By the way, Matt Clement was carrying a no hitter into the 7th inning against the Mets. Didn't keep it, but oh well. He struck out a career high 13 batters and lifted the Cubs to a 3-0 win to sweep the Mets in the 3-game series. Cubbies have now won 6 in a row and sit alone atop the NL Central Division with a 12-6 record. The gap is widening between the first and last place teams in the NL Central, but it's still the closest division in MLB.
Hey Warbler, at least the Phils are in third place right now. But they did break that losing streak (if only temporarily).
The thing I don't understand and maybe you can explain it to me Warbler is why do all divisions in MLB have 5 teams except NL Central with 6 while the AL West has 4. Why, when they were realigning a couple seasons ago, didn't they even it all out? I know that this set up allows for an even number of teams in each league... is that the reason? Makes it easier to set up the playoffs?