Day 27

Fresh Start_27: The Year of the curse?
With the Chicago Cubs clinching the NL Central division on Friday, they have their best chance to break the 114-year curse of not winning a World Series. This ball club is one of the best ever assembled. This team has similarities to the 2007 New England Patriots that lost the Superbowl. What the Patriots and this Cub team have in common is that there is not an aspect of the game that the team doesn’t excel at. With the trade to acquire Aroldis Chapman the Cubs locked up the division due to the fact that they were already winning games at an all-time pace.
The stage is set for Chicago to make history and make the entire North side of Chicago cloud nine. Everyone predicted this team to do incredible things, but nobody expected the Chapman trade the unbelievable run that the Cubs have been on. Cub fans around the country have to be cautiously optimistic because the cubbies have been in a similar place before and nothing is set in stone yet. But if I had money to spend in Vegas I would bet it all on the Cubs winning it all this year.
And the odds may be on the side of the Cubs. The Cleveland Cavaliers broke the 52-year curse for the entire city of Cleveland. Lebron James came through on his promise of deliever a title to the city of Cleveland and Theo Epstein and Joe Madden might come through on theirs. The match-up for the Cubs might also favor the North siders as well. They will have to face the Nationals who have had some late season injuries and problems in the back end of the pen and rotation. Thanks to Tony Kornheisers’ new podcast, I hear about the Nats every single day. And for me if the Yankees don’t get into the playoffs I will be cheering for the Cubs to break the curse.
Sources:( tonykornheisershow.com, espn.com)

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