Despite the decadeslong hype between the Chicago and St. Louis faithful, the truth is that, for supposed bitter rivals, the Cubs and the Cardinals don’t actually fight each other in the playoff race all that often. In 2017, however, the rivalry (finally) has life.
The Cubs-Cardinals rivalry has rarely lived up to the hype, but 2017 is different
Despite the decadeslong hype between the Chicago and St. Louis faithful, the truth is that, for supposed bitter rivals, the Cubs and the Cardinals don’t actually fight each other in the playoff race all that often. In 2017, however, the rivalry (finall…