It’s easy to forget that the Cubs have won three division titles in the last five years, particularly as we put a bow on the end of the Cubs run under Theo Epstein and look ahead to the Jed Hoyer era. But they have, and we should be grateful for this time where the Cubs have basically owned their division.
The 60-game season created a lot of quirky stats and one of them meant that all it took for the Cubs to win their division by three games was a quick start under new manager David Ross.