On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Red Sox series preview

Last year, the Red Sox came to Wrigley Field in early July. They were 10 games over .500 when that series began, and the Cubs were 16 games under. Nevertheless, the Cubs took two of three from Boston, and lost the third game in extra innings.

This is a much better Cubs team than that one was at that time. Here’s to starting the second half on a high note.

For more on the Red Sox, here’s Mike Carlucci, who is a contributor to our SB Nation Red Sox site Over The Monster.

The year was 2003 and baseball fans from coast to coast were getting excited. While nothing was certain, the way the ALCS and NLCS were going the country was about to see a Boston Red Sox vs Chicago Cubs World Series. A 1918…