Applied To Other Teams
The ex-Cubs Factor hypothesis has been applied to other professional Baseball teams in both positive and negative references. For example, sports writer Jeff Blair has argued there exists an "ex-Expos factor" where number of former Montreal Expos players correlates with post-season success. Jim Caple for ESPN.com has similarly proposed an ex-Mariner factor (or XMF) which explores the excellent play by ex-Mariners for other teams in postseason baseball.
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