Chicago Cubs Predictions: 10 Things That Have To Go Right To End the Curse

The Cubs' 2010 season was so depressing that manager Lou Piniella retired six weeks early. No one pooped in the dugout this time around, but in all other ways the final chapter of Piniella's tenure mirrored that of Dusty Baker before him: Both men oversaw great teams their first season, equally great ones the second year, a mediocre squad for which much went wrong in their third year and a budget-saving fire sale in July of their final year after the team fell far from contention.

Hoping to break that cycle, GM Jim Hendry hired a non-celebrity manager for 2011, Mike Quade. Hendry also made several moves that could vault the team back into contention, or could do little to change the state of the organization. Only time will tell.
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