There are few things better than the Cubs and Cardinals playing meaningful games in late September. Of course, it would better if they were playing each other in the NLCS, but that doesn’t seem quite so likely. With the Cardinals’ loss on Wednesday evening and the Colorado Rockies’ big win over the Miami Marlins, it would take a miracle for St. Louis to grab a Wild Card spot. Here are my notes for this week, brought to you from the press box at Busch Stadium.
•Cubs fans may have been rubbed the wrong way by Tommy Pham’s insistence that Felix Pena hit him on purpose in the 8th inning of Wednesday night’s game.