It's a gamble. I would have made the bet with odds (like you give $750 if the Cubs finish .500 or below, you get $1000 if they finish above). There are too many variables, too many young players who we don't know how long it will take them to adjust to bigs, injuries, the possibility of the Cubs starting off slow and Theo deciding to be sellers at the deadline one more time, etc. Nope. And that last part is definitely not happening. With Lester, I don't think he needs odds on that. I think he probably should give odds, if anything. Then again, teams never project for more than like 85 wins so what do I know. What do you mean the last part is definitely not happening?