Pirates and Cubs Ahead for Playoffs Qualification

Both the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs swept weekend series against good opponents (the L.A. Dodgers and S.F. Giants respectively) and they rank one/two, by a decent margin in the bogus wild card race.

It may be bogus, but sadly the wild card is here and teams that gain the wild card have legitimate shots at winning the title, as the wild card Giants did last season.

If the standings hold up and there is such a long way to go, the Pirates and Cubs would meet in the one game, so called “play in” game.

Should the two teams meet, it would be their first ever in post season. The teams won their first titles in three consecutive years from (1907-1909.)

The Pirates won their first World Series in 1909 and have won four after that, none since 1979.

The Cubs won their only two titles in 1907 and 1908.