Five reasons why the Chicago Cubs will win the World Series (finally)

As spring training gets going and the new Major League Baseball season gets closer and closer to its beginning, it is hard to go too long without hearing the name of the Chicago Cubs.

Fresh off of a season where they were the most improved team in the game, as a result of an exciting young core making an undeniable impact and a winter where they continued to be the headline talent compilers in the game, the Windy City’s north side inhabitants are entering the season in a unfamiliar position: as favorites.

Even now, as camp is underway, the team continues to add more to itself, as they resigned center fielder Dexter Fowler to a multi-year deal on Thursday morning, and in the process adding yet another top free agent to their collection of those types this winter. However, the road from being preseason favorites to World Series champions is littered by the unpredictable elements that a 162-game season brings. But the Cubs appear to be equipped to weather any storm that comes their way.

With that said, what makes this team so special? And why could this be ‘the year’ that the Cubs finally put the burden of professional sports’ longest championship dry spell behind them? Here are five indisputable facts that say why the Cubbies time is now.

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