Season: Even 5 - 5
Starting Pitching: The Cubs have one of the best rotations in the league. It appears that the legendary Dwight Johnson will be the game one starter for the Cubs. Xavier Hart, Sam Strittmatter, and Lorenzo Bennett should follow Johnson. All these guys are very good. The Mayhems is solid but unspectacular. Ronald Scott was very good over the last month of the season for the Mayhem. Jake Owens had a good season.
Edge: Cubs.
Bullpen: Definitely a weak spot for the Cubs as they converted only 68% of the teams save opportunities. The Mayhem were much better at 77%. It appears that Tony Gong is the Mayhems closer. He was solid. Season 7 fireman of the year winner Jorge Padilla is the Cubs closer. Padilla had a bit of an off year.
Edge: Mayhem.
Hitting: The Cubs have a definite edge in hitting. Brett Kinney, Joey Tracy, and Juan Castro all had 40+ HRs for the Cubs. Salem has two big hitters in Harry Brown and Bernie Diaz.
Edge: Cubs.
Fielding: The Cubs have the highest fielding percentage in the league but the Mayhem were not too far behind. The Cubs also have a slight advantage at catcher.
Edge: Slight edge to the Cubs.
Pick: I'm going with the upset here - Mayhem in 5.
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