I like how you've set yourself up to say you were right no matter what happens

If they tank you point to these posts

If they're good, you say "I always said 16 was the year they should go for it"


Just be real man. Stop being such a sports hipster.

Yeah, just like last year when no one in the Central won more than 90 games because they were beating each other up. Oh wait...

On paper I agree, Nats are #1 .. But that guarantees nothing.. Did you have the Mets vs Royals last year?

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better for you guys to take October off from this place if the Cubs don't make the playoffs

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

I think the Mets are set up to be the big disappointment team this year in a perfectly Metsie way

I could see Cespedes sucking

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

I had Royals Nats. Still can't believe how much impact a manager can have, apparently.

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Ба́бушка гада́ла, да на́двое сказа́ла—то ли до́ждик, то ли снег, то ли бу́дет, то ли нет.

I had Royals vs Nat's too.. I'm thinking the same thing thing again this year too.

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I hope the Royals win just to piss off the sabrfucks.

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Reality is your friend, not your enemy. -- Seacrest

COF is just a deeply scarred Cubs fan. He's afraid to predict success as some sort of superstition. Deep down he believes the Cubs are contenders and will be in the playoffs. How can any Cubs fan not after last season?

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Matthew, Tulsi, and Don

The Cubs will win 3 World Series in the next 6 years.

Another Chicago dynasty is upon us my frents

after every season is more like it

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Darn Theo and Jed did nothing this offseason.

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Kenny Williams fell for the banana in the tailpipe

So how many wins do you think the Cubs have next year?

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Jenny, there's not a whole lot of room above 97


And its the opposite. I like the Cubs moves but Im just pointing out these other teams are improving too.


Maybe its just me but I think I fall into this trap where in my mind I want my team to be able to beat the best of 2015 cause that's who eliminated the Cubs. But that's not who they will be facing this year. I realize it's a little silly.

or more

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The last time the Cubs won more than 97 games was in 1945 and that doesn't really count as it was the 4F team. So you really have to go back to 1935. But I'm sure 2016 is the year.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Matthew, Tulsi, and Don

So 8.5 or more for 8675309

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

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Kenny Williams fell for the banana in the tailpipe

The BIG difference is the DH at home in AL parks in 2015

The AL went 88-62 (+26) at home using the DH and 74-70 (+4) without the DH.

Only 4 NL teams (D=Backs, Cubs, Pirates and Padres) had a winning record in AL parks.

The Marlins went 7-3 without the DH and 0-10 with a DH. The Padres interestingly were 0-7 at home...maybe they should switch leagues.

The worst AL teams on the road were Orioles 2-5 and the Angeles 3-7.
The DH did not help a few AL teams (White Sox 3-7, Astros 3-7 and Rays 3-7 while using the DH.


Source: vegasinsider.com
http://www.vegasinsider.com/mlb/stats/interleague/

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So if the AL plays all road interleague games, then the NL might have a chance of owning a better head to head record.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

make the NL use a DH and the AL bat the pitcher just to be fair.

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Reality is your friend, not your enemy. -- Seacrest

Look at the National League pride!

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

American League Arrogance ! from an unbiased baseball fan

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2015

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"correlation does not imply causation"

AL STILL had a winning record on the road. While the winning record was not as great as the winning record at home, it should not expected to be so. The winning road record is probably even stronger evidence of superiority than the home record.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Except the bottom teams in the Central are much worse than the bottom teams in the West. The top teams in the Central are better than the top teams in the West. And finally... 2015. Top three records were in the Central and the Cardinals and Reds have clearly gotten worse without the Brewers or Pirates getting appreciably better.

So...WYC

Actually...it isn't that you're crapping anyone. You simply type insanely dumb baseball thoughts extremely quickly before you can even process the implications in your dome.

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

Pirates are the same??? They lose A.J. Burnett who retired, lose half their infield (Pedro Alvarez and Neil Walker)in trades because they needed to save money on the salary Walker was already making and Alvarez was slated to make through arbitration. They also lost Antonio Bastardo who was a pretty nice piece in their bullpen. 4-1 with a 2.98 ERA and a save. But yeah....half the infield, a key starter and reliever...really just the same??

Cardinals were weakened. The Nationals will be much better and will pass the Mets and win the East. Giants did improve and will be a playoff team again.

Yes, the National league is loaded and it will be an interesting year. Fortunately for the Cubs, the Brewers and Reds are both weaker teams than they were starting out in 2015. That will also benefit the Cardinals and Pirates, but to a lesser extent, as they are both teams that will be weaker than they were in 2015. The Cubs will be better and win 100 plus games, providing there are not multiple major injuries to key players.

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Go Cubs!!!!

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