09-21-2009, 01:54 PM
My view of these games were that the teams were evenly matched. Both teams had 2 of their 3 best starters take the mound Cubs (Lilly, Dempster and Z) versus the Cards best (Smoltz, Carpenter and Wainwright).
The Cubs lost 2 games in the 9th and won one game in extra innings. They lost 2 but scored more runs than the Cards in the series on the road. That isn't that bad. It would have been nice to get a series win but these 2 teams aren't that far apart.
Without the Cards additions of Holliday, DeRosa, Lugo and Smoltz, the NL Central would probably still be up for grabs.
The Cubs lost 2 games in the 9th and won one game in extra innings. They lost 2 but scored more runs than the Cards in the series on the road. That isn't that bad. It would have been nice to get a series win but these 2 teams aren't that far apart.
Without the Cards additions of Holliday, DeRosa, Lugo and Smoltz, the NL Central would probably still be up for grabs.