As early as 2017, some posters here speculated that the Cubs cashed in their chips too early and were headed for a quicker than expected decline. Cubs fans on Twitter and other boards caught wind of those posts and mocked those posters. Well, here we are. Next year will be very interesting. As for this weekend, I have a feeling the Cubs win twice. Health permitting, the Cubs' line-up will be very formidable next year. Bryant, Rizzo, and Baez are legit superstars. They can fill in solid role players around them. It's their pitching that is a huge question mark. Other than Darvish and Hendricks, they don't have much of anything coming back.