Baseball's postseason doesn't begin for almost a month, but we already know one thing for certain: The Chicago Cubs will be heavy favorites to win the World Series and end the most infamous championship drought in professional sports, one that dates to 1908.
Before the Cubs can advance in the postseason, of course, they need to officially qualify for it. That’s a foregone conclusion at this point, with Chicago sporting the best record in baseball at 89-48. It has a 15 1/2-game lead on the Cardinals in the National League Central, and an eight-game edge on the Nationals for home field advantage throughout the NL playoffs.