As long as Daniel Murphy is alive, he will continue to haunt the Cubs. Dude single handedly smoked them last year with the Mets, and could possibly do it again this year with the Nationals. Cubs should have swept the 87 win Giants, but needed four games and a miraculous 9th inning comeback to beat them.

And don't sleep on the Indians. They are getting it done with an injury plagued pitching staff.

I'm a White Sox fan, and as terrible as they were this year, I either watched on TV, watched live, listened, or followed on my phone every game this year.

Being a true fan is all about sticking with your team through the good times AND the bad. Chicago fans are terrible at this. Case in point: the Chicago Bulls. In the 90s, you couldn't get anywhere near the United Center unless you had tickets. All the celebs were there (Oprah, *barf*). Now? Nothing. Still a good time and they sell a lot of seats, but the fanbase is non-existent. Once they start winning again (*cough* Blackhawks anyone?), the "fans" will come back in droves.

White Sox went 11-1 in '05.

Best Cubs can do now is 11-2.

Just sayin'.

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"If"

Kinda need to score runs in order to win games. They might want to start by getting a base runner past second base.

Kershaw will be just fine in game six.

Meanwhile, the Indians are resting. And getting healthy.

Now THAT'S scary.

You're right, I am a White Sox fan. But my comment on a healthy Indians team has nothing to do with me "hating" on the Cubs. The Indians just got done eliminating two of the best offensive teams in baseball in 9 games...with a M.A.S.H. unit of a pitching staff. Shoot, one of their best starters had to leave in the first inning with a nasty bloody finger, and their bullpen came in and shut the Jays down.

Imagine what they could do with a healthy pitching staff. That's all I was saying.

And believe me, I'm not "hurt" by any means what-so-ever. Remembering 2005 is a whole lot simpler than remembering 1908. Because, you know, we weren't born yet.

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Absolutely no one (outside of Cleveland) is picking the Indians to win.

And this is a good thing! They have thrived on being the underdog all season long, and it has led to them being 7-1 in the postseason. Oh, and that 7-1 record? That was accomplished against much stronger opponents than San Francisco and Los Angeles, and with a pretty beat up pitching staff. Imagine what they could do with a healthy roster PLUS home field...

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A blue flag with an "L" on it? That doesn't make any sense.

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Cute.

Now try doing it in less than 12 games.

2005 White Sox. 11-1. Four complete games IN A ROW. Almost certainly a feat that will never be matched. Oh, and if I remember correctly, the Sox faced a healthy Astros team that included Clemens, Pettite, Oswald, Lidge as well as Bagwell and Biggio. And let's not forget they swept the defending champs and took care of a very strong Angels in five.

Cubs faced Bumgarner, Kershaw, and a busted up Indians pitching staff that was missing two key players. 17 games to accomplish THAT?!?

They did in '05! That bandwagon was pretty much bottoming out that year. I saw plenty of people who I knew personally that were die-hard Cubs fans latch onto the nearest winning, popular thing just to feel better about themselves. It was really, really pathetic.

I never said they stopped being Cubs fans. I just said they latched on to the Sox bandwagon in an attempt to find some positivity in their otherwise useless lives. Chicago fans are the worst when it comes to that crap. Case in point: the Blackhawks and Bulls. Ask any of these Blackhawks "fans" who start cheering for them once the playoffs start what a cross check is and you'll get 15 seconds of silence followed by, "Toews and Kaner!!! Woooooo!". And the second Jordan left the Bulls, those fans jumped ship faster than you can say "Oprah Winfrey with courtside seats".

Pathetic.

People still watch SNL?