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The Bears<\/a> have won three straight games, improving their record to 3-2<\/a>, and have the 1-5 Saints coming to Soldier Field for a noon kickoff on Sunday. In this week\u2019s \u201cPolling Place,\u201d your home for Sun-Times sports polls on the social platform X, we had the audacity to bring up the P-word.<\/p>\n No, not Petitbon, Piccolo, Plank or even Payton.<\/p>\n \u201cP,\u201d as in \u201cplayoffs.\u201d Are they on this Bears team\u2019s horizon?<\/p>\n \u201cI would like to think so, but let\u2019s see if they can beat a 1-5 team decisively this week,\u201d @RonaldVoigt4 commented.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s slim and none, and slim just walked out of the room,\u201d @JBIRD1268 wrote.<\/p>\n We also asked how many games the Bulls<\/a>, who open their season Wednesday, will win.<\/p>\n \u201cI have not seen enough changes for more than 39,\u201d @ronw_sportsnut weighed in.<\/p>\n Last, we asked whom you\u2019d like to see in right field for the Cubs<\/a> next season. Run it back with Kyle Tucker<\/a>? Give Seiya Suzuki another crack at the full-time job? Throw young Owen Caissie out there?<\/p>\n \u201cSuzuki in right, Moses Ballesteros as DH,\u201d was @PoliticsFan10\u2019s take.<\/p>\n On to the polls:<\/p>\n Poll No. 1: Now that the Bears have won three in a row, do you see the playoffs on their horizon this season?<\/b><\/p>\n 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: Now that the Bears have won three in a row, do you see the playoffs on their horizon this season?<\/p>\n \u2014 Chicago Sun-Times (@Suntimes) October 16, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n Upshot: <\/b>Is it too soon to start planning that Super Bowl parade?<\/p>\n Poll No. 2: The Bulls open their season on Wednesday. Out of 82 games, how many will they win?<\/b><\/p>\n Poll No. 2: The Bulls open their season on Wednesday. Out of 82 games, how many will they win?<\/p>\n \u2014 Chicago Sun-Times (@Suntimes) October 16, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n Upshot: <\/b>What a smart-alec, that @SDEagle1999, who suggested there \u201cshould have been a \u201839 to 42 wins and a loss to the Heat in the play-in tourney\u2019 option.\u201d Come to think of it, that\u2019s a pretty good point.<\/p>\n Poll No. 3: Whom are you hoping to see in right field for the Cubs on Opening Day 2026?<\/b><\/p>\n Poll No. 3: Whom are you hoping to see in right field for the Cubs on Opening Day 2026?<\/p>\n \u2014 Chicago Sun-Times (@Suntimes) October 16, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n Upshot: <\/b>Remember, folks, it\u2019s the Cubs\u2019 money, not yours. Your only responsibility here is to want them to spend it. Just saying.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
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