jamesdakrn

There are millions of Koreans that left the North during the war, thinking it would be temporary. In 1950, the level of NK "brainwashing" was not even close to today's, as both the South Korean and the NOrth Korean states were very young, unstable, and frankly no one envisioned that the division would last through today. My guess is that no, they don't think much of Kim Il Sung. In fact, most North Korean Silhyangmin (those who left North Korea before/during the war, literally "those who have lost their homeland" in Korean) are aggressively anti-NK and the Kim regime, since they see that Kim Il Sung took away their homeland and their families.

I don't think Cubs beating the Nats would be an "upset" tbh

He was evil, but the real problem IMO is what happened after him. In short he's the first one, but he's not the worst one.

Defending champs might actually be a knock against them- the Cubs' staff had to pitch way more innings than other teams, and that fatigue is showing on guys like Lester, who's been on and off, Arrietta, who's been solid since the break but not as dominant as he used to be.

Cubs are a good team and shouldn't be surprised if they make it out of the NL, but I can't see them as odds-on favorites

Thoughts on FIP vs. RA/9? Do you think pitchers have an ability to manage contact?