Opinion: Chill, Cubs fans -- you're headed to Series

There's no doubt about it: Chicago is best team in National League Cubs manager Lou Piniella's team is No. 1 in both ERA and runs scored in the NL. Relax, Cubs fan. Stop sweating every little bump in the road. No one said it was going to be easy. Besides, these tough days are going to make the party in October that much sweeter. By then, who will care that your ace gave up nine runs Saturday afternoon against the hated St. Louis Cardinals? Yes, you could have practically buried St. Louis with a victory. The Cards were one loss away from going eight down in the National League Central, and wouldn't you have loved to see the look on Tony La Russa's face if that had happened? Four home runs off your ace? That's a tough one. Afterward, Carlos Zambrano said he lost track of how many times the ball left the park -- that's not a... [read full story]