EPIC Carnival lists 15 reasons why those lovable losers the Chicago Cubs won’t win the World Series in 2008.
7. Cubs players can never resist, over the course of the year, getting as hammered as their fans
6. Geovany Soto probably can’t maintain a +.900 OPS and his status as arguably the best hitting catcher in MLB, especially with a lot of day games and limited playing time for back-ups (mostly, that’s Henry Blanco, so you see why)
5. One suspects that they really aren’t the second-best offensive and fourth-best pitching staff in all of MLB
4. The last 700 at-bats before changing the laundry says that Jim Edmonds really isn’t a good offensive player anymore
3. Eventually, they’ll remember that they play in Comedy Central and “relax”
2. Despite their better record this year, getting swept by the Rays is still getting swept by the Rays
1. They are the Cubs
The No. 1 reason probably covers the rest of the 15 on its own, but the Cubs are playing with crazy confidence right now. They’re winning from behind, winning in close games and winning without arguably their best hitter, Alfonso Soriano. I’m not ready to crown the Cubs World Series champs, but there’s no denying they look real good right now.
