Well folks, it’s that time of year again when sports writers from across the nation start to give their incorrect predictions on how they envision their favorite baseball team’s season unfolding.
While I’m not that much different, I’m also a lot more accurate.
Last year, I wrote five bold predictions for the Chicago Cubs and I’m proud to say that four of the five were correct. I’m still a bit pissed that my “three-30 home run hitters” didn’t come true due to the Schwarber injury but the fact that Addison Russell almost helped me go five for five by hitting 21 home runs last year made me feel a little bit better.
So since I hit it out of the park last year and they ended up winning it all, I feel obligated to step it up this year and give you my TEN bold predictions for the 2017 Chicago Cubs.
Let’s hope my accuracy rate stays as high this year.
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10. The Cubs Will Win + 110
It’s strange to think that this years team could possibly be BETTER than the 2016 World Series team but there are too many signs to ignore. The addition of lefty Brett Anderson, Albert Almora Jr. potentially filling Dexter Fowler’s void, and Jason Heyward’s ability to not suck all lead to the Cubs improving on their 103 wins last season.
Also, you have to take into consideration that Cincinnati and Milwaukee are both absolutely atrocious, Pittsburgh is trending down, and the Cubs have seemingly owned the St. Louis Cardinals the past few seasons which leads to a LOT of potential W’s for the Cubs in the NL Central.
Granted, the Cubs will have to stay as healthy as they did last year but if that’s the case, I see no reason why they should not improve their win total by AT LEAST seven from last year.
