Monday, August 14, 2006
The Lowlights: A Look Back to July 31 and Bold Predictions
Here's an assessment of the Race to the Bottom since the trade deadline.
The Cubs: Zambrano is pitching tonight, so they'll pretend to be a real baseball team whilst visiting Houston and reach 50 wins. But will they triumph over Tampa Bay in the long run?
The Royals: They're at the White Sox. This isn't going to go well. If I have one piece of advice for the boys in blue, it's to make sure their third base coach is wearing a redneck-and-beer repellent helmet.
The Pirates: Things were really ugly the last time they were in Milwaukee, and the chorizo is gone now, too. I say they hit 75 losses before Wednesday.
- The Pirates: Traded half their team. Followed a five-game losing streak by sweeping St. Louis.
- The Royals: Had fire sale. Followed six-game losing streak by sweeping the Red Sox. Follow-up major sweep by losing four straight to, um, the Indians. Two steps forward, three steps back, I guess.
- The Cubs: Traded second-least-incompetent pitcher, who has been on hot streak with new team ever since. Followed three game winning streak by nearly getting swept by Milwaukee and Colorado. Are actually not the third-worst team in the major leagues thanks to Tampa Bay.
The Cubs: Zambrano is pitching tonight, so they'll pretend to be a real baseball team whilst visiting Houston and reach 50 wins. But will they triumph over Tampa Bay in the long run?
The Royals: They're at the White Sox. This isn't going to go well. If I have one piece of advice for the boys in blue, it's to make sure their third base coach is wearing a redneck-and-beer repellent helmet.
The Pirates: Things were really ugly the last time they were in Milwaukee, and the chorizo is gone now, too. I say they hit 75 losses before Wednesday.
