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[2006Coltsbestever]

8-0 Cubs. This team is loaded like our 2016 team was. Only difference is the 2016 team did have superior pitching. Steele needs to get healthy.

 

Headed to the 5th, 8-0 Cubs on the 2016 World Champion Cubs network. 

[2006Coltsbestever]

Cubs blew an 8-0 lead. WOW! Tough loss. Pitching.

[2006Coltsbestever]

Nice bounce back tonight. After blowing an 8-0 lead last night, Cubs are up 5-1 in the 9th with 3 outs to get. A win puts them at 7-4. Good team resilience.

[2006Coltsbestever]

Cubs win, no fluke bologna tonight. 

[RollerColt]

Monday night, just hours after the eclipse, De La Cruz made history:

 

This guy makes baseball entertaining!

[HOZER]

11 hours ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

Cubs win, no fluke bologna tonight. 

[2006Coltsbestever]

2 minutes ago, HOZER said:

Not being a Homer but I think the Cubs will end up winning the Central pretty easily. This is the best team we have had since 2016. Just need to stay healthy. 

[RollerColt]

Reds had a nice bounce back game last night against the White Sox. 11-1. De La Cruz is heating up!

[2006Coltsbestever]

Cubs are playing a tough part of their schedule early I noticed. Now on the road for a long west coast trip. Still sit at 7-6. I will take it, it is early. 

[2006Coltsbestever]

Braves receive bad news. Strider out for the season. @Yoshinatorthoughts?

[Yoshinator]

8 minutes ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

Braves receive bad news. Strider out for the season. @Yoshinatorthoughts?

Oh I'm pretty mad. Glad we got Sale obviously. I'm guessing we are going to trade for Paul Blackburn of the A's. There were rumors that they wanted Owen Murphy from us in a 1 for 1 swap.

[2006Coltsbestever]

4 minutes ago, Yoshinator said:

Oh I'm pretty mad. Glad we got Sale obviously. I'm guessing we are going to trade for Paul Blackburn of the A's. There were rumors that they wanted Owen Murphy from us in a 1 for 1 swap.

Yeah, Steele got injured on opening day - hamstring. It sucks but at least I know he will be back. He is listed out for a month! I feel your pain in a way. Losing Strider sucks.

[Yoshinator]

3 minutes ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

Yeah, Steele got injured on opening day - hamstring. It sucks but at least I know he will be back. He is listed out for a month! I feel your pain in a way. Losing Strider sucks.

Yeah, I saw that. Have Justin Steele in two $10 bestballs. Been a tough year for me so far. Lucky I've won 3 times in the last month at the casino, cause I'm going to probably lose $50 in bestball with the rate I'm getting hit with injuries in baseball. Also not fun when Strider is one of them. I'd be even more upset if the Braves hadn't won a WS in 2021 recently.

[2006Coltsbestever]

Just now, Yoshinator said:

Yeah, I saw that. Have Justin Steele in two $10 bestballs. Been a tough year for me so far. Lucky I've won 3 times in the last month at the casino, cause I'm going to probably lose $50 in bestball with the rate I'm getting hit with injuries in baseball. Also not fun when Strider is one of them. I'd be even more upset if the Braves hadn't won a WS in 2021 recently.

Yeah, since the Cubs won in 2016, I take most things in stride now. We have our Ring in my lifetime finally! We got that nasty jinx over with and that loveable loser tag thrown away. Now we finally gained respect from fans and have good seasons since then which helps. Staying relevant helps and the Cubs have since 2016 with the exception of 2021 and 2022 when they dismantled the team. Last season we should have made the playoffs, that stings but we were in it until the final weekend.

[Yoshinator]

Just now, 2006Coltsbestever said:

Yeah, since the Cubs won in 2016, I take most things in stride now. We have our Ring in my lifetime finally! We got that nasty jinx over with and that loveable loser tag thrown away. Now we finally gained respect from fans and have good seasons since then which helps. Staying relevant helps and the Cubs have since 2016 with the exception of 2021 and 2022 when they dismantled the team. Last season we should have made the playoffs, that stings but we were in it until the final weekend.

I told my best friend that if the Cubs sign Bellinger, then I have them winning the NL Central. Still believe that. Could be a tough division, but i like your team. Found myself drafting a lot of Cubs stacks in bestballs this year. 

 

I'm definitely a lot calmer on sports teams now as well. Except for maybe the Colts. Seeing Richardson and Strider now go down for the year back-to-back is upsetting, but I've won a few championships recently, so I'm not as mad as i would be otherwise. The Colts are the team I root for that frustrates me more than anything because of the lack of aggressiveness combined with injuries that always seem to keep us from competing. Just want a fair opportunity to win and make the playoffs.

[2006Coltsbestever]

Just now, Yoshinator said:

I told my best friend that if the Cubs sign Bellinger, then I have them winning the NL Central. Still believe that. Could be a tough division, but i like your team. Found myself drafting a lot of Cubs stacks in bestballs this year. 

 

I'm definitely a lot calmer on sports teams now as well. Except for maybe the Colts. Seeing Richardson and Strider now go down for the year back-to-back is upsetting, but I've won a few championships recently, so I'm not as mad as i would be otherwise. The Colts are the team I root for that frustrates me more than anything because of the lack of aggressiveness combined with injuries that always seem to keep us from competing. Just want a fair opportunity to win and make the playoffs.

Once we signed Bellinger, I said we got the division. It is a matter of time when we start to pull away from everyone in the Central, I would say around late July. Steele needs get healthy obviously. I do have the Reds making the playoffs as a wildcard, I like their roster. Brewers and Pirates will start to come back to earth shortly. Cards, I never underestimate but they have had problems since last season. 

 

Regarding the Colts, after we won in 2006, I have mellowed a lot, that was big but the competitiveness in me has ticked me off lately with them not even being able to win the division since 2014. You even have the Nuggets, which by the way I think they repeat. Best combo in the league is Joker/Murray. I think my Pacers can reach the East Finals if they stay in that 6th spot. 

[Yoshinator]

4 minutes ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

Once we signed Bellinger, I said we got the division. It is a matter of time when we start to pull away from everyone in the Central, I would say around late July. Steele needs get healthy obviously. I do have the Reds making the playoffs as a wildcard, I like their roster. Brewers and Pirates will start to come back to earth shortly. Cards, I never underestimate but they have had problems since last season. 

 

Regarding the Colts, after we won in 2006, I have mellowed a lot, that was big but the competitiveness in me has ticked me off lately with them not even being able to win the division since 2014. You even have the Nuggets, which by the way I think they repeat. Best combo in the league is Joker/Murray. I think my Pacers can reach the East Finals if they stay in that 6th spot. 

Yeah, Nuggets were a lot of fun to watch last year. Jokic is incredible. Nice to get Murray back after that ACL tear. This year he is 100% and the team is doing well. Pacers are a fun team to watch as well. High octane offense but somewhat of a poor defense. That have a chance to make some noise in the playoffs. Siakam was a nice get for you. 

[2006Coltsbestever]

1 minute ago, Yoshinator said:

Yeah, Nuggets were a lot of fun to watch last year. Jokic is incredible. Nice to get Murray back after that ACL tear. This year he is 100% and the team is doing well. Pacers are a fun team to watch as well. High octane offense but somewhat of a poor defense. That have a chance to make some noise in the playoffs. Siakam was a nice get for you. 

Siakam trade made us a team that the other good teams now have to take us serious, because it gave us a Big3 = Haliburton, Turner, and him. T.J. McConnell is playing out his mind too. It is too bad Brown didn't work out, I liked him, and he was important to the Nuggets run last year. I still hated that we traded Buddy Hield because he could shoot the 3 at a high %.

[2006Coltsbestever]

Back to Baseball, it is wide open this year. A lot of parity. The Yankees look really good this year so far. 

[RollerColt]

Reds manager David Bell held a meeting apparently after we lost to the Brewers. If we want any chance of competing for the division, it’s obvious who we have to finally slay. Against all odds, it’s the Brewers yet again who are the team to beat in the division so far. 

[2006Coltsbestever]

14 hours ago, RollerColt said:

Reds manager David Bell held a meeting apparently after we lost to the Brewers. If we want any chance of competing for the division, it’s obvious who we have to finally slay. Against all odds, it’s the Brewers yet again who are the team to beat in the division so far. 

NL Central standings through April 13th:

 

1. Brewers 10-3

2. Pirates 10-5

3. Cubs 8-6 (better Division record tie breaker over Reds)

 

4. Reds 8-6

5. Cards 7-8

 

Cubs are better than the Brewers this season. It will play out in time. 

 

 

[RollerColt]

7 hours ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

NL Central standings through April 13th:

 

1. Brewers 10-3

2. Pirates 10-5

3. Cubs 8-6 (better Division record tie breaker over Reds)

 

4. Reds 8-6

5. Cards 7-8

 

Cubs are better than the Brewers this season. It will play out in time. 

 

 

I agree Cubs are better than them. I think Reds could have a bit more talent but are still very young and dealing with injuries. Pirates are going to hang around tough all season I think, which is awesome for those fans.

[2006Coltsbestever]

NL Central Standings as of April 14th:

 

1. Brewers 10-4 over Pirates by % points.

2. Pirates 11-5

3. Cubs 9-6 (1.5 back)

4. Reds 9-6 (1.5 back)

5. Cards 7-9 (4 back)

 

Brewers lost today. CUBS WON. Cubs are 0-0 in the division; Reds are 1-2 in the division, so the Cubs have the tiebreaker because the Reds have a losing record in the division so far. 

[2006Coltsbestever]

Cubs win over the Diamondbacks 3-2, Brewers lost again.

 

NL standings through April 15th:

1. Brewers 10-5

2. Pirates 11-6

3. Cubs 10-6

4. Reds 9-7

5. Cards 8-9

 

Cubs are a half game out 1st now. After tomorrow, they may be in 1st. That didn't take long. 

[RollerColt]

Michael Busch has 5 consecutive games with a home run… that has to be a Cubs record. That guy is making a huge difference this year. 

[2006Coltsbestever]

NL Central Standings as of April 18th:

 

1. Brewers 11-6

2. Cubs 11-7

3. Pirates 11-8

4. Reds 9-9

5. Cards 9-10

 

Cubs only a half game out of 1st, Brewers better celebrate now because their little sweet reign over the division is about to come to an end. 

[2006Coltsbestever]

Brewers' fans = the worst fans in the league. Too bad you had your little window from 2018-2023 to get that Ring, you whiney babies! Couldn't do it. Cubs = 2016 World Champs and we are about to run away with the Division here in 2024. Pirates are coming back down to earth, Reds are good but not better than the Cubs, and the Cards are average. 

 

Time for a Belly Bomb like yesterday 

[2006Coltsbestever]

Cubs are blowing the doors off the Marlins, we are about to be tied for 1st in the Central. This game is over already. 7-0 Cubs after the 3rd on the home of the 2016 World Series Champs.

[RollerColt]

Reds sweep the Angels after getting swept by the Mariners. It's going to be another strange but interesting season. 

 

NL Central Standings

Brewers 14-6

Cubs 13-9

Reds 12-9

Pirates 11-11

Cardinals 9-13

 

[2006Coltsbestever]

Cubs still 1.5 games out of 1st place in the NL Central. Brewers in 1st, it's early. 

[2006Coltsbestever]

Cubs defeat Astros 7-2. Now only .5 out of 1st place.

 

NL Central Standings as of April 23rd:

1. Brewers 14-8

2. Cubs 14-9

3. Reds 13-10

4. Pirates 13-11

5. Cards 10-14

[RollerColt]

9 hours ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

Cubs defeat Astros 7-2. Now only .5 out of 1st place.

 

NL Central Standings as of April 23rd:

1. Brewers 14-8

2. Cubs 14-9

3. Reds 13-10

4. Pirates 13-11

5. Cards 10-14

This is probably the strongest I've seen the Central division in my lifetime. I feel like any of these teams could beat any other team in the country on a good night. 

[2006Coltsbestever]

31 minutes ago, RollerColt said:

This is probably the strongest I've seen the Central division in my lifetime. I feel like any of these teams could beat any other team in the country on a good night. 

Even the Cards can be sneaky good, I agree. I think the Cubs should win the division, not saying that because I am Cubs fan, but they are just better on paper than the other 4 teams. Reds should finish 2nd in a close race with the Brewers. Pirates always start strong but fall off, Cards just scare me because they are the Cards  .They are like the Lakers over history, a winning franchise. 

[RollerColt]

Just now, 2006Coltsbestever said:

Even the Cards can be sneaky good, I agree. I think the Cubs should win the division, not saying that because I am Cubs fan, but they are just better on paper than the other 4 teams. Reds should finish 2nd in close race with the Brewers. Pirates always start strong but fall off, Cards just scare me because they are the Cards  .They are like the Lakers over history, a winning franchise. 

Cards are exactly that. I never, ever count them out. All they need is one good hot streak in the summer and they're right back into the mix. Always seems to happen in July!

[2006Coltsbestever]

2 minutes ago, RollerColt said:

Cards are exactly that. I never, ever count them out. All they need is one good hot streak in the summer and they're right back into the mix. Always seems to happen in July!

Cards usually play their best ball in August too. If they are around .500 going into August, they could be a nuisance. 

[2006Coltsbestever]

All NL Central games are complete for today. Standings as of April 25th

1, Brewers 16-8

2. Cubs 16-9 (.5)

3. Reds 14-11 (2.5)

4. Pirates 13-13 (4)

5. Cards 11-14 (5.5)

 

@RollerColt, this is a damn good division so far. Even the Cards are only 3 games below .500, they are average at worse. 

[PuntersArePeopleToo]

On 4/25/2024 at 4:30 PM, 2006Coltsbestever said:

All NL Central games are complete for today. Standings as of April 25th

1, Brewers 16-8

2. Cubs 16-9 (.5)

3. Reds 14-11 (2.5)

4. Pirates 13-13 (4)

5. Cards 11-14 (5.5)

 

@RollerColt, this is a damn good division so far. Even the Cards are only 3 games below .500, they are average at worse. 

Another win, Imagana has looked good so far. I actually got to go to the Home Opener and see his debut, cold day but great win. It has been such an interesting year for them so far, just so many injuries already, we gotta get healthy, that would be great. Also harder schedule part, so the fact we are 17-9 now is great

[2006Coltsbestever]

Cubs beat Mets 3-1. Brewers lost tonight as well. Guess who is in 1st place in the NL Central heading into the last day of April:

1. Cubs 18-11

2. Brewers 17-11 (.5 back)

3. Reds 16-13

4. Pirates 14-16 (.467%)

5. Cards 13-15 (.464%)

[RollerColt]

De La Cruz threw the fastest ball in recorded history last night. 106.9 MPH!!!

[2006Coltsbestever]

Cubs 6 Brewers 5. Big win. Cubs have had a lot of injuries early. Steele has been out since opening day with a Hamstring and Bellinger for a week now with a fractured Rib. Those 2 players are arguably our best 2 players (Steele is our ACE Pitcher), and we still are only 1 game out of 1st in the NL Central.

 

1. Brewers 20-12

2. Cubs 20-14 (1 game back)

 

-Rubber match tomorrow, with a win over the Brewers tomorrow we will be tied for 1st place. Not sure what is going on with Adbert, he is struggling badly as well, despite it all, we are still 20-14. Wisdom had a titanic Homerun today, Hoerner had 2 Homeruns today, and Morel is on fire. The thing I love about this Cubs team is, they have a lot of depth. Neris has been good as a closer so far thankfully.