Despite scoring eight total runs across their three-game sweep at the hands of the Giants in San Francisco, the Cubs’ playoff odds actually improved from last week. Gaining a few tenths of a point is a good thing, though what they do upon reaching the postseason is an open question. There are clashing schools of thought on this topic as “just get in” fights with “ball go far, team go far” for supremacy.
Since the advent of the Wild Card in 1995, only seven teams with the league’s best record have gone on to win the World Series.