Comments on: 2016 Has Already Been a Success http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/10/06/2016-has-already-been-a-success/ Just another Baseball Prospectus Local Sites site Sat, 16 Feb 2019 21:04:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1 By: The CHI Sports Fan (@TheCHISportsFan) http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/10/06/2016-has-already-been-a-success/#comment-13985 Thu, 06 Oct 2016 20:10:25 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=15019#comment-13985 Good reminder. I hate the “it could be worse” comp, but it’s true the team not only improved from last year – it put itself in a position to compete every year just as Theo promised.

I’ll feel let down if we don’t MAKE it to the World Series (the minimum benchmark for me to consider the year a success – like the pre-championship Jordan years).

But at least it won’t feel as bad as getting a crappy video instead of a Nintendo. :-)

]]> By: Carlos Portocarrero http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/10/06/2016-has-already-been-a-success/#comment-13982 Thu, 06 Oct 2016 18:52:51 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=15019#comment-13982 Good catch! Thanks!

]]> By: Steve H IN SLC http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/10/06/2016-has-already-been-a-success/#comment-13980 Thu, 06 Oct 2016 17:17:35 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=15019#comment-13980 Fantastic article. And I agree that even a crappy playoff can’t take away the joy this team has been bringing us.

But one correction you might want to make. The 1910 Cubs didn’t lose to the Phillies in the World Series. They lost to the Philadelphia A’s.

]]> By: victor19nyc http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/10/06/2016-has-already-been-a-success/#comment-13976 Thu, 06 Oct 2016 16:42:45 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=15019#comment-13976 It’s really too early to say. Whether the team had a truly successful season will need to be viewed through a historical lens. A lot of what made this season so fun is we knew the Cubs would be good and they delivered. Yes, the playoffs are a bit of a crapshoot but losing in the NLDS or even the NLCS will be a punch in the gut.

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