- Mike Quade will lead the team to the division title and be named the NL Manager of the Year. Way Wrong, Quade was let go after leading the team to a fifth place finish
- Starlin Castro will win the NL batting title.Wrong, he finished sixth.
- Aramis Ramirez will have a bounce back season with 30 homers and 100 RBIs.Wrong, barely. He drove in 93 runs and launched 26 homers.
- Carlos Marmol will only blow two saves all season.Way wrong, he blew ten saves and had many other bad outings.
- Carlos Zambrano, Matt Garza and Ryan Dempster will combine for 55 wins.WRONG, try 29 combined wins.
- Darwin Barney will join Starlin Castro and Tyler Colvin to form a trio of young talented players that carry the offense.Not so much.
- Reed Johnson's glove work will make several appearances on Sports Center's Top 10 Plays.Not sure if that happened or not, I'll go with no.
- VCU will win the NCAA tournament... wait- how did that get on this list?Nope.
- Welington Castillo will take Koyie Hill's job by the end of May.Should have happened but didn't.
- Marlon Byrd, Ryan Dempster and Starlin Castro will represent the Cubs in the All-Star game.Well, I got one out of three.
- The NBA champion Bulls will sing the 7th Inning Stretch at Wrigley in July.Wrong again.
- Jim Hendry will pull the trigger on a blockbuster trade in July to help put the Cubs in position for their playoff run.Playoff run? Wrong
- The Cubs will wear their #10 patches all the way to a World Series title.Well, half of that came true.
My 2011 score: 0-for-13, let's see if I can make some improvements with my 2012 bold predictions, some of which I hope do not come true.
- The Cubs will play meaningful games in September because of the extra Wild Card spot.
- Marlon Byrd will be traded by the deadline.
- Brett Jackson and Anthony Rizzo will make their big league debuts by the end of June.
- Bryan LaHair will be sent to Triple-A or benched by the end of June and never heard from again.
- Jeff Samardzija will hold onto his rotation spot all year and win at least ten games.
- Carlos Zambrano will pitch very well and pick up the W against his former team.
- Carlos Marmol will be removed from the closer's role by season's end.
- Joe Mather will be a bust after his hot spring, he will be replaced on the Cubs bench by the end of May.
- The Florida Marlins will reach the World Series.
- Kerry Wood will have at least two stints on the disabled list.
- James Russell will have the best ERA on the team.
- Starlin Castro will be the only Cub in the All-Star game once again.
- Matt Garza will toss a no-hitter.
Feel free to comment with your thoughts!
