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- Updated: May 10, 2016
CHICAGO — Theo Epstein, the Cubs’ president of baseball operations, remembers the feeling in the clubhouse after the Opening Night win over the Angels, and sensed that the players could tell how good they can be. That feeling has continued through the first 30 games, as the Cubs have posted the best record in the Major Leagues.
“We’re thrilled with the start we’ve gotten off to, but we’re not blinded by it,” Epstein said on Tuesday. “We’re in a stretch right now when winning seems far easier than it actually is. We know there is going to be a stretch, probably a long stretch this year, when winning even one game seems virtually impossible. That’s the nature of baseball. We’re not blinded by it.
“There’s a saying in the office, ‘We’re in a tree.’ We want to stay up there as long as we can, but we’re going to get down at some point.”
The Cubs are off to their best start through 30 games since they went 24-6 to begin the 1907 season, which ended with a World Series championship. Epstein knows the prognosticators picked the Cubs to win it all this season, but …
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