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The Chicago cubs have cut the magic number to 11 games. It is hard not to get excited for the playoffs even though there is still a lot of baseball left this season.
Home Field Advantage: 18 games
Playoffs: 9 games
Games left: 26 games
9/4/16 Cubs Positives:
Jason Hayward has been hitting the ball well lately. His season numbers are below what we are expecting. However, he can erase those number with a strong finish and a strong showing in the playoffs, which the cubs still need to make.
The cubs are starting to win a lot of close games against playoff caliber teams in late inning situations. This can show how strong the cubs could be in playoff run.
9/4/16 Cubs Negatives:
They are struggling to score runs against playoff caliber teams. The cubs have an entire month where they still need to officially clinch the playoffs while not over using the players, This is an important time for Joe Maddon.
9/4/2016 Closing Thoughts
At this point in the season there is no right answer on how the Chicago Cube should proceed. Anything that Joe Maddon does that is successful will show how great he is as a manager. Anything that doesn't work will be used to feed the pessimism that exists around the Cubs. The Cubs are a favorite to win the World Series. Dominating baseball means that you win about 60% of the time. That would give you about a 97 - 98 wins. The Cubs are posed to be a little better and break 100 wins. The problem with only winning 60% of the time is that a one game swing in the playoffs can mean going home instead of moving on. As excited as I am now, I still have to take one game at a time in about a month. I do love the feeling that I get from watching those games.
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