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Maybe so, but it's a bit early and let me remind you, they are not the Cards, or Reds....they are the Cubs. They will tank (I hope).It didn't take long for the Cubs to catch and pass the Pirates.
Third place coming.
I hope so as well but they are talented and hungry.Maybe so, but it's a bit early and let me remind you, they are not the Cards, or Reds....they are the Cubs. They will tank (I hope).
Well, if you are right, and if the Bucs can't win the Division, I wouldn't mind the Cubs. Their fans fans deserve it.I hope so as well but they are talented and hungry.
Sadly I don't think the Pirates can out-spend the Cards and the Cubs going forward. With Theo Epstein and Joe Madden just hard for me to see how the Bucs can stay in the hunt on a consistent basis.
At just about every position, save CF and LF the Cubs just simply have more talent.
Have you ever been around traveling Cubs fans? They are the worst. From where their arrogance comes, I'll never know.Well, if you are right, and if the Bucs can't win the Division, I wouldn't mind the Cubs. Their fans fans deserve it.
Have you ever been around traveling Cub fans.Well, if you are right, and if the Bucs can't win the Division, I wouldn't mind the Cubs. Their fans fans deserve it.
I highly doubt it.It didn't take long for the Cubs to catch and pass the Pirates.
Third place coming.
Have you ever been around traveling Cubs fans? They are the worst. From where their arrogance comes, I'll never know.
Just about every position? I would add 2B and pitching staff to CF & LF.I hope so as well but they are talented and hungry.
Sadly I don't think the Pirates can out-spend the Cards and the Cubs going forward. With Theo Epstein and Joe Madden just hard for me to see how the Bucs can stay in the hunt on a consistent basis.
At just about every position, save CF and LF the Cubs just simply have more talent.
You got 50/50 odds.It didn't take long for the Cubs to catch and pass the Pirates.
Third place coming.
If they can win the Division without Wainwright, I will tip my hat. I just don't see it happening.Cubs will fade but will show much promise for the future.
Pirates should (IMO) win the division but got to watch out for those Cardinals. They handle baseball adversity better than any team in the majors!!
I'll take some action on that bet BB!It didn't take long for the Cubs to catch and pass the Pirates.
Third place coming.
Have you ever been around traveling Cubs fans? They are the worst. From where their arrogance comes, I'll never know.
Or a city with a crime rate that is through the roof. But hey, as they say, anybody can have a bad century.Probably comes from living in a city with a pulse...
Or a city with a crime rate that is through the roof. But hey, as they say, anybody can have a bad century.
I know that. Was just havin' a little fun with you on that one.The criminals align much more with the Sox.
Yeah, look at them tonight. Hardly belong on the same field together.It didn't take long for the Cubs to catch and pass the Pirates.
Third place coming.
I didn't know how well known that was ...I know that. Was just havin' a little fun with you on that one.
Been to both parks. Felt way better at Wrigley.I didn't know how well known that was ...
True that CF.The Pirates have managed a 12-10 record with silent bats. IF the bats heat up, and IF Taillon is ready by summer and called up, who knows.
The Cubs are close, but still a year or so away in my opinion.If the Pirates win at the same rate as through April, they finish 88-74 which would be pretty good ....
Would it be good enough?
What's amazing to me is that they are 2 over .500 without their hitters coming through and without their bullpen performing very well. I think that when the weather heats up, the Pirates will be fine.
Now the Cubs ... what I've seen so far is very positive. Can they keep it up or improve on their current position? Time will tell.
The Cubs are close, but still a year or so away in my opinion.
One weakness for the Cubs is their middle relief. You can do some damage in the 6th and 7th innings. Their hitting is scary good, and they are such a young team.The Cubs are close, but still a year or so away in my opinion.
Cubs are a solid young team, but they're too young this year, they'll falter down the stretch, much like the young Bucs teams of 2011 & 2012. They are definitely scary looking towards the future.
As for where the Pirates are better, you're selling them way short. First of all, "better" at a position isn't always equal. The Pirates aren't just better at CF and LF, they're light years ahead of Coghlan and Fowler.
And I'd say the Pirates are better at CF, LF, 2B, bullpen, starting pitching (and even moreso w/I the next 2 years once Kingham, Taillon and Glasnow arrive), and equal at RF and C. Polanco has been every bit the prospect of Soler, and their numbers this year are very similar thus far. At C, the Cubs have a 31 year old who has been very average the past 2 years, and it's rare that trend shifts back at this age (except for Martin playing out of his mind in a contract year, glad the Bucs didn't pay for that).
So that leaves the Cubs better at 1B, 3B and SS. Sounds like the Bucs are clearly the better team. And it took the Cubs bringing up their top 3 prospects to even be in the conversation with the Bucs. If you reevaluated farm systems now that the Cubs called them up, the Pirates would be ahead of them. So I think the Bucs are the better team today, and have the stronger farm system. Yes, the Cubs will outspend them going forward, but this Bucs team is built to last.
Right now this is one of the most putrid lineups in Major League Baseball. And the best player by far is playing on one leg. Just a matter of time till he breaks down and then you can turn out the lights. McCutcheon looks to me like he needs surgery.
I know it's the first week of May - doesn't matter. I'm predicting a losing record and you can forget about the playoffs.
When the Pirates did nothing to fortify the lineup, you knew in March they were toast.
Yes they are, and it's so damn frustrating.I'm not sure what they could've done to fortify the lineup. They were a top 5 offense in the national league last year, returned everyone of consequence except Martin (and signed an adequate C to replace him), and should've improved (with Polanco getting a full year to be what he could). Yeah, maybe they could've done more at 1B, but at the expense of quitting on Alvarez 1 year removed from winning the HR crown? I think the lineup was fine, nothing really needed done, the only problem is that guys are playing waaaaay below their talent level, and there was no way to predict that in March.
If they can win the Division without Wainwright, I will tip my hat. I just don't see it happening.
Well, as I said, if they can win the Division without him I will tip my cap. One thing I am very confident of is that the Cards will not continue to play .750 baseball, and the Pirates will not stay under .500, so the race will tighten. As wbcincy said, the Bucs are playing way below their talent level. I expect that to change, but only time will tell.The last time the Cardinals didn't have Wainwright for the entire season, they won the World Series.
I'm not sure what they could've done to fortify the lineup. They were a top 5 offense in the national league last year, returned everyone of consequence except Martin (and signed an adequate C to replace him), and should've improved (with Polanco getting a full year to be what he could). Yeah, maybe they could've done more at 1B, but at the expense of quitting on Alvarez 1 year removed from winning the HR crown? I think the lineup was fine, nothing really needed done, the only problem is that guys are playing waaaaay below their talent level, and there was no way to predict that in March.