Wednesday, October 11, 2006

Something To Look Forward To!

John McDonough's arithmatic.

Here's McDonough on the Cubs' 66-96 record

You win 30 more games and you're back to .500.

Not true. Winning 30 more games gives the team a record of 96-66. Winning 15 games more would have put the Cubs at .500 on the season, at 81-81.

It's tough to squeak out wins against teams like the Pirates (6-9), Padres (0-7), Braves (1-6). Actually if you exclude the Padres, the Cubs had a winning record against winning teams in the National League (27-26). Of course, considering they do this every season.