Ted Lilly

   One day after being no-hit by Carlos Zambrano, the Astros managed just one hit against Ted Lilly and a trio of Cubs relievers.  Although the location of these two games is no excuse for Houston's anemic offense, it is still not fair that these supposed Astros home games were played in Milwaukee, which is absolutely not a neutral site when the opponent is the Cubs.  Miller Park was packed full of Cubs fans for both games, since Milwaukee is only about 90 miles north of Chicago.  On top of the location debacle, Major League Baseball handled this entire hurricane situation poorly with respect to the interests of the Houston Astros organization.  Apparently, the league initially requested that the Cubs and Astros play a game on Thursday, an idea that was immediately vetoed by the Astros' personnel, whose main concern at that time was the health and safety of their families.

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p; His arm is bound to give in soon, and when it does, the Cubs will not know what to do.

(2) Ted Lilly will become a Cy Young Award Candidate

  For some of you, this may be a stretch.  Stretch your eyes open a little more and you will see the possibility of

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