NEWSLETTER
I have a confession. I don’t hate the Cardinals.
In fact, if I had my choice, I’d rather see the Cardinals do well than be terrible (provided they are not doing quite so well as the Cubs, that is). I honestly believe that baseball is better when the Cubs and the Cardinals are both legitimately good. For example: Sept 1-4, 2003. That was the series (as if any of us could forget) in which the Cubs took four out of five from St. Louis in Wrigley and dealt the Cardinal’s division title hopes a major blow in the process. How much less fun would that have been if the Cardinals had still been looking for their 60th win?
Sure, good teams beating up on bad teams can be fun when you’re a fan of the good team, but watching two really good teams engaged in a historical rivalry go at it with postseason implications on the line is better in almost every conceivable way. That is the sort of thing I’d like to see the Cubs involved in every year. Baseball is better when both the Cubs and the Cardinals are good, and that means I have a hard time hating the Cardinals. I’d be perfectly happy if they finished a game behind the Cubs and just out of the playoffs every single year.
The Mets are a different story. Those guys can lose 162 games a season for all I care. The day the Wannabe Brooklyn Dodgers are contracted right out of baseball should be declared a major holiday. Even in the midst of an otherwise dreary season I still smile every time I see that the Cubs are ahead of NYM in the standings. Any season that ends with the Mets hopelessly buried in the basement isn’t all bad in my book. The thought alone is enough to brighten my day.
Scores From Yesterday
Iowa – There was a double header in Iowa, and the Cubs dropped Game One 5-4. Iowa returned to the winning column thanks to some good pitching in Game Two. The final in that one was 1-0.
Tennessee – Tennessee pulled their season record back to .500 with a win at arch-rival Chattanooga. This one ended 7-2.
Daytona – The Cubs also won on the road, 4-3.
Kane County – Kane County is wrapping up their All-Star break. The Cougars resume play today.
Boise – The Hawks likewise picked up a win on the road. Thanks to this 5-1 win, Boise pulled back to even.
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