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Looking for opinions on Wild Card predictions.As flawed as the Cubs are, I still think they win the Central. That leaves Nats, Mets, Phil’s, cards, and Brewers to battle for WC. I’m going with Nats and cards, even though it wouldn’t surprise me to see ant “contender” go on an 8 game losing bender. In the AL, I think Boston is finished. The loser in the Central and TB are my picks.
I agree on AL TB and As for that last spot I so admire how Billy B seems to always cobble together a late contender with relatively zero money But TB has more favorable schedule they made a few trade deadline tweaks and A’s just won’t get there. Of course I see my Astros in NLCS at a minimum If all stay healthy we are best on paper
The nl central is shaping up to have an exciting ending. Maybe the Cubs can petition the mlb to only play home games?
I agree the Cubs are likely to carry the division. Even if the Brewers would somehow manage to pull off the wildcard, it feels like they just don't have the horses (or pitching) to do it this year.
Stros in the NLCS would be very impressive.
Oops ....Sorry ...How about ALCS lolAstro fans spent decades pursuing NL glory ...It is still hard at times to get used to this AL thing We all live in Ned Flanders Hell:https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=yhs-trp-001&hsimp=yhs-001&hspart=trp&p=simpson+episode+hell+astros+in+american+league#id=1&vid=be89432f1f1faf3709eac67a765d4441&action=click
The Cardinals are coming, tra la tra la!Still think the Cardinals could win the division. Have the best pitching of three NL Central contenders. The bats are awakening and both Ozuma and Molina are back in the line-up. If Carpenter begins to hit as well, this team could be explosive.Cardinals do suffer from the same problem the Cubs do -- unbeatable at home, practically winless on the road.I like the Brewers a lot. Counsell has done a great job. Saw them Saturday and they looked like a disciplined, efficient team. But, that pitching... yuck!
The Brewers are absolutely terrible. There’s very little to like about them. Average offense, average defense, bad starting pitching, terrible bullpen. The only thing to like about them is the division they play in is garbage.You’ve claimed the Cardinals are coming twice now. It quickly turned bad for you. Maybe the third time’s a charm.
Last night was a gut punch. I would have kept Albers in (said it when they pulled him). He’s been one of our best relievers lately and Hader has been having trouble keeping it in the park. 7;homers in his last 15 innings I believe.
You’ve claimed the Cardinals are coming twice now. It quickly turned bad for you. Maybe the third time’s a charm.
What the Cardinals do have as of this week is 19 of their final 46 games against teams with winning records. This includes a current stretch of 24 out of the next 33 games beginning this week vs below .500 teams. Those 9 games vs teams with a winning record? All of them are vs the Brewers. The Brewers meanwhile are playing 23 straight (beginning with the Twins this week) against teams with a winning record.
TAMUI do know, Newsie is right on you knowing ball.
I made a similar post on the Brewers sub-reddit about a long stretch against under .500 teams in June. We went something like 10-17. I blame myself.Don't assume a long stretch against mostly losing teams is a gimme.
I don’t. Things can and do change all of the time. None of the three top teams in the division are what I would call strong. The Cardinals biggest challenge is offense and scoring runs. Bullpen is a strength. This season they have been strong against bad teams and close to .500 against winning record teams. It’s not one of their stronger teams. But that doesn’t always guarantee success or no success. Their 2006 team won 83 games (many later in season too) and won the World Series. While, their 2004 and 2005 teams were 105 win type teams and didn’t win a title. Their 2011 title team had a mix. Many of their fans wish they still had former team exec Jeff Luhnow (Houston) but St. Louis isn’t the kind of franchise that would tank seasons for picks like what happened in Houston and Chicago. They are big on trying to be competitive every year. They need a few big hitters this year. We’ll see what happens. I always felt turning down Francona to hire Matheny a few years back was a mistake as well. But they often find a way to be in the mix many seasons.
At least they got his spreadsheets.