Cubs vs Marlins

Damn i really wanted to get this post up before the series started. I really wish i could comment more on the playoff games, but work has me tired usually and thoughts dont flow as easily.

In the Braves series i never fully expected the Cubs to beat them. Though as people have said all season, anything can happen if you can get Prior and Wood into the playoffs. And sure enough that anything happened.

People call the playoffs a crapshoot like Bobby Cox said about round 1. After playing 162 games and winning your division by 10+ games you should be able to close out any team in 3 out of 5 games. Your team has been doing it all season whats the diffrence in the playoffs?
The diffrence is which team wants it more. It was clear that the Braves didnt want it as bad, it was just another day at the park no big deal. And they came out flat and played like crap.

No knock against the Cubs, but that flat lousy playing Atlanta team still took us to 5 games as we played error free defense and pitched pretty damn good.

The Marlins series is a much diffrent animal. Just like the Cubs they have battled since virtually opening day to the last day of the season in a pennant/playoff race. Dusty and Jack took over 2 inept franchises and turned them around into playoff teams (yeah thats right i am actually gonna give Baker some credit). And they both have fought tooth and nail in close games all year which showed in Tuesdays game.

To me personally i considered I-rod the x-factor before this series started. Snubed or Ex-Cubs have a habit of taking it personal and screwing us every chance they get. Thome, Kent, Pudge, Castilla certainly did that this year.