The Cubs and Cardinals are preparing to play a five-game series at Wrigley Field this weekend. It will go a long way toward telling us whether the Cardinals can get back into postseason contention under a new manager, or perhaps whether the Cubs can begin to put some distance between themselves and the rest of the division.
A similar five-game set was played between these two clubs at Wrigley in September 2003, and it contained enough drama for an entire season.
When this 2003 series began, the Cardinals were in first place in the N.