So who starts Game 1, Jon Lester or Jake Arrieta?
It's got to be Arrieta, now 10-2 with a 2.08 ERA over his past 15 starts. Right?
OK, so maybe we're getting ahead of ourselves. First, the Chicago Cubs must win the National League Wild Card game. But given that the Cubs are threatening to get ahead of themselves right about now anyway, it's OK think ahead a bit, no?
"The Giants had better focus on winning their division," one longtime scout declared the other day. "Because three playoff teams are coming out of the NL Central.