4 games back after tonight.

Just sayin'.

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You know me like that.

You might want to cut back on the drinking, much more and I fear that you'll do permanent damage

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team Mully & Hanley
team Meatpants

Oh Dr. Ken, don't do this to yourself. . . focus on Illinois and the Bears....ok, well at least the Bears.

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

The Cubs may make it interesting!!

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Jack Phelan dot commmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

The Cubs have not made anything interesting all year long. Watching paint dry would be more exciting. No reason to think anything will change now.

It is football season!

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Proud to be UNVERIFIED.

I think the three teams between the cubs and Rockies are a bigger concern than the loss column.

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Nope. Too late. I'm back on board.

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You know me like that.

I too believe! All this solid starting pitching has to pay off sooner or later!

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

In actuality, only the Rockies and Giants have fewer losses than the Cubs in the wildcard race.

Rockies - 64 losses (having lost 4 straight)
Giants - 66 losses (5-5 in their last 10)
Cubs - 68 losses (having won 8 of 10)

I'm going to ignore Atlanta and Florida at 68 losses for the purposes of my Kool-Aid drinking.

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team Mully & Hanley
team Meatpants

The Irish pot has met the Kenilworthian Kettle.

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Damn, db-you can just put conns on ignore I'm not completely back on board, but it's not completely over for the Cub, IMO, because they do have three against the Cards this weekend - we just need to be able to beat up on the Brewers like St. Louis has and...we'll see what happens (okay, trying to keep myself reeled-in, too)

Can I join the Cubs bandwagon?

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

5 against the Brewers
4 against the Pirates

And a 4 game series with the Giants. It could be done.

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Question: Did this revelation of hope come from the Cubs playing better or from the disappointing start to the Illinois and Bears season?

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team Mully & Hanley
team Meatpants

Please stop. It's over. It has been over for nearly a month now. I have been in baseball hibernation since mid-August.

Unless the Cubs pull within two games with a week left in the season, and leap frog a couple of the teams in front of them, don't bother to wake me up.

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Don't get mad at me because your team gave up already Frank.

Cubs are going after it - .714 ball in September.

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You know me like that.

I gotta have something.

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team Mully & Hanley
team Meatpants

Thats true...I guess the left turn parade can't keep everybody north of I-80 happy all season

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I'm still trying to figure out the significance of 'the loss column' in baseball. The simple reason why the cubs are close in the loss column is because they have played fewer games.

Col- 146 SF- 145 Fla- 145 Atl- 144 Cubs- 143

I understand the significance in hockey because 2 points are awarded for a win and 1 point for a tie. If a team can win their 'games in hand' they can jump up in the standings very quickly. I guess it's possible the cubs can win all their 'games in hand' but they would still be 4 games behind the Rockies with 16- to play. That's a lot of winning for a team that has played .524% over 143 games.

Well, the Rockies have lost 4 in a row and are facing a sweep by the Giants today. But they get Arizona and San Diego, before having to face the Cardinals, Brewers and Dodgers to end the season. It would be reasonable to guess that the Rockies might split their remaining 16 games. If they were to do that the Cubs would have to win 12 0f their remaining 19 games left. With the Giants also winning no more than half of their remaining games. It's possible with the schedule they have. But the 3 game series vs the Cards that starts on Friday, as well as the 4 game series vs the Giants that starts a week from Thursday, will not make it too easy. But it's starting to get more interesting. Unfortunately, they can't just play the Pirates the rest of the season, though they do have 5 games left with them!

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Go Cubs!!!!

thanks for stopping by. would you ever date a white girl who went out with a black guy ?

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Frank Coztansa wrote:
Please die in a fire.

Somebody wake me up when the Cubs arent behind 4 teams in the Wild Card standings. Thanks

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Cubs =

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Print up they playoff tickets, they supposed to call up So Taguchi.

Win/Lose totals in their remaining games and percentage chance to make the playoffs:

20-0: 98.5%
19-1: 92.7%
18-2: 75.2%
17-3: 50.8%
16-4: 27.6%
15-5: 11.1%
14-6: 3.0%
13-7: 0.5%
12-8: less than 0.1%
11-9: less than 0.1%
10-10: less than 0.1%
9 wins or less: eliminated

http://www.sportsclubstats.com/MLB/Nati ... /Cubs.html

Yea. Mighty strong Kool-Aid you've got to be drinking. But I'll keep watching until that 9 wins or less amount

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Team Cutler.

tonight was the first time i've turned on a cubs game in over 2 weeks. and shock of all shocks...they're losing!

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