Cubs, Cubs, Cubs!!!

Who else is about ready to rewatch Back to the Future II? Sitting on the couch when it comes on AMC or downloading it from NetFlix or dusting off the old VHS player (the younger kids just don't know...).

You all remember the scene, right? Marty is in the Hill Valley town square in the year 2015 when he sees a video board that flashes the sports update of the Cubs winning the World Series. It was made to seem so farfetched.

In true Cubs fashion, they did not when any between 1989 and now. But it's now 2015 and the Cubs may be on the way to turning the writers and producers of the movie into prophets.

Let's be honest... everyone (except for maybe Cardinals fans) has a little part of them that wants to see the Cubs win it all. It's only natural.

That franchise hasn't won it in 107 years. That title trophy is older than sliced bread. It's older than the Titanic. The last time they won there were only 46 stars on the United States flag. The Ottoman Empire was still a thing.

It's been a while.

Now I'll admit that I've had my trepidations about the Cubs winning. Of course, that was back in 2003 and in 2008 when the Giants had yet to win their first. I'm fat and happy with three titles and now want to share the wealth.

I want everyone to win a title. Channel your inner Oprah... *you get a title, you get a title... EVERYBODY GETS A TITLE!!!*

Except the Dodgers. Never the Dodgers.

But this team looks about as dangerous as any of these recent Cubs playoff incarnations. Better than the 2003 Mark Prior implosion. Better than the 2008 team which looked like an older version of the 2003 Marlins (if you can't beat them, buy them).

It is also the right mix of youth and veterans and a group of players who look like they just don't know any better. Kris Bryant, Jorge Soler, Kyle Schwarber, Jake Arrieta... they just don't know and don't need to know.

The saying goes if you don't know your history, you're doomed to repeat it. This might be one of the few cases where that is not the case. Curse of the Billy Goat? Not since 1945? They don't care and if it does happen, I will get my 3D glasses ready so I can watch Jaws 19 starring what eerily looks like Left Shark.