100 Predictions For The 2019 Chicago Cubs

You think doing 219 predictions is dumb, a waste of time and absolutely crazy, well I wanted to do 2,019 predictions but I only thought about this a few of these and then realized 2,019 is actually a pretty big number. Anyway, here are 219 predictions for the 2019 Chicago Cubs. edit: lmao 219 is also more than I thought. Here are 100 predictions.

1. first hit - Almora instantly becomes Cubs best hitter in eyes of obsessed Almora fans
2. first HR - Rizzo back to killing lefties, hits it off Minor
3. first BB - Schwarber Mr. OBP
4. first K - Heyward at least it's not a double play!
5. first 2B - Bryant my MVP
6. first 3B - Baez the most electric player in MLB
7. first player thrown out trying to stretch single into double - Contreras I love Willson, but slow it down big fella!
8. first player fans get mad at for bunting - Almora stop bunting
9. first Jon Lester fist pump - 5th inning @TEX, K to get out of jam. or in the 2nd inning when Baez makes a crazy over the shoulder catch.
10. first save - Strop Lots of fist pumps coming from Pedro this season.
11. last save - Strop sorry Brandon, you lost your job.
12. Brandon Morrow pitches in 40 games. More than last year! He only pitched in 35 in 2018 and 45 in 2017.
13. first starter to give up a HR - Darvish and fans freak out, but Yu will still be great.
14. first reliever to give up a HR - Brach I mean, I don't think he's throwing 90mph yet.
15. first time fans get mad at Maddon - Opening Day it'll be because of the lineup, obviously
16. how many different lineups will Maddon have - 121 imagine thinking Joe is going to stick with a set lineup
17. first to 10 HRs - Schwarber all the dingers, well kind of.
18. first to 20 HRs - Baez Javy goes nuts in July and August
19. first to 30 HRs - Bryant my MVP
20. first to 40 HRs - Bryant I already told you he's my MVP!
21. how many Cubs players finish with 30+ HRs - 4 Baez, Bryant, Rizzo and Schwarber
22. first to 10 wins - Darvish Yu's gonna prove the haters wrong
23. first to 50 RBIs - Rizzo my captain
24. first to 100 RBIs - Rizzo my captain, Mr. Consistency
25. first to 100 Ks - Schwarber I mean, he's still gonna be good
26. highest OBP - Bryant MY MVP!
27. most HRs - Bryant let's say 42
28. most RBIs - Rizzo he beats out Bryant
29. most runs scored - Bryant yes, I think Kris Bryant is going to be good if you hadn't noticed.
30. highest batting average - Bryant I think Kris Bryant is going to be really good.
31. first to go on injured list - Rosario sorry, but you're still the GOAT
32. first minor league call up - Kyle Ryan for Randy Rosario
33. first time Chatwood causes fans to have a heart attack - Opening Day Cubs are going to be up 4 and he's gonna load the bases with 2 outs.
34. first blown save - Cishek Hoping his arm isn't dead after pitching a billion innings in 2018.
35. will a Cubs pitcher hit a home run - yes Jon Lester, hell yeah
36. first game rained out - April 10 it always rains at Wrigley in April
37. who gets more starts, Descalso or Bote - #13 David Bote wears #13 in case you didn't know
38. first late-inning, game-winning hit - Bote I hope he bat flips again, bat flips are fun.
39. first walk-off hit - Baez El Mago
40. first walk-off HR - Schwarber over the right-field scoreboard
41. Jason Heyward has a .750+ OPS I believe in miracles too.
42. Contreras walks more times than Almora and Baez combined I think Willy's gonna be good again.
43. Almora hits .290 and some fans, won't name names, anoint him the best hitter on the team
44. Jose Quintana has a 3.31 ERA not bad for a fifth starter
45. Jon Lester has a 3.83 ERA hey, that's still very good, don't hate me.
46. Cole Hamels has a 4.19 ERA they can't all be good, plus that's not too bad.
47. Kyle Hendricks has a 3.12 ERA he's really good, guys, like really good.
48. Yu Darvish has a 3.28 ERA and for some reason some fans will still hate him
49. fans pronounce Dakota Mekkes' last name incorrectly until it's mentioned on TV but the same fans will still get it wrong anyway
50. Allen Webster becomes a bullpen hero after Kintzler gets cut loose another $5 million down the drain with Kintzler
51. Tyler Chatwood doesn't actually end up being the worst pitcher ever I'm ready to believe again, don't hurt me, Tyler.
52. Addison Russell is the first major Cubs player to pop up in trade rumors and he won't be the last.
53. Ian Happ comes back and has a fine season there's too much talent for him to fail.
54. Ian Happ also pops up in trade rumors trade deadline SZN.
55. The Cubs get another catcher sorry Victor, I hope you prove me wrong.
56. Ben Zobrist lands on the injured list it won't be serious, but they'll do it because of a roster crunch
57. The Cubs have a 10-game winning streak hopefully it's early in the season to get off on a great start.
58. The Cubs go on a 5-game losing streak and fans burn down Twitter.
59. The Cubs then win 5 in a row after the 5-game losing streak but some fans still hate the team
60. Dillon Maples will strike out the side and I'll fall in love with his slider again.
61. Dillon Maples will walk 2, hit a batter, throw a wild pitch in one inning and I'll be reminded why he still hasn't stuck on a MLB bullpen.
62. Adbert Alzolay makes his MLB debut in June and fans mispronounce/misspell his name 93% of the time on the radio/internet
63. Kris Bryant makes the NL All-Star Team as a starter, 3B, duh
64. Kris Bryant hits a triple in the All-Star Game stud
65. Kyle Schwarber makes the NL All-Star Team big year coming for our LEFT FIELDER
66. And then Schwarber hits a home run in the 5th inning 459 foot bomb.
67. Kyle Hendricks makes the NL All-Star Team has the wildest party with Kris Bryant, Kyle Schwarber and Yu Darvish.
68. Yu Darvish makes the NL All-Star Team and gets the win in the All-Star Game.
69. Kyle Schwarber walks 69 times nice.
70. Nico Hoerner has a .900 OPS in the minors so hoerny for Hoerner.
71. Nico Hoerner gets called up in September and hits a double in his first at-bat.
72. Daniel Descalso plays way too much but he's not too bad, just kinda average
73. Kris Bryant makes a start at all three outfield positions at least once.
74. Carl Edwards Jr. has a 1.91 ERA.
75. Cubs have a winning record in every month.
76. Fake computer name Cardinals minor leaguer has a career game against the Cubs.
77. Mike Trout only hits two home runs against the Cubs.
78. Cole Hamels gets ejected for throwing at a hitter.
79. Addison Russell gets cheered way too much by fans at Wrigley Field his first game back.
80. Bruce Levine writes a terrible article about Russell's "redemption"
81. Bob Nightengale writes an even worse article about Russell's "redemption"
82. Jon Heyman tops Levine and Nightengale with one bad Russell tweet
83. Benches clear between Cubs and Brewers, but no actual fighting occurs
84. Brewers Twitter account posts several cringe-worthy tweets about the Cubs.
85. Cubs fans make up most of the attendance in Milwaukee for Cubs vs. Brewers games
86. Kyle Hendricks throws a no-hitter.
87. Yu Darvish strikes out 219 batters.
88. Cubs end the season with 3 top-100 prospects.
89. Joe Maddon gets contract extension through 2021.
90. Kris Bryant wins 2019 MVP.
91. Javier Baez wins gold glove.
92. Anthony Rizzo wins gold glove.
93. Willson Contreras is a gold glove finalist.
94. Ben Zobrist hits a home run in last game at Wrigley Field.
95. Cubs win 93 games.
96. Cubs win the division.
97. Cubs win NLDS over Cardinals.
98. Cubs win NLCS over Nationals.
99. Cubs lose World Series to Yankees.
100. You cry at the end of prediction #99.

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