In re-reading my midseason grades article, I noted this passage:
Last year’s team went 39-31 after the break, a .557 winning percentage. If this year’s team can play to that percentage in the 73 remaining games, they’ll go 41-32. That would result in an 83-79 final record.
I don’t claim to be prescient, but I’d have made some money if I’d have bet that, because that’s exactly what the 2023 Cubs did and exactly where they finished.
Of course, in mid-September we all thought they’d do better than that, but here we are.