Name: MLB Power Rankings: Can the Cubs ditch the curse?
Uploaded: 2016-10-30T05:08:40.000Z
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And if that weren't enough of a burden for young club

that's only just getting sturdy over its legs,

they're also number one in the first Yahoo Sports Power

Yes, the Cubs aren't fighting only the Cardinals and Pirates

and Nationals and Giants, though those clubs and others

will be more than enough trouble in the coming months.

These Cubs, as you may know, are coming off a down century,

though the 108-year plan does appear to be working.

that opens with Jake Arrieta and Jon Lester.

They're deep in a lineup that hardly stops, even

And they seem to like the idea that they,

the product of Theo Epstein's thorough strategy and Joe

Maddon's airy touch, will be the ones to bring joy

It's a lot to ask, but it's what they're here for.

Dexter Fowler's come out hot and has hardly missed a fastball.

Anthony Rizzo is slugging 1,000 with runners

And Chris Bryant has barely gotten started.

Already, the pitching staff, which added veteran John

Lackey, is delivering zeros, particularly out

of the bullpen, The Cubs are, so far, what

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MLB Power Rankings: Can the Cubs ditch the curse?

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