MLB playoffs 2017: 5 reasons Cubs will make it

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CHICAGO, IL – NOVEMBER 04: The Wrigley Field marquee displays ‘World Series Champions’ during the 2016 World Series victory parade for the Chicago Cubs on November 4, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. The Cubs won their first World Series championship in 108 years after defeating the Cleveland Indians 8-7 in Game 7. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /

1. The Cubs have experience, control their own destiny

In baseball, sometimes experience trumps talent. For the Cubs, they have both, which gives them a leg up on the completion. With just a couple of weeks left and currently riding a hot streak, Chicago is hoping to use that experience to close out games, avoid the dreaded “choke” and put the division away for good.

If the Cubs do win the NL Central, it would be their second straight title and third year in a row heading to the postseason. Last year’s run was magical, as some would say, as the Cubs broke the curse on the back of some solid veterans as well as rising stars.

Although there was some attrition in the offseason, the Cubs have the necessary pieces and returning experience to put the division away. Not only that, but they control their own destiny.

In fact, the Cubs have two four-game series scheduled against the Brewers and Cardinals in the final two weeks of the season. If they can break even and go at least 4-4 in that stretch, they will surely make the postseason as division champs. They will also have Cincinnati at home to close the season, which should be a sweep.

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