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2008 Major League Baseball Predictions: Part 2 of 7

 
National League Central Division The Central Division brought one of the biggest surprise teams of the year in Milwaukee. They had the Rookie of the Year at 3rd baseball in Ryan Braun and they had good young players and pitchers. But in the end their youth and inexperience caught up to them and they were not able to catch the Cubs at the top of the Division. Will it be another two team race in the Central, or will the Cardinals climb back to the top and will the Astros with new shortstop Tejada make a push for the Division crown?   Chicago Cubs (88-74) Happy 100 years Cub fans. Yes it has been 100 years since your last World Series title. So many good teams and yet no title. Could this be the year the Cubbies break the curse of the goat? I think they have the team that could compete for the N.L. title. Their pitching was one of the best rotations in the league last year as they were 2nd in the N.L. in ERA and 1st in B.A. against. Carlos Zambrano is one the best ... (link)

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