Every season for the Cubs is measured against their perennial rivals, the St. Louis Cardinals, and the successes that the opposing team has. Last year, the Cubs went 7-12 against the Cardinals with a -26 run differential. The Cardinals went on to a World Series loss to the Boston Red Sox, while the Cubs finished in the cellar of the NL Central for another frustrating season. The progress of the Chicago Front Office will be measured up against the minor league monster that is the St. Louis Cardinals. If the Cubs farm system can finally start showing some progress with their young prospects on the major league level, then maybe the rivalry will regain some of the fire that Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire brought to the field in the late-1990’s and early 2000’s.
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