Chicago Cubs & White Sox

February 25, 2017

Cub fans can’t wait for the upcoming season to commence. This could be the beginning of sports’ next big dynasty a la Jordan’s Bulls, Patriots and maybe Blackhawks. With the young core of players improving, this team can be as good as last year, which should frighten the rest of the National League.

No other team has a better top 3 in their starting rotation than the Cubs. Lester, Arrieta and Hendricks all were final candidates for the Cy Young and they also have a top closer for the whole year. Schwarber will also add some punch to the lineup.  I will be interested to see how this lineup takes shape. If Schwarber is in left, Almora in center and Hayward in right, where does Zobrist play? If second, Baez sits ?

The next thing on my mind is how good will Bryant be in his second full season. He is without a doubt the best third basemen in the game. I’d love to see a game one of the World Series, Lester vs. Sale.

The Chicago loyalty trumps winning White Sox are going to be playing home games at Guaranteed Rate Field. I can guarantee the Sox will be lousy. In rebuilding there is a lot of work left to do. A problem is, aside from Quintana no other players are attracting much interest. Another problem is it is not Epstein and Hoyer but Hahn and Kenny (why does he still have job) Williams in charge.

Not to be all negative, you can follow the Charlotte Knights to keep track of the future White Sox. It could be fun to laugh at how bad they are. Think James Shields. They should adopt the Green Day song “Wake Me Up When September Ends.”

So the next thing for Sox fans is who are the Bears going to draft and how far the Blackhawks will go? When the Hawks are done, at least for all intents and purposes, the Sox will be out of reach for the postseason.

Upcoming topics: Hawks push for Stanley Cup, Bulls purgatory, Cubs, Sox and maybe a little March Madness