Totatlly disagree with this. Lilly is just teasing people, he's a career .500 pitcher and he's awful once the calendar hits August. Rich Hill hasn't been pitching well the past month, and while I think he is a nice young pitcher, he's not yet a guy I want trying to win meaningful games, at least not as a #2 or #3. Zambrano is streaky.
I trust the top three from the Dodgers, Braves, and Padres much more, and even without Pedro the Mets have a better staff. The Mets and Dodgers have better lineups and bullpens than the Cubs too, so I have a hard time seeing the Cubs beating either one in a series. 15-1 just isn't enough IMO.
i can think of 3-4 teams with better starting picthers and more than that with better releivers.Cubs are still weak in my eyes.Sd,Sf,Mets and maybe even the Dodgers have better starting pitching.Dodgers 1-2 definitely better than Cubs 1-2.i don't blame you for taking a 15-1 flyer but to say they have the best 1-2-3 in the NL is a stretch.
seems a lot of guys misinterpreted my point about the cubs 1/2/3 pitchers. by no means are they the best in the NL. but i am confident that they can match up with anyone in the league and stand a very good shot in a short series. a team like frisco will be sitting home this postseason because their starters are solid but their offense is putrid and gives them no support. chicago has a good blend of pitching to go along with their offense.
