ludwick and DeRosa PROTECT Pujols, so he will get his swings now, and even YOU know what that means!! Carpenter and Wainwright are better than the Cubs 1-2, by Far. Hell Zambrano is on the DL with a hangnail or something, and Ramirez is going back to the DL it looks like. Those kids you guys mentioned, Fuld, Hill, Wells( came back to earth yesterday huh?)  will not be able to carry that team, just like Albert couldn't carry the load by himself. If the Cubs got rid of Lou, they might have a chance, he cannot manage a world series winner. Look at those teams he had in Seattle. Tons better than these Cubs teams the last 3 years, and he couldn't win in Seattle, he sure wont win in Wrigleyville!!!

True, alot of season left to be played, but since the Holliday trade St.Louis made, they are playing better ball. Are never out of a game(sort of like Cubs last year) they scored 5 runs in the 8th inning yesterday, and 1 in the 7th, 8th, and 9th on Saturday. Yes it's the Pirates, but to score late, usually brings good things.
I will quit ruffling your feathers the rest of this month, but come September you will see that your original post, was all just WISHFUL thinking!!  And I might just have to remind you??

[Dan Michler]

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no more over reacting than you telling the world that the Cubs(were) so many games ahead on the loss column  All that meant was the Cubs needed to play 5 more games at that time to make up for the 5 Cards were ahead. ......

Pointing out how many games the Cubs are ahead in the loss column was not 'overreacting', just stating a fact.  Speculating that the current standings on Aug. 10 are indicative of the final outcome is what I would call 'overreacting'.

I honestly have no clue what will happen the rest of the way and I'm not betting on the Cubs with all these injuries.  If the Cubs can get healthy, I believe they are a better team, but that doesn't really matter a whole hell of a lot.  The Cards do have a powerful top of the rotation, but Pujols' protection can be considered average at best.  With the best hitter in the game they rank 8th in the NL in runs scored.  Since getting off that 17-7 start this season, the Cards are just 1 game over .500...I'm just saying    The Brewers have 7 left with the Cubs and 9 left with the Cards, so they'll have alot to say about what happens the rest of the way.

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This is what my 3 yr old thinks about the cubs.  All nonsense and chaos.

Go Dodgers!

[Sr.]

THEY GONE!      GO SOX!

[Tom McManus]

Nice fans.

[discpro99]

Is it to early to start breaking out the brown paper bag hats?

[pdga#7648]

not at all!!!!

[StrikerME02]

Cubs need to capitalize on their chances. I'm tired of all this "and they only score 2 after having the bases loaded and no outs".

[CEValkyrie]

Wow! Greg is terrible. Add another BS to your stats dbag.

[Dan Michler]

Wow! Greg is terrible. Add another BS to your stats dbag.

obviously gregg is terrible, but when you only score 1 run you deserve to lose.  the bullpen has been terrible this year but the offense is 80% of the problem.  and we're stuck with Soriano for a few more years which is fantastic!  other than Lee and Aram, its hard to want any of our position players back next year.

[airspuds]

6 back only 4 in loss column thou

lou is looking  very tired

trying to plug to many holes with out having enough fingers this year

sox  61  cubs 60 

one up on u dan

[pdga#7648]

6 back only 4 in loss column thou

WAY too many with that Lineup in St. Louis!!!