Darryl Strawberry predicts Cubs World Series win in 2008

Yesterday, Darryl Strawberry was giving a speech where he thanked the St. Paul Saints, an Independant Minor League baseball organization, for helping him get his career on track after his bout with drugs & whores. During the speech, Strawberry made a comment that I'm sure will make

Cubs fans feel better about their current offensive slump:
Playing to Saints' minority owner Bill Murray at the luncheon, Strawberry predicted the Cubs would win their first World Series in 100 years. "Everybody up!" Murray yelled, leading the standing ovation. Added Strawberry: "I hope there aren't any Boston fans in here, because we can't stand Boston." That stems from 1986, when Strawberry's Mets beat the Red Sox in the World Series.

Hey, if a former drug addict predicts that the Cubs will win the World Series, I'm excited. This is actually ground breaking stuff right here. Who would have thunk it? A felon, former drug addict that is making a prediction about the World Series involving a Chicago team and it's not coming from a White Sox fan? Strange times, indeed.

I'm off to Vegas to put my life savings on the Cubs. If Darryl Strawberry says it's going to happen, it's pretty much a done deal.

Strawberry says Cubs going all the way [MinnPost]