In October of 2015, it was as easy as one, two, three, four. The 2016 World Series champion Chicago Cubs had no shot against the powerful New York Mets. They harmlessly submitted in four games.
Twenty-sixteen was a year that allowed the Cubbies to be tagged with the description of “fortunate,” among other tags. Obviously, they were pretty damn good. No team that coasts through 162 games with 103 wins can be considered completely fortunate. Thanks to a patient rebuild courtesy of Theo Epstein, Chicago’s NL team boasts youngsters who fill every possible attribute imaginable.