The Cubs wrapped up home field advantage throughout the National League playoffs tonight with the victory over the Mets. The Mets now trail Philadelphia in the East by 2.5 games, but they lead Milwaukee by 1 game in the Wild Card.
The Cubs will have a lot to say about who will win the Wild Card. The Cubs play 3 more in New York and end with 3 games at Wrigley North with the Brewers.
I predict that Philly will wrap up the East, leaving the Brewers and the Mets to battle it out for the Wild Card.
The Brewers want the Cubs to beat up on the Mets. The Mets want the Cubs to beat up on the Brewers. But the Cubs have bigger fish to fry. They need to get their pitching rotation set for the postseason and basically hold week-long tryouts for the final positions on the playoff roster.
I think it will be the Mets who pull it out in the end, because let's face it...the Brewers just don't seem like a playoff team right now. So, if it is the Mets in round one...
Here's a few reasons why the Cubs have the advantage...
---The Cubs pitched Jason Marquis tonight (He may not even make the playoff roster and definitely won't get a start in round one)
---The Cubs pitch Sean Marshall tomorrow (Same as Marquis)
---The Cubs will face Johan Santana tomorrow night. (This will be a good chance for the Cubs to see him before he pitches in game one)
---Ted Lilly won't pitch in New York (If we face the Mets, Lilly could get the nod in the series because of the Mets left-handed bats. So, New York won't be able to see him before he pitches)
---The Cubs will most likely now rest some of the regulars. (Mets pitchers won't get a chance to face our studs before the playoffs)
I'm still actually rooting for the Brewers to make the playoffs so we can face the Dodgers. We match up best with them, as I showed in an early post.
2 More reasons why I hope to play L.A.
---Playing LA means the Phillies face the Brewers in round one...I think if the Brewers get in they can be dangerous in a short series. They can beat the Phillies. The Dodgers cannot.
---I would love to play the Brewers in the NLCS. Not only would both cities go crazy, but we've had the Brewers number all season long
However, most signs point to us facing the Mets at this point.
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I think the Dodgers will destroy the Phillies. I mean, look what happened to Phi last year against the Rockies.
They were a great offensive team (as they are this year) and they got crushed by a similar offensive team with decent pitching.
I think it's dangerous to immediately dismiss the Dodgers, especially considering that they have Manny Ramirez and Russell Martin.
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