I’m not not gonna pick the Cubs. My picks were all right except of course I picked against the Indians twice!
I hope for a win in 5 so it can happen at Wrigley but I’m thinking 6 or 7.
The tribe doesn’t have the SP they had all year, Cubs have the edge there. Tribe has Miller in the pen, the Cubs don’t want to be trailing late in games. Tribe has mojo, not the opponent I would have picked.
Francona 8-0 in the WS. Lester going tonight for the Cubs looking to make that 8-1. Game 1 winners, have won them all since 2003 other than 2009.
OK, had to read that double negative a couple of times. You're picking the Cubs. At first I thought, he's making a case for the Cubs to win, why is he not picking them?
First Game:
The Cub's Lester's regular season ERA was 2.44.
The Tribe's Kluber's regular season ERA was 3.14.
Starting pitchers favor the Cubs.
Overall:
The Cub's Aroldis Chapman's regular season ERA was 2.44.
The Tribe's Cody Allen's regular season ERA was 2.51.
Closers favor the Cubs.
Joe Maddon's record with the Cubs is 200-123 = 39%
Francona's's record with the Tribe is 352-294 = 16%
Mangers favor the Cubs.
The Cubs regular season net runs averaged +1.56 per game.
The Tribe's regular season net runs averaged +0.62 per game.
Offensive and defense scoring favors the Cubs.
"Not not picking the Cubs" doesn't sound like too bad an idea. :)