I've been a Cubs fan my entire life and even I'll admit that the Cubs recent success has slightly skewed my perception of the team. I've been with them through the good (1989, 2003, 2008) the bad (1995, 2000, 2006) and the ugly (2002, 2011, 2013) and believe it or not, these last three years have turned into the "golden age" of Cubs baseball. That's a weird sentiment to think about when you realize how bad the team was only four years ago. Every fan knows the tides began to turn going into the 2015 season with the hiring of Joe Maddon, the signing of Jon Lester, and the MLB debuts of a handful of the Cubs young talent they acquired via trade or the draft. That 2015 Wild Card-winning team was the catalyst to an age of baseball where Cubs fans EXPECTED the team to win every single game and based on the aforementioned three-year record of the Cubs, they won -- and won a lot. All of that winning has been taken for granted by a good amount of fans. These fans do not realize how hard it is to win a baseball game, win a division, or even GET to the postseason so the fact that the Cubs have done all of these things since 2015, it's a pretty remarkable feat. Even more remarkable is the amount of wins they've piled up at Wrigley since 2015. Going into last night's rained out game against the LA Dodgers, the Cubs were 173-102 at the Friendly Confines, yet despite this impressive record, last night would have been the first time in a little over two years that the team would play a game at Wrigley as an underdog (according to Vegas).
When you really think about the fact that the Cubs have opened as a home underdog in only ten times in three years, it's pretty goddamned impressive. There have been some GOOD baseball teams to come through Wrigley since 2015 but the Cubs consistent dominance wouldn't allow the odds makers in Vegas to label them as the underdog. I understand Vegas odds are not the end all be all of judging how great a team has been but looking at the Cubs resume since 2015, it would definitely be a team that I wouldn't bet against.
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