tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771285339852962797.post7055345096319132453..comments2023-07-20T08:21:28.110-05:00Comments on The Baseball Gods: The Baseball Gods 2009 Power Rankings (as of March 7)Wheelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10347440557580057526noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771285339852962797.post-72096472803253734712009-03-12T19:55:00.000-05:002009-03-12T19:55:00.000-05:00Dude, you're nuts...Check out my latest post...Dude, you're nuts...<BR/><BR/>Check out my latest post...Wheelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10347440557580057526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771285339852962797.post-60644307309069424462009-03-12T13:06:00.000-05:002009-03-12T13:06:00.000-05:00How exactly are the Cubs better than the Cardinals...How exactly are the Cubs better than the Cardinals? I'm awfully tired of seeing people write that and hearing people say it. It's BS!! Let's do a comparison. I don't have time to do every play, but...<BR/><BR/>1st: Cards are WAY better! Lee is now one of the worse offensive 1st basemen in baseball.<BR/>2nd. Cards are better on offense. Cubs on D. I'll give the Cubs the edge.<BR/>SS: Depends on which Green shows up. Could go either way. I'll give it to the Cubs.<BR/>3rd. Cards win this one. Stats were about the same last year on offense. Glaus is better on defense. And we know the Cubs play in a little league sized ballpark.<BR/>C: Edge to the Cards. Yadi is a better defensive player, and hit for a higher average.<BR/>Outfield: The Cards top 3 are FAR better than the Cubs top 3.<BR/><BR/>Starting pitching:<BR/>#1: Carpenter over Zambrano any day! Zambrano is a headcase and has never won a big game.<BR/>#2: Wainwright and Harden are close, but one has closed a World Series win and the other hasn't, so slight edge to Cards.<BR/>#3: Lohse vs. Dempster. About even. Both had breakout years. Can we trust either will repeat? Not sure. Calling it even.<BR/>#4: Wellemeyer vs. Lilly. About even. I like Wellemeyer better, but will call it even.<BR/>#5: They both could be equally as bad. Call it even.<BR/>CL: Both will go with unproven closers. I'll call it even, but the Cards have lots more options.<BR/><BR/>Of course, I assumed full health for both teams. It's not fair to assume (as most around STL do) that the Cubs will be healthy and the Cards won't. After all, Zambrano and Harden are already hurting, and Glaus will miss a few weeks. I know there's more to it than that, but I don't have the time right now. By my analysis, the Cards are the better team (maybe by a lot if Skip can learn to play second and Green is the player he usually is). Obviously, things don't always go as they should on paper. We shall see!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com