ESPN predicts Cubs will win it all

cold5 · Post #1 » by **cold5** » Wed Oct 3, 2007 10:05 pm

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/playoffs2 ... id=3047027

SportsWorld · Post #2 » by **SportsWorld** » Wed Oct 3, 2007 10:05 pm

Seasons Over

Rodanlee · Post #3 » by **Rodanlee** » Wed Oct 3, 2007 10:06 pm

theagent · Post #4 » by **theagent** » Wed Oct 3, 2007 10:22 pm

SportsWorld wrote:Seasons Over

Howling Mad · Post #5 » by **Howling Mad** » Wed Oct 3, 2007 10:23 pm

ESPN just wants us to win, if we don't, there isn't a decent story out of the playoffs.

SportsWorld · Post #6 » by **SportsWorld** » Wed Oct 3, 2007 10:25 pm

If the Cubs actually do win the World Series Jayson Stark is going to brag how he amazingly predicted a World Series winner. If the Cubs do not win the World Series no one will ever remember his pick.

Ruben Douglas · Post #7 » by **Ruben Douglas** » Wed Oct 3, 2007 10:29 pm

I hate ESPN for many many reasons. One of the reasons I am glad that I don't have cable is that I don't get suckered into watching that station.

SportsWorld · Post #8 » by **SportsWorld** » Wed Oct 3, 2007 10:31 pm

Ruben Douglas wrote:I hate ESPN for many many reasons. One of the reasons I am glad that I don't have cable is that I don't get suckered into watching that station.

How are you watching the games tonight and tomorrow?

Howling Mad · Post #9 » by **Howling Mad** » Wed Oct 3, 2007 10:32 pm

technically they're on TBS, which is owned by ABC, and all of it, including ESPN is owned by Disney.

SportsWorld · Post #10 » by **SportsWorld** » Wed Oct 3, 2007 10:35 pm

BULL even PAX wrote:technically they're on TBS, which is owned by ABC, and all of it, including ESPN is owned by Disney.

TBS isn't owned by ABC.
TBS is part of the Turner broadcasting company which owns stations like CNN, TNT, Cartoon Network, and Court TV.

Howling Mad · Post #11 » by **Howling Mad** » Wed Oct 3, 2007 10:36 pm

Sorry edit:

Owned by Time Warner

Howling Mad · Post #12 » by **Howling Mad** » Wed Oct 3, 2007 10:38 pm

TBS is licensed to broadcast Atlanta Braves games, they do it nationally through cable TV. Disney owns the Atlanta Braves, they own TBS, and they own the rights, sound familiar?

Kinda like the Cubs and WGN.

Post #13 » by **Ben** » Wed Oct 3, 2007 10:39 pm

I was pretty pissed when I saw that, too. That didn't stop me from taking a screen shot of the ESPN.com front page, if only for posterity's sake.

Sports Illustrated predicted the Cubs as champs in early July, if memory serves. That's when we were still under .500.

So that's a double jinx. My only hope is that they cancel each other out. :cry:

SportsWorld · Post #14 » by **SportsWorld** » Wed Oct 3, 2007 10:40 pm

BULL even PAX wrote:TBS is licensed to broadcast Atlanta Braves games, they do it nationally through cable TV. Disney owns the Atlanta Braves, they own TBS, and they own the rights, sound familiar?

Kinda like the Cubs and WGN.

Kind of makes sense now. The Atlanta Braves play their spring training games at the Disney Wide World of Sports in Orlando.

Howling Mad · Post #15 » by **Howling Mad** » Wed Oct 3, 2007 10:41 pm

Time Warner is supported by Disney in some strainge way...

Howling Mad · Post #16 » by **Howling Mad** » Wed Oct 3, 2007 10:43 pm

It isn't exactly connected, there is some strange ties to each company by the TBS-DISNEY-BRAVES-Wide World of Sports conglomerate is kinda like the WGN-CUBS-Chicago Trib conglomerate.

Howling Mad · Post #17 » by **Howling Mad** » Wed Oct 3, 2007 10:44 pm

Ben B. wrote:I was pretty pissed when I saw that, too. That didn't stop me from taking a screen shot of the ESPN.com front page, if only for posterity's sake.

Sports Illustrated predicted the Cubs as champs in early July, if memory serves. That's when we were still under .500.

So that's a double jinx. My only hope is that they cancel each other out.

If jinxes could cancel each other out, this isn't the franchise that would accomplish that task!

2poor · Post #18 » by **2poor** » Wed Oct 3, 2007 11:01 pm

I don't pay attention to predictions.

IbreakNeckZ101 · Post #19 » by **IbreakNeckZ101** » Thu Oct 4, 2007 12:32 am

OMG ESPN STFU!!!!!