{"id":260973,"date":"2025-09-28T09:48:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T09:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/260973\/"},"modified":"2025-09-28T09:48:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T09:48:16","slug":"cubs-or-padres-in-wild-card-series-bears-or-raiders-on-sunday-heres-how-you-voted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/260973\/","title":{"rendered":"Cubs or Padres in wild-card series? Bears or Raiders on Sunday? Here’s how you voted"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cubs<\/a>. Padres. Three games. Or two, depending on how it goes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Who wins the big, best-of-three wild-card series that begins on Tuesday? That was the first item of business in this week\u2019s \u201cPolling Place,\u201d your home for Sun-Times sports polls on the social platform X.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Cubs must win the first game or else they\u2019ll lose the series,\u201d @ronw_sportsnut commented.<\/p>\n

And @BMalinoma warned, \u201cCubs bats have a history of going mute, except for that one year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Oh, yeah, that one year \u2026<\/p>\n

Next, we asked how far the Cubs will advance in the playoffs. Will they make it to the divisional round? Even further than that?<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d like to talk to those who say World Series,\u201d @_abhayshah wrote.<\/p>\n

Last, we asked voters for their winner of the Bears game against the Raiders in Las Vegas on Sunday. In a huge majority, they picked the visitors from Chicago.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven for a team as \u2018mid\u2019 as the Bears, an \u2018L\u2019 would be disappointing,\u201d @00723maui observed.<\/p>\n

On to the polls:<\/p>\n

Poll No. 1: What\u2019s your prediction for the upcoming best-of-three wild-card series between the Cubs and the Padres?<\/b><\/p>\n

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It\u2019s time for this week\u2019s \u201cPolling Place.\u201d Let us hear from you! Selected comments will appear in Sunday’s paper.<\/p>\n

Poll No. 1: What\u2019s your prediction for the upcoming best-of-three wild-card series between the Cubs and the Padres?<\/p>\n

\u2014 Chicago Sun-Times (@Suntimes) September 25, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Upshot: <\/b>According to our math, this is split almost exactly at 50-50 in terms of which team will win the series. Is that a good sign? A bad sign? No sign at all. Come to think of it, it probably depends on how many White Sox fans voted. Important note: Voting was done before news of Cubs pitcher Cade Horton\u2019s unavailability became official.<\/p>\n

Poll No. 2: How far will the Cubs go in these playoffs?<\/b><\/p>\n

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Poll No. 2: How far will the Cubs go in these playoffs?<\/p>\n

\u2014 Chicago Sun-Times (@Suntimes) September 25, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Upshot: <\/b>Expectations haven\u2019t been this modest heading into a Cubs postseason since, let\u2019s think for a minute, maybe 1998? Goodness, what a lineup that wasn\u2019t. No offense to Mickey Morandini, Tyler Houston, Gary Gaetti and the rest of those fellas.<\/p>\n

Poll No. 3: Will the Bears beat the Raiders in Las Vegas on Sunday?<\/b><\/p>\n

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Poll No. 3: Will the Bears beat the Raiders in Las Vegas on Sunday?<\/p>\n

\u2014 Chicago Sun-Times (@Suntimes) September 25, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Upshot: <\/b>Winner evens its record at 2-2. Loser must report directly to the Luxor to see Carrot Top\u2019s show.<\/p>\n