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2006 Chicago Cubs Predictions
This year with our 2006 Chicago Cubs predictions you are going
to have the most successful summer of baseball betting you have ever had. The Chicago Cubs are one of
America’s most beloved teams despite the disappointment that they bring
to their faithful followers year after year. The Cubs are hoping a key
off season acquisition of Juan Pierre, to replace the inconsistent Corey
Patterson in center field, will pay off. Pierre is a true lead off
hitter and more of a threat on the base paths than Patterson which is
definitely one of the things the Cubs were missing last season as
Patterson was striking out too often trying to hit long balls. The
other problem for the Cubs last season was that they really struggled
with injuries to their pitching staff. It seems like the team is going
to start off this season with the same problems to Prior and Wood, so it
will be interesting to see how this team will pan out.
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My fear is that the Cubs didn’t get better where they’ve needed to
really get better for several seasons, the bullpen. The Cubs’ starters
have been banged up over the past few seasons which has prevented them
from throwing as many innings as they need to in order for this team to
be successful. The bull pen has been exposed countless times having to
enter the game in the 6th or 7th. When a reliever enters the game, Cubs
fans start to panic. Carlos Zambrano has been the only starter who is
producing up to the potential set for him and if he can continue to
improve, he’s a Cy Young contender. Moving Ryan Dempster to the bullpen
proved to pay off as he earned 33 saves.
Derrek Lee is coming off a break out, MVP caliber, season. The question
remains if he’ll be able to duplicate it, as prior to last season he was
a .270 hitter over the last three seasons. Although not at the rate his
numbers jumped last season, they have gone up each year over the last 3,
which leads me to believe he will be talked about as an MVP candidate
again this season and that last season wasn’t some kind of a fluke.
However, just as last year, Lee’s heroics won’t be enough to put the
Cubs over the top. The Cubs were a sound hitting team overall with an
average of .270. Cedeno, Murton, Ramirez, and Todd Walker all made it
over the .300 mark. Lee and Ramirez should be able to drive in quite a
few runs with Pierre setting the table.
Because of the Cubs’ starting pitching, which has all the potential in
the world but has rarely seen the rotation on the same page, Vegas often
overvalues these Cubs, especially at home. If you pick your spots, you
can make some nice profits by going against the Cubs as a home favorite.
I would be wary about taking them as an underdog and on the road in
division games as they play in the toughest division in the National
League with Houston and St. Louis.
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