by 3Peatkb24 » Fri Aug 25, 2017 9:25 am
I think the Cubs and Dodgers could really turn into a major rivalry over the next few years. As long as Theo is running the Cubs and Maddon is the Manager they will be Good to Great. The rivalry started last season when the Cubs beat the Dodgers in the NLCS 4-2, this season the Dodgers will be the clear favorites if they play again due to their Regular Season record. IMO all the pressure is on the Dodgers to get it done as the Cubs have proven they can win the WS. Over the last 2 seasons only the Mets in the 2015 NLCS has manhandled the Cubs. Daniel Murphy killed us in that series and it was just a bad matchup. Prior to that series we won at Pittsburgh in the WildCard Game and took out a Very Good Cards team 3-1 in the NLDS. Last season, I could argue the Cubs faced some of the best competition of all-time in any Playoff run. They had to play the 3-time World Champs with MadBum healthy, then the Dodgers in the NLCS, then an Indians team that was on fire who smoked the RedSox in the ALDS and then smoked BlueJays in the ALCS leading up to the WS. Indians also had HFA and was up 3-1 in our series. Indians have a manager in Francona that never loses in the Playoffs and the Cubs still found a way to beat him without HFA.
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