Chicago Cubs All-Star Kyle Tucker has been awful for the past month, raising new concerns about a potential 10-plus year contract in free agency.

For all that's gone right for the Cubs so far, Counsell's former team, the Brewers, are still breathing down their necks.

The story of the Cubs has been one of loss and ineptitude, but it turns out all of that was the buildup to the ending -- to the Cubs winning the World Series in the most incredible way possible.

If the Cubs making the World Series in the first place wasn’t enough, the Cubs came back from a 3-1 deficit to win three games in a row. The series was filled with nerve-wracking and exciting moments, all leading up to a crazy, dramatic and climactic winner-takes-all Game 7, ending with the Cubs rallying to win in the top of the tenth inning.

It's far-fetched and the world would no longer end, but this weekend's three-game series in Chicago could be the start of something big.

The first World Series was in 1903, and the Cubs played in four of the first seven, winning titles in '07 and '08 and losing in '10. Since 1910, they have been to the World Series in '18, '29, '32 ...

S tanford athletes are not only athletic, but they are also known for their exceptional smarts. Throughout the school's history, the student-athletes that have come through have either gone on to have dominant pro careers or have used their Stanford education to make a difference in other ways.

Chicago Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer has his team looking like one of the best in the majors, and he was rewarded for his work on Monday.