One hot division
August 14th, 2008 at 12:18pm Wally Haas
The National League Central is the strongest division in the league. The fourth-place Houston Astros would be in first place if they played in the Western division. The Cubs, Brewers and Astros are all 8-2 in their last 10 games.
The strength of division foes should keep the Cubs sharp as they roll toward the playoffs.
The Brewers have looked nearly unbeatable since the fight between Prince Fielder and Manny Parra. Dissension worked for the Oakland A’s in the ’70s and might work for the Brewers this year.
Expect the Brewers to make the postseason either as division champs if the Cubs falter or as the wild-card team.
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1. Flying Hellfish | August 14th, 2008 at 2:54 pm
Let’s not forget that the last four series the Brewers have played (including the current one) have been against the worst team in the NL (Nationals), the second-worst (Padres), the fourth-worst (Reds) and the sixth-worst (Braves), all of whom are last-place teams except for the second-to-last Braves (the Nats are worst in the East). Remember what the Brew-Crew did immediately before this cream puff stretch? They got their butts swept by the Cubs. They are a good team but let’s not over hype the Brewers by looking at their last 12 games.
2. Wally Haas | August 14th, 2008 at 3:47 pm
Sure they’ve been playing poor teams, but you still need to play well to win. This stretch could give the Brewers confidence when they start playing better teams. Cubs are better overall, but CC and Sheets make a tough 1-2 punch in a short playoff series.
3. Tony Garcia | August 14th, 2008 at 3:51 pm
Let’s not oversimplify the “dissension” factor for the 1970s A’s. They also had great baseball talent and, despite the dissension, two unifying factors: 1.) A desire to win, and 2.) Total hatred of Charlie O. Finley.
And what’s this “if the Cubs falter” talk?
4. Wally Haas | August 14th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
Yes, the A’s loved me when I was the owner, but we didn’t win the big games.
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