another cubs win...that's four in a row!

while we were out garage sale-ing on saturday morning someone along the way was making small talk with xander when he mentioned he played baseball. they asked him if his team was good and he replied with "yeah, we've won three games in a row. we're in second place. and i'm going to hit a homerun today!" WHAT??? funny boy. yes, they've won three in a row, but second place? who told him that? and how about making a prediction that he was going to hit a home run? he thinks he is chipper jones.
well game time, we won again. xander hit two triples. his first one he over ran third, had a hard time stopping at the base and unfortunately, got tagged out. his comment was "dad, i thought i had a homerun." but he really got a good piece of the ball both times and they sailed clear into the outfield, all the way to the fence.
he played at first base for the first time. he did wonderful, no balls got past him, not only the ones he fielded, but also the throws from his teammates. their aim is getting better too. doesn't hurt that his catching buddy was in the circle position, so it was adam to xander several times.
a few times he seemed to be making his own decisions, taking the ball and running home trying to get the runner, while his coaches were screaming "circle, circle". taking the initiative...don't know if that is a good thing right now, but at least he had the right idea.
he also played third base, still keeping that ball in front of him and paying attention everytime the ball was hit.
calling his shots or not, he is still looking pretty good.
so the funny thing is i checked the standings when we got home, and his team is tied for first, but when he made his comment, they were most likely in that #2 spot. how does he know these things?