Baseball 180!

The Red Sox broke theirs. The White Sox broke theirs. Is this the year the Chicago Cubs finally win one? I think so. With old curses now old news, it’s only fair to let the Cubs get rid of their jinx.

It’s been 100 years since the Cubs won it all, 100 years exactly. 100 long season for the Cubs faithful and they’ve seen their Cubbies put together a team with speed, power, and great pitching. Essential tools for a championship. Going into this postseason, one has to consider the Cubs the favorite. They come into October with the best record and the most talented team. Alfonso Soriano, Geovany Soto, Derek Lee, Kosuke Fukudome…the list goes on.

All these guys can hit the ball, get on base and move around. This team is very remniscent of the 1996 New York Yankees, a team that had talent, speed, solid pitching, and hadn’t won a title in a while (not that the Yanks’ 18 year drought is even close to the Cubs’ 100, but play along).

The main strength of the Cubs has to be their pitching. I consider Ted Lily the most underrated starter in the bigs and they also have a Sabathia-like performer in Carlos Zambrano. Kerry Wood has actually finished a season and is becoming one of the game’s most elite closers.

With that said, it’s time for a championship for God’s sake. Poor Cubs fans have waited lifetimes, no body should live without seeing their team win a championship. So, if you’re up there baseball Gods, you’ve had your fun with the Cubs, now give ‘em a ring.

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