bsb8532 wrote:
They got lucky because any metric shows they shouldn't have won the 83 games they won regardless of the Cubs extravaganza. Its going to be our curse because Uncle Drayton thinks all he has to do is resign Wolf and this team is playoff bound. As long as the team finishes strongly that's all he needs, the obvious weaknesses of the first half are dismissed.

a) That would be 86 wins (and if it came to it, would have been 87).

b) Even if I disagree with the particular statement, I think your statement is fair. Bottom Line Drayton will accept contention, while championship would be a nice surprise. This year, I was down with that effort (based on the way 2007 went). And truth be told, I'm down with that again in 2009. From 2010 onward, I expect to start seeing minor league system results.