Has a +43 run differential at this point in the season ever been achieved?

[David]

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[bukie]

Best 26-game starts in the post-1900 era:

 

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[minnesotacubsfan]

So you're saying there's a channnnce???

[David]

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[badger]

Posted this in the game thread and then realized it should go here (too)

 

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[MWV]

It should be posted in every thread.

[CubmanPi]

+101 would have gotten them tied for 4th in MLB at the end of 2015.

[SRQCub]

Best ever 30-game Run Differential, according to Buster Olney.

 

The next 4 all won a World Series, again, according to Olney.

[bukie]

There's a qualifier missing there.Probably"in the World Series era".

[Cubfanintheknow]

Posted this in the game thread and then realized it should go here (too)

 

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Not to dwell on the negative, but with the Cubs, you can actually see their six losses easily. But it's only because they stick out on an amazing upward trend.

 

I LOVE THIS TEAM!!!

[UMFan83]

Posted this in the game thread and then realized it should go here (too)

 

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Not to dwell on the negative, but with the Cubs, you can actually see their six losses easily. But it's only because they stick out on an amazing upward trend.

 

I LOVE THIS TEAM!!!

 

You can also see when they play the Reds

[David]

We're at +200 now, as I'm sure a lot of you have noticed.

 

For reference, the 2008 team, which was legitimately great and routinely pummeled teams, was +184 on the entire season.

[Sammy Sofa]

Someone on Deadspin made a helpful chart: