On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Padres series preview

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty ImagesAl Yellon created Bleed Cubbie Blue and has been its managing editor since 2005. His latest book about the Cubs is "Chicago Cubs Firsts." Find him on Bluesky at @bleedcubbieblue.bsky.social

While everyone has been focusing on the Dodgers and their 8-0 start, the San Diego Padres are also off to a great start, going 7-0 and sweeping a homestand.

For more on the Padres, here’s Ben Fadden, who runs our SB Nation Padres site Gaslamp Ball:

The Padres enter Wrigley playing great team baseball. Sure, there are the Fernando Tatis Jr.’s, Jackson Merrill’s and Manny Machado’s of the world that have produced but it’s been essentially the entire lineup that has come…