As I have mentioned in previous posts, I am happy that it’s worked out that the Cubs will be playing the Cardinals in this 5 game NLDS. Even after Wednesday night’s one game playoff, I still think that beating the Pirates in a best of 5 series would have been more difficult. In any case, we have the fluke and possibly unlucky reality that the best three teams in baseball were all stacked in the same division, so while each team probably deserved to avoid the wild card, that just wasn’t the case.
It doesn’t need to be said that the rivalry here is historic and among the best and longest running sports rivalries in history and that these two teams have never faced each other in the playoffs before.