Monday, April 21, 2008

Cubs vs Mets Preview and MLB Standings

Now, I wasn't alive, you understand, but being a Cubs fan I do hold some resentment against the Mets for 1969. In mid August, the Cubs had a 7 and 1/2 game lead over the Mets in the newly created Eastern division, but from that point on, the Mets went an Amazing 39-11 record. The Cubs, on the other hand, wilted in September going 8-17. There was a game that season at Shea Stadium where a Mets fan let a black cat onto the field in front of the Cubs, not that I'm saying the incident was responsible, but I just wanted the reader to be aware of it.

However, this blog isn't about the past, because 100 Years Later is right now, so we celebrate the history and remind ourselves of it occasionally, but the important stuff is going on this year.

Today, John Maine faces off against Carlos Zambrano in the start of a short two game stay by the Mets at the Friendly Confines. Game time is 6:05pm CST and will be shown on ESPN, so if you can stand some Jon Miller and Joe Morgan, check it out.

Here are the Standings in Baseball after 3 weeks.

AL EAST W L GB
Boston 13 7 -
Baltimore 11 8 1.5
Toronto 10 9 2.5
New York 10 10 3.0
Tampa Bay 8 11 4.5

AL CENTRAL W L GB
Chicago 11 7 -
Kansas City 9 10 2.5
Minnesota 9 10 2.5
Cleveland 7 12 4.5
Detroit 6 11 5.5

AL WEST W L GB
Los Angeles 12 8 -
Oakland 12 8 -
Seattle 10 10 2.0
Texas 7 12 4.5

NL EAST W L GB
Florida 11 7 -
New York 10 7 .5
Atlanta 9 9 2.0
Philadelphia 9 10 2.5
Washington 5 14 6.5

NL CENTRAL W L GB
Chicago 12 6 - (2nd best record in the Major Leagues)
St. Louis 12 7 .5
Milwaukee 11 7 1.0
Cincinatti 8 11 4.5
Pittsburgh 7 11 5.0
Houston 7 12 5.5

NL WEST W L GB
Arizona 13 5 -
Colorado 9 9 4.0
San Diego 9 10 4.5
San Fran 8 11 5.5
Los Angeles 7 11 6.0

Enjoy Today's Games.

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