yellow brick road

Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.

Kyle Not quite. The first 26% includes a lot of scenarios where we are better than .500 at the deadline. – May 19, 2:03 AM
hansman1982 Assuming .500 at the deadline-ish (the 100-game mark) there is a 12% chance of the Cubs then adding the 8 games needed to beat... – May 19, 2:00 AM
Kyle Or we could go even further. Fangraphs currently projects that it will take 86 wins to get the second wild card in the NL.... – May 19, 1:57 AM
Kyle Absolutely. Don't get me wrong, this is all still a long shot. The Cubs are probably a .500 true talent team, give or take,... – May 19, 1:55 AM
hansman1982 Therein lies the phrase of the day: " if you think you have a decent shot at the 2nd wild card." The question becomes,... – May 19, 1:41 AM
Jason P I meant to say a lot like last year in the 2nd paragraph. – May 19, 1:24 AM
Jason P Very unlikely we'll win 2 series against the Reds, and I'm sure we won't win every series against teams who are just as good... – May 19, 1:24 AM
mudge I agree. A pitching staff can get hot in the playoffs. It seems like they'll make moves but not gut the team for draft... – May 19, 1:23 AM
Cheryl Luke, Thanks for the info on Simpson. If he went from 170 to not quite 150 pounds and tried to come back at that... – May 19, 1:22 AM
Kyle You abso-freaking-lutely stop the selloff if you think you have a decent shot at the 2nd wild card. You don't throw away a shot... – May 19, 1:13 AM

Enhanced Box Score: Mets 2, Cubs 8 – May 18, 2013
18 May 2013

Scott Feldman with another great start, and the Cubs' bats went off.

(72 Comments)
Sweet: Matt Garza is Coming Back Next Week
18 May 2013

He'll start Tuesday against the Pirates. Hooray for the long-awaited return.

(33 Comments)
Cubs Surveying Fans on How They’ll Use the Proposed Video Board at Wrigley Field
18 May 2013

You may have received the survey yesterday, as I did. If you care about the in-game experience at Wrigley, you'll probably want to take the time to respond.

(16 Comments)
David Bell Explains His Bad Send Yesterday and Other Bullets
18 May 2013

Darwin Barney never had a chance, and the Cubs lost a great opportunity to tie the game.

(21 Comments)
Enhanced Box Score: Mets 3, Cubs 2 – May 17, 2013
17 May 2013

Matt Harvey did Matt Harvey things, and the Cubs did "Cubes" things.

(68 Comments)
Lukewarm Stove: Price Injured, Tigers Need Pitching, Extension Discussions
17 May 2013

David Price has a triceps issue, which means the Cubs can trade for him for even cheaper, right?! Not exactly.

(51 Comments)
Guest Post: The Most Obscure – or Just Random – Cubs Players of All-Time (Part Three)
17 May 2013

The final installment in a fun, random stroll down memory lane. Funny names abound ...

(36 Comments)

In addition to news, Bleacher Nation publishes both rumor and opinion, as well as information reported by other sources. Information on Bleacher Nation may contain errors or inaccuracies, though we try to avoid them. Links to content and the quotation of material from other news sources are not the responsibility of Bleacher Nation. Photos used either are the property of Bleacher Nation or are believed to be in the public domain. Legitimate requests to remove copyrighted photos not in the public domain will be honored promptly.

yellow brick road

Related Posts

Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.

Recent Comments

Official BN Apparel

Recent Message Board Posts

Kane County Cougars

Brett and Sahadev’s Swell Podcast

TradingPub Sponsor

Latest Posts

Archives

Friends

Sponsors

Meta

Disclaimer