Stark Picks Cubs!!!

by mkcubs21 on Oct 1, 2008 11:54 AM CDT Comment 29 comments

I know not a lot of stock gets put into ESPN guys and there predictions, but I happen to be a Jayson Stark fan (one of the only guys there I could truly say that about) and he put up a fairly good article about his reasoning behind picking our Cubbies to take home the hardware at the end. All I can say is I feel the same way and I'm all in for the fun ride that its going to be. Go Cubs Go...

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/playoffs2008/columns/story?columnist=stark_jayson&id=3617228

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Didn't the Cubs get picked by various pundits last year too?

My next sig line quote will also be from Lou Piniella, and the first word will be either "Look", or "Listen", followed by a comma.

by JohnM on Oct 1, 2008 12:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

...and in 2004

by MarchHare on Oct 1, 2008 12:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Then again

They were saying the Mets were going all the way in spring training.

by daeviant on Oct 1, 2008 12:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

All the way home.

make*art

by neverAcquiesce on Oct 1, 2008 12:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

yes they did

all need to check out espn.com…. scary

"I played with one of the best pitchers in history, Greg Maddux," Zambrano said"

by fischisgod on Oct 1, 2008 12:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

east coast bias

n/t

by DartmouthCubsFan on Oct 1, 2008 12:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

great article. Hope he's right :)

I haz blurg: hotbeans.wordpress.com

by digitalbenjamin on Oct 1, 2008 12:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I liked the article too

and I too hope he is right. There are fewer ‘ifs’ for us than for the other teams

When you're eight games behind, it's like eight miles; when you're eight games in front, it's like eight inches. ~ Ron Santo

by gwood on Oct 1, 2008 12:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

thats my only reason for posting it..

i thought i was a good article but he has fun with his writing too. There’s always a spot or two where i catch myself laughing while reading his articles..

Your 2008 NL Central Champs: Chicago Cubs!!! Go Cubs Go

by mkcubs21 on Oct 1, 2008 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Didn't the Cubs go 3-4 against the Phillies?

Stark said 2-4

by daeviant on Oct 1, 2008 12:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Yes, it was 3-4. 2-2 at home, 1-2 on the road.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Oct 1, 2008 12:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

If Stark can't

get the facts right that have already happened, how can he get the future right?

by 100yearitch on Oct 1, 2008 1:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

In the year 2000... in the year 2000!

I haz blurg: hotbeans.wordpress.com

by digitalbenjamin on Oct 1, 2008 3:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thought there might be a LA/Torre bias...

but 9 of 10 ESPN writers picked the Cubs in the NLDS. Neyer was the only one who picked a sweep.

Free Ronny Cedeno

by Kansas25 on Oct 1, 2008 12:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Well if Jayson Stark picked us then why even bother to play, just hand us the trophy

"This is why Major League Baseball does not need instant replay, because then every single play will then be reviewed." -- Joe Morgan, 5/18/08, referring to an umpire ruling a Carlos Delgado homerun foul when replays showed it hit the foul pole.

by CubsBall2202 on Oct 1, 2008 1:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Here's an interesting stat Stark had in his column,

“the Cubs outscored the Dodgers over the past two months (275-250) even with Manny Ramirez, and outscored L.A. by 155 runs over the course of the season.”

Hey, it's a new century!

by cowsarecool220 on Oct 1, 2008 1:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

that was very interesting..

nice little tidbit that maybe took a little of the luster out of manny

Your 2008 NL Central Champs: Chicago Cubs!!! Go Cubs Go

by mkcubs21 on Oct 1, 2008 1:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Correction....

It might take a little luster off the Dodgers.

You can’t take luster off .396/.489/.743. Manny was incredible for the Dodgers. The Cubs have to keep the guys in front of him off-base.

by rlpete on Oct 1, 2008 1:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Some, although probably not all of this, may be due to Dodger Stadium...

Wrigley is a much better hitter’s part than Dodger Stadium. I wouldn’t trust raw offensive stats too much when claiming this is a mismatch. …that said, we really are a better team, I think.

by MarchHare on Oct 1, 2008 2:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs