As we entered 2015, the Cardinals were the perennial division champs, the heavyweight Apollo Creed from the movie “Rocky.” The Cubs were Rocky.
As we enter 2018, the fourth go-around, the Cubs at this point are the indestructible Ivan Drago from the fourth “Rocky.” The Cards are Rocky.
And to win the division, the Cards must break Yu Darvish, Kris Bryant and the Chicago Cubs.
For all the jubilation from Jupiter — Marcell Ozuna’s doubles! Kolten Wong’s steals! Carlos Martinez’s cutter! — you then start reading about Cubs camp and wonder — did any Cub have a bad spring?