CubsFaninMN
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As we approach Opening Day, I figure it's time to trot out our Bold Predictions for the upcoming season. Now that we have a decent idea of what the teams will like look going into the season.
I'll start it out by noting that, in each of the past three seasons when the Cubs reached the NLCS, they had really piss-poor ST records. This year, the ST record is outstanding -- the Cubs have something like the fourth best record in both the Cactus and Grapefruit leagues, combined. Of the rest of the NL Central teams, Milwaukee has one of the best records, while Pittsburgh has one of the worst.
So, Bold Prediction -- this means that, based solely on the inversion law of ST vs regular season records, Pittsburgh and Cincy will fight it out for the division, while the Cubs and Brewers languish in the cellar.
Drawing any conclusions from ST or even the first month of the season, I am always reminded of a nice little ditty they ran a couple of years ago on the MLB Central show on MLB Network. It's a new set of lyrics to an operatic aria that most of us know better as the "STP Song" from their 60's ads, that went "STP, you need some STP, one little can will keep you running free...", etc.
The best lyric for that piece goes:
Small sample size,
It's a small sample size!
Small sample size,
A very small sample size!
Small, incredibly tiny sample size!
It's a very small sample size!
It's just a very small,
A really small,
A small sample size!
I'll start it out by noting that, in each of the past three seasons when the Cubs reached the NLCS, they had really piss-poor ST records. This year, the ST record is outstanding -- the Cubs have something like the fourth best record in both the Cactus and Grapefruit leagues, combined. Of the rest of the NL Central teams, Milwaukee has one of the best records, while Pittsburgh has one of the worst.
So, Bold Prediction -- this means that, based solely on the inversion law of ST vs regular season records, Pittsburgh and Cincy will fight it out for the division, while the Cubs and Brewers languish in the cellar.
Drawing any conclusions from ST or even the first month of the season, I am always reminded of a nice little ditty they ran a couple of years ago on the MLB Central show on MLB Network. It's a new set of lyrics to an operatic aria that most of us know better as the "STP Song" from their 60's ads, that went "STP, you need some STP, one little can will keep you running free...", etc.
The best lyric for that piece goes:
Small sample size,
It's a small sample size!
Small sample size,
A very small sample size!
Small, incredibly tiny sample size!
It's a very small sample size!
It's just a very small,
A really small,
A small sample size!