Cubs fanatic Eric Freeman Jr. analyzes the Northsiders with relish.
2005 Record: 79-83 (4th Place NL Central)
2005 Runs Scored: 703
2005 Runs Allowed: 714
Pythagorean 2005 Record: 80-82
Scott lives in Chicago, Keith lives in Chicago, Asher loves Chicago, and my dad was from Chicago. But my AIM screen name is cubbiesfan217, so I get to write this preview. Rest assured, my extreme (and at times fanatic) loyalty to the Cubs will not get in the way of this preview, although I’m starting to buy into Sportscenter’s week-long expose of the possibility of ending 98 years of heartbreak and sadness. (If I was the host of some late night talk show, I would pray that the Cubs held their “ending of the curse” to 2008, thus spawning a plethora of “The Cubs only win every century. Cubs in 2108!!!” jokes. Enough of my milking this article for everything it’s worth.
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