{"id":14021,"date":"2017-02-10T17:53:16","date_gmt":"2017-02-10T22:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=14021"},"modified":"2017-02-10T17:56:12","modified_gmt":"2017-02-10T22:56:12","slug":"cubs-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/cubs-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Cubs Voted #1 Team to Watch This Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 id=\"arIndex_0\">It&#8217;s all eyes on the Cubs<\/h3>\n<p id=\"arIndex_1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/2691804-predicting-mlbs-10-most-exciting-teams-to-watch-in-2017\" target=\"_blank\">Bleacher Report<\/a> recently predicted that the Cubs will be the top MLB team to watch this year. We\u2019re not surprised, seeing as the Cubs won 103 games and the 2016 World Series for the first time since 1908. There&#8217;s no doubt that 2016 was a great year for the team, to say the least.<\/p>\n<p id=\"arIndex_2\">Not only that, but a few of the players have been recognized as hot commodities since the season started. (<em>Kris Bryant *cough cough*).<\/em>\u00a0Bleacher Report\u2019s Zachary Rymer based his rankings off of overall quality, star power and individual strengths and weaknesses. On this list, the Cubs ranked highest over the Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, and the Washington Nationals.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">ICYMI: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Cubs?src=hash\">#Cubs<\/a> projected with highest wins in MLB for 2017: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OYJg0pYOSI\">https:\/\/t.co\/OYJg0pYOSI<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5fKQg312ko\">pic.twitter.com\/5fKQg312ko<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CubsHQ.com (@ChicagoCubsHQ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChicagoCubsHQ\/status\/830155485127049216\">February 10, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p id=\"arIndex_3\">Why did Rhymer give the Cubs the #1 spot? The article ranking gave credit to the players and their teamwork, stating that Addison Russell and Javier Baez are a great double-play combination. Not to mention Kris Bryant\u2019s MVP award. Who can deny the media attention often given to players like Jake Arrieta and Anthony Rizzo?<\/p>\n<p id=\"arIndex_4\">The fans are as dedicated as ever, and now the world is paying attention too. It makes total sense that all eyes will be on the Cubbies in 2017.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"arIndex_5\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/cubs-parade\/\" target=\"_blank\">Relive the World Series magic.<\/a><\/h3>\n<p id=\"arIndex_6\"><strong>Here\u2019s Bleacher Report\u2019s full ranking:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li id=\"arIndex_7\">Chicago Cubs<\/li>\n<li id=\"arIndex_8\">Boston Red Sox<\/li>\n<li id=\"arIndex_9\">Cleveland Indians<\/li>\n<li id=\"arIndex_10\">Washington Nationals<\/li>\n<li id=\"arIndex_11\">Toronto Blue Jays<\/li>\n<li id=\"arIndex_12\">Los Angeles Dodgers<\/li>\n<li id=\"arIndex_13\">Houston Astros<\/li>\n<li id=\"arIndex_14\">Colorado Rockies<\/li>\n<li id=\"arIndex_15\">Texas Rangers<\/li>\n<li id=\"arIndex_16\">New York Mets<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s all eyes on the Cubs Bleacher Report recently predicted that the Cubs will be the top MLB team to watch this year. 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