Schedule Watching*
What is his place? Is this a Cubs blog? People are excited about the play of Ryan Theriot? There is a sense of excitement about the New York Mets coming to town? Is that…yes, I believe it is….optimism I smell in the air?
I’ve been MIA the last couple days with an almost complete disconnection from the internet and (more importantly) a TV, but it looks like things have been going pretty well in my absence (the Cubs always seem to win when I can’t watch them…hmmmm).
Anyway, I’m as happy as any other fan to see the Cubs get off to a solid start. The team is hitting the crap out of the ball (note: MLB baseballs do not actually contain crap, however that would make for interesting imagery), the pitching has been somewhat stable, and the fans are so happy they accidentally pour out their beer or drop their souvenir baseballs onto the field. Let the good times roll.
Now I don’t want to bring any negative attitudes into the situation, but one of my favorite pastimes is schedule watching (as defined by Merriam-Webster: the act of looking at ones own schedule to determine future awesomeness or looming suckitude), and the future is looking “interesting” for the Cubs.
So far, this team has been beating up on the likes of the Astros (2-1), Pirates (6-0), and Reds (2-1) while doing poorly against the playoff-caliber teams of the Brewers (1-2) and Phillies (1-2). I’ll give the Cubs credit where credit is due (they are winning against the teams they need to beat), but looking ahead at the schedule (particularly in the first half of May) things are going to be getting pretty rough.
After the Mets, the Cubs have games at Colorado and at Washington before the real test begins. In the beginning of May, the Cubs will face off against the Brewers, Cards, D-Backs, and Padres (only the Cards series is on the road), and this is when we should find out what this team is really all about.
The Cubs are a good team, don’t get me wrong, but we are about to find out how good they actually are (gulp). And it starts tonight, which I won’t be able to watch so that’s a good sign.
*Just before I was about to post this to GROTA, I saw this article on the Trib’s website. Yes, my post is quite similar to it, but I’m far too lazy and tired to think of something else to write about. So Dick Van Dyck and shove it.
I’ve been MIA the last couple days with an almost complete disconnection from the internet and (more importantly) a TV, but it looks like things have been going pretty well in my absence (the Cubs always seem to win when I can’t watch them…hmmmm).
Anyway, I’m as happy as any other fan to see the Cubs get off to a solid start. The team is hitting the crap out of the ball (note: MLB baseballs do not actually contain crap, however that would make for interesting imagery), the pitching has been somewhat stable, and the fans are so happy they accidentally pour out their beer or drop their souvenir baseballs onto the field. Let the good times roll.
Now I don’t want to bring any negative attitudes into the situation, but one of my favorite pastimes is schedule watching (as defined by Merriam-Webster: the act of looking at ones own schedule to determine future awesomeness or looming suckitude), and the future is looking “interesting” for the Cubs.
So far, this team has been beating up on the likes of the Astros (2-1), Pirates (6-0), and Reds (2-1) while doing poorly against the playoff-caliber teams of the Brewers (1-2) and Phillies (1-2). I’ll give the Cubs credit where credit is due (they are winning against the teams they need to beat), but looking ahead at the schedule (particularly in the first half of May) things are going to be getting pretty rough.
After the Mets, the Cubs have games at Colorado and at Washington before the real test begins. In the beginning of May, the Cubs will face off against the Brewers, Cards, D-Backs, and Padres (only the Cards series is on the road), and this is when we should find out what this team is really all about.
The Cubs are a good team, don’t get me wrong, but we are about to find out how good they actually are (gulp). And it starts tonight, which I won’t be able to watch so that’s a good sign.
*Just before I was about to post this to GROTA, I saw this article on the Trib’s website. Yes, my post is quite similar to it, but I’m far too lazy and tired to think of something else to write about. So Dick Van Dyck and shove it.
Mets generally are thought of as a good team
Cubs looked quite like a 'real team' tonight. If Cedeno can keep this pace and Pie comes around, the other teams in the NL will be looking at the Cubs looming on their schedules.