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The Cubs look unstoppable. Barring an injury, they are the team to beat by a lath margin.

Theo Epstein is going to go to the HOF.

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I hate anointing teams going into the season, but they look every bit as good or better than projected.

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I can't believe they still don't have camera angles at certain spots, namely directly down the line or along the wall.

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Close call there. If Nats don't win this one, they aren't winning tomorrow....

I wish we could draft pitchers like Jake Arietta...oh wait...sigh

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Close call there. If Nats don't win this one, they aren't winning tomorrow....

I wish we could draft pitchers like Jake Arietta...oh wait...sigh

And I think the nats or maybe the mets are their best competition. Playoffs are a whole nother animal, but they look pretty darn dominant

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And I think the nats or maybe the mets are their best competition. Playoffs are a whole nother animal, but they look pretty darn dominant

They really do. Injuries are the wildcard in baseball but they are deep. Arietta would have to miss significant time for example.

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