WARNING!!! WARNING!! Annual off-topic baseball thread!!

[M&M Guy]

Originally posted by Jurassic Referee

But, as Cardinal fans are soooooo willing to point out to us: "What place y'all in?"

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Um, we'alls would be in first place........

And in other news tonight......

- the Cubbies win....the Cubbies win....the Cubbies win.....

The Cubs now close to 13 games behind the Cards.

It is expected that the Cubbies will catch up, win the NLCS and NL championships, followed by a World Series victory when...

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Hey, we aren't goin' for those useless division championships. (How did the Yankees' and Cardinals' championships turn out last year, by the way?) In fact, the wild card is the place to be, baby! I believe the last three World Series winners have been wild cards. So, that only puts the Cubbies 5 games out. With a full pitching staff, no less. Well, at least for now. And after watching that celebrated Yankee pitching staff last night, it's clear what George is planning: spend a few days in first to please the tough NY crowd, then go all out for that wild card race...