Ex-Cubs Factor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Since 1945, of the 23 teams to reach the World Series with three or more Cubs players, only 3 have won the World Series (the 1960 Pirates, the 2001 Diamondbacks, and the 2008 Phillies).[6] Since its articulation in 1981, the Ex-Cubs Factor has been used to predict and explain post-season and World Series defeats for many different baseball teams.…
"Mike Royko developed an additional hypothesis contending that 'A team with no ex-Cubs probably has the edge on a team that has even one.'"
Here’s the problem. Although the Mets have one ex-Cub and the Blue Jays have three, the Royals have none and the Cubs themselves, by definition, have no ex-Cubs.
Anything can happen this post-season, and probably will.
(And then there’s that movie, of course.)
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