Who thinks the cubs have a shot at winning anything this year.?
400775
HECK NO!!  GO WHITE SOX!!!!
490092
cardinals are going all the way!!!!!!!!!!!!!! \nthe cubs wont ever win a world series!!!!!!!!!they are terrible
926636
I'm not a Cubs fan but just once I'd like to see them at the very least win a NL pennant.  You Cubs fans have suffered like no other franchise.  If the day ever comes that they look like they have a real shot at winning a pennant I for one will be rooting for them.  As a matter of fact the only time I wouldn't be rooting for them is if by chance they played the Yankees in the world series.  Other than that I'm okay with the Cubs winning.
901857
The Cubs are building a great ball club for 2007.  I have no doubts that this will be the year!
1053063
As a die hard WHITE SOX fan I am hoping that they DO!  After our tremendous year last year and KNOWING what it is like to live in a town that has two teams but the other ALWAYS get the atttention (but for you at least the Yankees win  it still baffels me cuz the Cubs suck) I am rooting for them all the way!!   If the White Sox don't make it (? and I usually root for AL) and the METS do, I want you to know that there will be at least one person in Chicago that will be supporting them.  Screw the Yankees and Red Sox!  If you are a Mets fan -  God you have to be SICK AND TIRED of them!!!!!!!!!!!  Good luck!
512375
of course they will! The astros? haven't they lost 6 straight??? they've been slumping like my beloved Cubs, but the Cubs have a better team, and can still make Wild Card! Go Cubs!
289798
They should finish in first place this year. But that will depend on the pitching staff. They have a great ace in Pedro but the rest of the rotation could be kinda shakey espically Zambrano. They have upgraded their bullpen by getting Billy Wagner who is a top notch closer but they have to be able to get the ball into his hands. Their lineup has the potential to put up alot of runs and they have 4 players who have a good chance of hitting 30 hr ( Floyd, Beltran, Delgado, Wright) They also have the ability to steal bases with reyes and beltran But for them to be able to steal those bases Reyes will have to get on base more by taking more walks. They upgraded in the catcher department with Lo duca who is a huge defensive upgrade over piazza he wont provide as much power in the lineup but he has a good bat. They will need to bolster up the second base position sometime during the season as Kaz Matsui dosent have what it takes to be an everyday player in the major leauges and they right field platoon of Diaz and Nady should be adequate and they both also provide some pop in the lineup. Overall the Mets 8 position players have the talent on paper to put up tons of runs which should allow the pitching staff to get the ball into the hands of billy wagner. The Marlins have sold off the bulk of their talent and will likley be a non factor this season. The Phillies have a decent team this year but i dont think they will be able to keep up with the mets. and the braves are gonna be tough again they have a good mix of veterans and young players but the loss of furcal does hurt them. This is the best chance the mets have had to take the division in a long time but than again the games are played on the field so we will see what happens
843657
I agree in part but they will never win until they get rid of Wood and Prior.  The Cubs can't afford to keep hoping that these two will come around.  Why they re-signed Wood I'll never know.  You're right, they need pitching or it will be just another long hot summer at Wrigley.
1122398
Yep, but I think they'll win it all next year. What's the difference this year? Pitching and Jim Leyland.\nLook at their starting pitching: Rogers, Bonderman, Verlander, Robinson, and Maroth, who is injured.\nAdd to that Joel Zumaya (Hope I spelled his name right) who is on the rise and another waiting down on the farm--Humberto Sanchez and it's all good.\nMagglio's hitting and Pudge is coming alive. Shelton's breaking out of his slumb. Placido sets the table. Inge is gutsy and Granderson's having a great year.\nThere ya go.
441233
I believe that every team starts out with a fair chance of winning the world series, but you can't base the 162 game season on the first 20 games, so with that being siad, i think that there is a average to good possilbility that they may win. \n\n\nGO CUBS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
182629
If you mean ever, I think that they could.  They have a pretty good nucleus of young players.  If you mean this year...they will have trouble making the playoffs.
322116
I think they can win the world series But with Jeff Bagwell out they dont seem to have the continuity to hold it together long term and any starting staff minus Roger Clemens definitely has a challenge ahead of it.
8943
If they're given enough time, eventually they will, under the law of averages. It probably won't happen anytime in the extremely new future, but trades and talent can turn any franchise around. It's just that it's taking the Cubs longer than anyone to turn it around. Eventually, rest assured, it'll all even out.
1161986
Get their key players back from injury. Put Kerry Wood in the bullpen. Trading for Soriano may help. I can't see that there's any pitching help on the horizon. I think the Cubs may give up on the season soon and start trading away players instead of trying to pick up help.
64830
It doesnt matter if they win every game. They cant do anything in the postseason. They are the Colts of baseball.
371344
Not this year\n\nLee and Ramirez will have good years, but who else in the lineup is productive?\n\nWood and Prior are hurt, Zambrano is the only legit pitcher on the staff, they have no closer, and Maddux is starting to lose it\n\nThey won't beat the Cardinals, but they may challenge for hte Wild Card if Wood and Prior come back healthy\n\nHowever: Compared to other lineups in the AL and the NL, the Cubs don't scare me
33555
They have a shot at the Wild Card, but it will not come so easily with the ChiSox and the Tribe in their division.\n\nI don't really think they'll make it, but I will not be surprised if they do because they have the pitching staff; it's just the offense they have that concerns me about them.