On Deck: Those Obnoxious 1st Place Cubs

On Deck is FanHouse's look at the day's most intriguing matchups

Chicago Cubs (12-6) vs. New York Mets (10-7) - 6:00PM Est. ESPN

If you think Cubs fans are obnoxious to begin with (As a White Sox fan I kind of agree with Marty Brennaman's assessment of Cubdom, but at the same time, I don't place the blame on all Cubs fans as much as the morons who frequent the bleachers. And Eamonn.), you should hang around them when they're in first place. I mean, after beating the Pirates yesterday, the first question Aramis Ramirez had for the media after the game was "Did the Cardinals win?" Hey, Aramis? It's April 21st. Let's hold off on the scoreboard watching for now, okay? It's a little early to worry about blowing division leads, and besides, even if the Cubs do win the division and get to the World Series, they'll probably just throw it. Speaking of throwing things, the Cubs will send Carlos Zambrano to the mound this evening, and Chicago's other "crazy Venezuelan" has pitched well so far this season. Zambrano is 2-1 with a 3.04 ERA in 2008, but at Wrigley he's 2-0 with a 1.74 ERA in three starts (compared to his 6-9 record and 4.96 ERA there last season). The Mets, meanwhile, will be sending John Maine to the mound. Last season the Mets went 5-2 against the Cubs, but guess who the losing pitcher was in both of those losses. Yep, it was Maine who went 0-2 with a 10.76 ERA against Chicago last season.

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