Quote Originally Posted by gameover2:
Cubs have been struggling recently but I think that's because they were playing Colorado and Philly, 2 of the better teams in the NL. With Pitt however, I expect them to fare much better.
Duke's not terrible, but he hasn't been good his past starts too. Plus, I don't believe he'll get run support tomorrow.
I expect the Cubs to have boosted their morale with this blowout enough to cover the runline.
I'm feeling St Louis but I'm just not comfotable with their offense. San Diego's been battling their past games too so I might just lay off this game.
About the Angels, they got shelled last night worse than Afganistan or Iraq. Best believe they will pull through. Baltimore hasn't won consecutive games in weeks now so I'm leaning heavily against them.
Lastly, I like playing day games over night games so in all likelihood, I'll pull the trigger big on the Cubs runline.
I hear you... Yah, they should be able to take care of Pittsburgh. It is daunting to reflect that without Aramis, the Cubs are 30-37, including 1-5 most recently, and with him, they're 29-18.
So with him, they have a better winning percentage than the Dodgers, and without him, they are slightly better than the Pirates. They actually split the two games against Colorado that Aramis played, and would not, I think, have been swept by Philly with him in the lineup. (With Aramis playing, they took one of three in Philadelphia just a few weeks ago.)
I do like the way Pittsburgh has been playing (I mean, for your bet) -- getting pummeled, not only losing, but generally by more than 1 1/2. Of all their pitchers, Zach Duke would be the one I fear most, especially outside of Pittsburgh. Still, they've won three games since August 25 -- two of them against the Nationals. Not bad.