Can anyone take the NL Central from the Cubbies? Which team will make an early second half move for the NL Wild Card spot? Wednesday night’s matchup between the Milwaukee Brewers (-130) and St Louis Cardinals (+110) will affect both of these scenarios. At least for this night, look for the Cards to take out the upstart Brewers.
I understand that everyone is high on this Milwaukee team right now. Especially after the C.C. Sabathia acquisition. Sabathia has been fantastic since joining the Brewers (3-0, 1.88 ERA). He even clubbed a key homer against Cincinnati in his second start to help gain the win. Welcome to the NL, C.C.
So naturally, anyone in their right mind would be taking the Brew Crew for Sabathia’s fourth start, right? Not me. Much like another C.C. having a late resurgence in his career, C.C. DeVille of Poison, I’m not quite so impressed yet.
Poison was actually in town last night. All the local rock stations have been talking about these guys like the original Beatles were performing. How quickly people forget. In a decade that was horrible for music already, Poison made the 80’s their very own litter box. They made bands like Tesla and Winger seem credible by comparison. What the heck is an ‘Unskinny Bop’ anyways?? Just dreadful.
Enter the age of exploitive reality shows for celebrity has-beens. Hooray! First DeVille offered up his cardboard personality for all to see on ‘The Surreal Life’. Then Poison’s lead singer, Bret Michaels, hit it big with his ‘Rock of Love’ dating show. Some of the worst television ever created, but for some reason, I can’t stop watching!
Now comes the inevitable tour. While I can revel in watching the hot chicks in Poison make fools of themselves on TV, I certainly am not going to believe that all of a sudden this is a real band am I? I understand there is a lot of hype going on right now with all the exposure and TV success, but won’t we all look back in 20 years and agree that Poison never really had a resurgence? That their music was just as awful from year one to year thirty? I think we will.
This brings me back to C.C. Sabathia. They were considered dark horses before acquiring him this year, with sportsbooks having them as the sixth highest favorite to win the NL in the preseason (+1010). Currently, they have the third best odds to win the pennant (+525). This isn’t all due to C.C. Milwaukee has put together a nice season thus far. And I understand how his masterful debut has upped the hype machine tenfold, but I certainly am not going to believe that all of a sudden this is a brand new Sabathia, am I? Nah, probably not.
While in no way am I comparing Sabathia’s highlights to DeVille’s horrendous resume, I’m just not as impressed as some people. With a losing record and ERA near four, it could be said that C.C. was as much to blame as anyone else for Cleveland’s poor season. Then with his two losses to Boston in last year’s ALCS, he has yet to prove he can dominate in a big game when he is really needed. With or without him, I wouldn’t take this Brewers team over Philadelphia or St Louis, nevermind the Cubs and Mets. It’s just not their time. Not yet.
Take the Cards (+110) as a slight home underdog, or this could be one of those “Things That Make You Go Hmmm”.
I understand that everyone is high on this Milwaukee team right now. Especially after the C.C. Sabathia acquisition. Sabathia has been fantastic since joining the Brewers (3-0, 1.88 ERA). He even clubbed a key homer against Cincinnati in his second start to help gain the win. Welcome to the NL, C.C.
So naturally, anyone in their right mind would be taking the Brew Crew for Sabathia’s fourth start, right? Not me. Much like another C.C. having a late resurgence in his career, C.C. DeVille of Poison, I’m not quite so impressed yet.
The more things change…
Poison was actually in town last night. All the local rock stations have been talking about these guys like the original Beatles were performing. How quickly people forget. In a decade that was horrible for music already, Poison made the 80’s their very own litter box. They made bands like Tesla and Winger seem credible by comparison. What the heck is an ‘Unskinny Bop’ anyways?? Just dreadful.
Enter the age of exploitive reality shows for celebrity has-beens. Hooray! First DeVille offered up his cardboard personality for all to see on ‘The Surreal Life’. Then Poison’s lead singer, Bret Michaels, hit it big with his ‘Rock of Love’ dating show. Some of the worst television ever created, but for some reason, I can’t stop watching!
Now comes the inevitable tour. While I can revel in watching the hot chicks in Poison make fools of themselves on TV, I certainly am not going to believe that all of a sudden this is a real band am I? I understand there is a lot of hype going on right now with all the exposure and TV success, but won’t we all look back in 20 years and agree that Poison never really had a resurgence? That their music was just as awful from year one to year thirty? I think we will.
This brings me back to C.C. Sabathia. They were considered dark horses before acquiring him this year, with sportsbooks having them as the sixth highest favorite to win the NL in the preseason (+1010). Currently, they have the third best odds to win the pennant (+525). This isn’t all due to C.C. Milwaukee has put together a nice season thus far. And I understand how his masterful debut has upped the hype machine tenfold, but I certainly am not going to believe that all of a sudden this is a brand new Sabathia, am I? Nah, probably not.
The more they stay the same.
While in no way am I comparing Sabathia’s highlights to DeVille’s horrendous resume, I’m just not as impressed as some people. With a losing record and ERA near four, it could be said that C.C. was as much to blame as anyone else for Cleveland’s poor season. Then with his two losses to Boston in last year’s ALCS, he has yet to prove he can dominate in a big game when he is really needed. With or without him, I wouldn’t take this Brewers team over Philadelphia or St Louis, nevermind the Cubs and Mets. It’s just not their time. Not yet.
Take the Cards (+110) as a slight home underdog, or this could be one of those “Things That Make You Go Hmmm”.