Chicago Cubs 2010 MLB Predictions
March 14, 2010
On a bright note, the Chicago Cubs did finish with a winning record for a third straight season last year, going 83-78. It was the first time a Cubs’ team has done that since the early 1970’s. But the curse is still there, and it has now been more than 100 years since this team has won a World Series. Chicago had several big names suffer dips in production last year. The Cubs scored 148 less runs in 2009 than they did the previous season, and Milton Bradley was a big reason why. He got a three-year...
Cubs Sign Byrd to Fill Hole in Center Field
January 3, 2010
It has been a pretty quiet offseason for the Chicago Cubs, as the Cubs only real move had been trading away Milton Bradley. Letting Bradley go made the Cubs need for a center fielder a big concern, but as CBS Sports is reporting the Cubs have signed outfielder Marlon Byrd to a 3-year $15 million dollar contract. The Cubs are hoping that Byrd will solve their center field problems, as they haven’t had a dependable player there in some time. A big reason the Cubs were able to land Byrd is the...
Jack’s Free Sports Picks: 9/22
September 22, 2009
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Jack’s Free Sports Picks: 9/18
September 18, 2009
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Jack’s Free Sports Picks: 8/19
August 19, 2009
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Jack’s Free Sports Picks: 7/31
July 31, 2009
Nice early winner on the Orioles runline yesterday for my lone play of the day. Friday I have a pair of MLB picks, a 15* selection, plus a 20* No Doubt Rout Runline! We’re having a great season with a 130-102 record for +2,964 units with my last 232 picks, plus a 40-22 record with my last sixty-two 20* best bets, including 7 of the last 9! I want to note that this is the time of the year when teams start calling up a lot of their young pitchers and position players. As a result, I am much...
Jack’s Free Sports Picks: 7/16
July 16, 2009
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MLB Picks: St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs
July 12, 2009
The Cardinals are in first place in the NL Central standings and will be in first headed to the all-star break regardless what happens tonight. St.Louis is 48-41 overall while having solid home and away records. When you think about the red birds you think about Albert Pujols. He is MLBs best player by a long shot. His .338 BA is one of the leagues best while his power numbers are mind blowing with 32 home runs and 85 RBIs. Albert is this team and they most certainly will go how he does. Newly...
Baseball Picks: Atlanta Braves at Chicago Cubs
July 6, 2009
The Atlanta Braves limp into Chicago to face the Cubbies after dropping two of three at Washington. At 39-42 they are four games behind NL East leading Phillies and three games behind second base Florida.. The main issue that Atlanta has is that they are around average in every aspect of the game. Chipper Jones is hitting .291 with nine homers and 40 RBIs. All-Star Brian McCann is hitting .304 with eight homers and 33 RBIs. Their best player is probably newly acquired CF Nate McLouth who has...
Chicago Cubs at Houston Astros Odds & Picks
June 9, 2009
Chicago is 28-26 on the season. Considering the injuries they have had their record is quite good in my opinion. When you lose guys like Aramis Ramirez and Milton Bradley for extended periods of time it will reflect your performance a ton. Alfonso Soriano must hit for a better average then the .241 he has so far. He does have 14 home runs and 27 RBIs. A big reason why the Cubbies have kept their record on the winning side is due to their spread out run production. Ryan Theriot, Kosuke Fukudome,...
MLB Picks: Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs
May 31, 2009
The Dodgers will look to get a series split tonight against the sudden re-surged Cubs. After taking the first game in the series they hit a sudden offensive road block scoring one run in the last two games combined. Since the whole Manny Ramirez debacle, Juan Pierre has filled in beautifully. Matt Kemp continues to show why he is a rising star as his glove is as smooth as his hitting. James Loney and Andre Ethier have been great as well. Loney, Blake, Ethier and Hudson all have over 30...
MLB Picks: Chicago Cubs at San Diego Padres
May 23, 2009
The Cubs are 21-19 on the season. They are in the midst of a five game losing streak. Their hitting has been poor and their pitching has been inconsistent. This current slide has dropped them to fourth place in their division. With Aramis Ramirez hurt they are lacking power. Alfonso Soriano is the only batter in this lineup that can provide consistent pop, he has 12 home runs and 25 RBIs on the season.. Kosuke Fukudome has been solid but that’s about it. Derrek Lee and Geovany Soto have...
Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals Betting Line & Odds
May 21, 2009
The St. Louis Cardinals have handed the Chicago Cubs two straight losses in St. Louis in a storied series that has serious implications for the NL Central Standings this year. With the back-to-back wins, the Cardinals are now one game up on the Cubs in the Central and 2 games back from the Milwaukee Brewers thanks to their loss at Houston last night. The Cubs have traditionally played well in St. Louis, going 13-10 over the past 3 seasons there, but the Cards are 4-1 against Chicago in 5 meetings...
MLB Picks: San Diego Padres at Chicago Cubs
May 12, 2009
The Padres are 13-19 on the season and have seem to come completely back down to earth. Over their past 10 games they have went 2-8. San Diego has scored more then five runs only once in their last 13 games. Adrian Gonzalez has hit 10 homers, 22 RBIs and has a .294 batting average. The problem is the hitting ends there. No other every day player is hitting near .300. This team relies on low scoring games to be competitive. In tonight’s game, that is well within reach. The Padres ace...
MLB Picks: Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee Brewers
May 9, 2009
Oh boy, Aaron Heilman does it again. Randy Wells and Angel Guzman combined for seven innings of one run ball to give way for Heilman in the eighth. With the blink of an eye Ryan Braun homers and the Cubs come away with a 3-2 victory. Last nights tough loss drops the Cubs one game behind the Crew in the win column. Alfonso Soriano leads the team with nine home runs and 17 RBIs. Chicago has been a well balanced offense so far. The pitching staff overall has been decent. Some signs of dominance...
Chicago Cubs at Houston Astros Picks & Predictions
May 7, 2009
The Cubs are 15-12 on the season and are coming off a 6-3 victory last night over the Astros in the first game of this series. Chicago should be very encouraged as they are three games over .500 and really have not played that well. Derrek Lee is hitting .209 from the field with three home runs and 15 RBIs and Geovony Soto has been horrific hitting .159 from the plate. Aramis Ramirez has been hurt but played last night and had a home run and Alfonso Soriano is hitting .270 with seven homers and...
MLB Predictions: Florida Marlins at Chicago Cubs
April 30, 2009
The Florida Marlins started the season looking dominant. They went 11-1 in their first twelve starts. Then a trip to the up-start Pittsburgh Pirates was the ingredient that led to a seven-game losing streak in which they got swept by The Pirates and Phillies in back-to-back series. They then lost the first game of their next series against the Mets. Give this young club credit. Instead of falling completely apart, they bounced back to take the next two games at the new Citi Field and won the...
Baseball Picks: Chicago Cubs at Arizona Diamondbacks
April 27, 2009
The Cubs are 9-8 on the season which is nothing short of disappointing. The season is still very young and you can probably count on them being near the top of the division late, but if they don’t start hitting we may need to re-think that notion. As a team Chicago is hitting .260 from the plate with a total of 18 home runs and only 77 RBIs. Aramis Ramirez and Fukudome are the only two hitters with over 10 RBIs, and that is very scary to know as Aramis is an injury waiting to happen and...
Jack’s Free Sports Picks: 4/16
April 16, 2009
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Jack’s Free Sports Picks: 4/13
April 13, 2009
Special 2-for-1 Offer! So many of you have been taking advantage of our special offer that I’m going to keep it going for the foreseeable future. I’ll offer a matching subscription of my service when you buy any of these three handicappers: Mike Lineback, Steve Merril, and Jimmy Boyd. Lineback is on a 16-2 run in the NBA and just lowed his NBA playoff package to $175, which I think is a great buy. Steve Merril is our current MLB leader and has dominated all sports through the...
MLB Picks: Cubs at Brewers
April 12, 2009
The Cubs are the best team in the National League and the preseason favorites to advance to the World Series. Chicago has alternated wins and loses so far this month, but they should put together their first winning streak of the season tonight. Chicago holds a substantial offensive edge in this game and they also have the better starting pitcher on the mound with Ryan Dempster versus Jeff Suppan. The Cubs lost 3-2 in Dempster’s season debut on Tuesday, but he pitched well and allowed just...
Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee Brewers: Baseball Odds & Predictions
April 12, 2009
The Cubs will step onto the field for Sunday Night Baseball 3-2 in their first five games this year. They are fresh off Alfonso Soriano’s 9th inning go ahead two run homer off Carlos Villanueva of the Brew Crew which gave them a 6-5 victory last night. The Cubbies are one of those teams that just always seem to have the same nucleus with the same expectations every year. Soriano, Aramis and Derek Lee once again is the Trio that will look to lead the favorite’s to win NL Central. A...
Chicago Cubs at Houston Astros: Baseball Odds & Picks
April 8, 2009
The Cubs enter this year fresh off last season’s first round playoff collapse. The 2008 Chicago Cubs gave off a vibe that really made people think that the Billy Goat curse would be no more. Zambrano, Dempster, Harden and Lilly led a power staff with Kerry Wood staying healthy and being a productive closer. Aramis, Derek Lee and Soriano were terrific as Mark DeRosa had a career year. The playoffs started and all hell broke loose in Chicago. All of a sudden the cubs potent lineup couldn’t...
MLB Picks: Cubs at Astros
April 6, 2009
Wandy Rodriguez goes for the Astros tonight and he has exhibited an extreme home/road dichotomy during his career. Rodriguez is an enigma of a pitcher and usually shows up at home where he has a 2.96 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP in 29 starts at home in his career. Rodriguez struck out 11 batters in his last spring training outing and has good numbers against the majority of the Cubs. Aramis Ramirez (.217), Alfonso Soriano (.111) and Milton Bradley (.167) have all struggled against this lefty. As long...
2009 Chicago Cubs Predictions
February 25, 2009
The Chicago Cubs failed to win a World Series for the 100th straight season, and while the Cubs won the NL Central for the second straight season, going an impressive 97-64, the disappointing showing in the postseason against the Los Angeles Dodgers is all that remains on the Cubs’ minds after failing to win a playoff game for the second straight year. The Cubs haven’t made many big moves this offseason, as the only big addition is switch hitting outfielder Milton Bradley. The Cubs...