Stop the Presses! Cubune Picks Cubs to Win!

You'll be shocked to discover that the Cubs shareholders who work in the Tribune Tower think the Cubs are going to prevail in the Division Series against Arizona. Paul Sullivan, who covered this sloppy team for 162 games and once referred to them as "accidental contenders," predicts they'll sweep the Diamondbacks, and hey, maybe they will. Most Trib writers think they'll win it in four games, and one genius thinks they'll win it in six.

Tribune fiction writer Dave van Dyck thinks the Cubs will win because "The excess of power will be too much for the D'back pitchers and in postseason series three-run homers traditionally win games."

Who has an excess of power? Arizona season HRs: 171; Cubbies: 151, and the Cubs play in a Little League park. Maybe DVD's been taking LSD to work, and we don't mean Lake Shore Drive.

Of the Cubune's public faces, only golf expert and token staff Sox fan Ed Sherman picks the snakes. Whoever he likes, Sherman has shown that his world view remains firmly planted in Cubland. And how could it not be? He drinks out of the same water cooler. He shares the same profit sharing plan. And the Tribune has been pushing a little too hard lately to convince people it has Sox fans on staff:

The Tribune sports desk
Spirited voting among 18 members of the Tribune's sports copy desk—except for the one wise guy who picked Cubs in 6—led to a nearly even split. Undoubtedly the healthy number of Sox fans and Cubs fans looking to alter cosmic karma led to the eight picks for the Diamondbacks.

Only because of a "healthy" number of Sox fans on its Sports Desk did the Diamondbacks get any votes. That shows confidence in the expertise of the Sports Desk, doesn't it? And what's a "healthy" number of Sox fans? When the Tribune hires a Sox fan, it's like getting a flu shot?


Brett Ballantini contributed to this post.