I don’t think my Cardinals homerism is coming through as badly today as it will Friday when I post about the postseason. For today, I think I actually have a very level-headed survey of the teams of the NL (no longer comedy) Central.
NL Central
Cubs 90 72
Cardinals 89 71
Astros 82 80
Brewers 79 83
Reds 71 91
Pirates 70 92
I honestly do believe the Cardinals will be back in contention after a two -ear post-season absence. However, the Cubs are a good team and it’s going to be a dogfight the entire way. I think the Cubs edge us out, but we edge out the Phillies for the Wild Card. The Astros will hang around but eventually fade. The Brewers, having lost Sheets and Sabathia, won’t contend this year. And the Reds and Pirates… will continue to be W-column fodder for the rest of the league.
Topics: Lady Andrea, NL Central, predictions
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you posting that on a cardinals board ? the cubbies,,what kinda pitching do they have that will win them 90 games ? Z has never won more than 16,,Dempster will prove to be a fluke,,and who is out there in that bullpen,,Wood is long gone
Sadly, I think the Astros will surprise everyone and take the division.