NL Central - More Speaking Streaks

As I presented earlier for the NL East, here are some 'predictive' streaks from the first third of the season for the teams of the NL Central.

These are streaks starting sometimes a decade or more ago up to last year, of games occuring on certain dates or certain game numbers when teams consistently have won during winning seasons and lost during losing seasons, thus casting a 'predictive' glow on them. The streaks may or may not continue through this year, and they're probably just results of randomness, but it's interesting anyway.

---The Cubs have one of these streaks going for tonight (April 21), a streak that has lasted since 1998, although they didn't play for two of those years (2003 and 2000). Their next best streaks have lasted since 2004, and are on Game Number 35, May 3 and 6, and on April 6 (which they skipped this year).

---The Reds also have a streak going since 1998, on Game No. 47. And also like the Cubs, their next longest streak is also since 2004, on Game No. 38.

---The Astros' longest early 'predictive' streak has continued since 2004, on the third game of the year (which they've already lost in 2010). Their next longest streaks would be since 2006, on Game No. 43, April 23 and 25, and May 4 and 21.

---The Brewers went 81-81 on 2005. If you choose to ignore that as a push, then they have a streak going since 2003 on April 18 (which they won this year), and since 2004 on April 12 (which they lost). After 2005, they have streaks since 2006 on Game No. 6 (which they won), April 14 (which they lost), and May 20.

---The Pirates' have a streak since 2000 on May 23, since 2003 on April 19 (which they didn't play this year), and since 2004 on Game No. 47 and April 7 (which they already won?!?!).

---The Cardinals' oldest of these streaks is on April 29, which has gone on since 1998 (with gaps in the schedule on 2002 and 2007). Next longest is on May 21 and Game No. 15, which have continued since 2000.