NL Central happy to see June end
i94sports.com 7/1/2009 — It’s officially July, and for the teams in the NL Central, it couldn’t have come fast enough. Currently the Brewers hold a two game advantage over the St. Louis Cardinals and the Reds, Cubs and Astros and even the Pirates are not far behind that. Only the Astros and the ...

Moving Up in the NL Central
baseballmusings.com 6/26/2009 — The Reds and Pirates picked up wins tonight. Cincinnati got by Toronto 7-5. The Reds out hit them 15-5, but the game finished closer than that. The Pirates took the Indians 3-2 as Ohlendorf match Cliff Lee over seven innings and Andrew McCuthchen ...

NL Central Breakdown
rootzoo.com 5/30/2009 — My opinions on the final standings in the NL Central.

Tight Central
baseballmusings.com 7/22/2009 — While the NL East race becomes less dramatic, things are tightening up in the NL Central. The Astros take game two of their series against the Cardinals in a game filled with home runs. Both sides hit three long balls, with the Astros getting seven runs off theirs to the Cardinals five. That ...

The Surprising Team of the NL Central
jhwk23-sportstalk.blogspot.com 5/28/2009 — Most baseball fans realize that the NL Central is a terrible division. Most only focus on St. Louis, Chicago, and sometimes the Brewers. Maybe now, people should start to pay a little more attention to the Cincinnati Reds. They're actually on a four game winning streak, and they just swept ...

Cubs will climb back into NL Central race against Brewers
betonline.com 7/2/2009 — Hovering just below .500, the Cubs have been a major baseball betting bust in 2009. However, a series with the NL Central-leading Brewers is the perfect opportunity for the Cubbies to turn their season around. Will they pull it off in Brewers vs Cubs odds?

Congrats To The 2009 NL Central Champs - YOUR Milwaukee Brewers
wisconsinsportsblogs.blogspot.com 7/1/2009 — Tear down that silly Wild Card pennant, here comes the big boy - the real deal. It's gonna happen. The Brewers WILL win the NL Central this year, and here's 5 reasons why. 1) The NL Central itself. Not exactly breaking news here, but this division ...

NL Central Rankings of Ultimate Power (May 25)
goatriders.org 5/26/2009 — Although I almost dug my heart out with an old wooden spoon yesterday in the wake of loss #7, I'm partially relieved that the rest of the division had a somewhat "meh"-ish week as well. In the last 10 games, no team in the NLC has a record better ...

Old School Logos NL Central
slowbreaker.com 6/15/2009 — More Hardball has been featuring some of the old school MLB logos over the past few weekends. Today we take it on back in the National League Central division.

Cubs first in NL Central
chicagotribune.com 7/27/2009 — Harden strong in 5-2 win as team leads division for first time in 3 months > The Cubs' sweep of the Cincinnati Reds, combined with the Cardinals' 9-2 loss to the Philadelphia ...

White Sox-Cubs: All Smiles in 4-1 Win over Cubs — Bleacher Report - MLB 6/18/2009
Filed:June 17, 2009 Scott Podsednik chats it up between pitches at Wrigley Field Wednesday (Cubbie Nation/file)   Click here for the photo gallery of Wednesday's Cubs-Sox game   John Danks went seven strong innings, and the ...

Cubs' funk hitting critical juncture — USATODAY.com MLB - Top Stories 6/18/2009
OK, it's time to panic now. The Chicago Cubs look at the standings, and they're the epitome of mediocrity, 30-31, 4 1/2 games ...

Destroy the Steroids Test Results. Do It for Baseball. — Bleacher Report - MLB 6/18/2009
Steroids were the best thing that's happened to baseball in a long time. With Sammy Sosa having been revealed as another of 104 players who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in 2003, we start another round of condemnation and ...

"Pudge" breaks record for games behind the plate — Boston.com -- Baseball News 6/18/2009
Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez of the Houston Astros has broken the record for games played as catcher after working his 2,227th game behind the plate.

Rosenblog: Cubs kill fans' spirit, then say there's no 'excitement' — chicagotribune.com - Sports 6/18/2009