Cubs/Cards Rivalry Ranked 6th

Forbes ranked t he top 10 best rivalries in baseball and the Cubs/Cards came in 6th, surprisingly the Yank/Red Sox didn't finish first but you never would have guessed that with how much air time they get on FOX and ESPN, White Sox/Indians placed higher than Cubs/Cards

"One-two divisional finishes: zero
Close season finishes (five games or less): 14
Current ticket markup: 14%

Midwesterners will howl at this match-up's low placement, but the simple fact is that history is not on the Cubs' side (it would help if they won more often). The two teams have never finished first and second in their division despite the fact that they've always been in the same division. It's simply not a very good rivalry when one team puts together eight World Series-caliber teams (Cardinals) and the other one finishes in last or second-to-last place in 29 of the 60 seasons we measured. "

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The only thing that matters in determing a rivalry is wins and losses.

That is why the Giants and Dodgers are such great rivals; after all, it’s not like they are forever linked in history by a cross-country move to California, or anything like that. Oh, wait…

That Forbes article is garbage.

by Pat19 on May 10, 2009 2:27 PM CDT reply actions

The only

The only comparible ones even close are Yankees/Red Sox and Dodgers/Giants.

The Sox and Indians weren’t even in the same division until 1994.

Jay is our Quarterback. I REPEAT JAY IS OUR QUARTERBACK. Did I mention we have a Quarterback who happens to be named Jay?.

by puckishcubsfan on May 10, 2009 2:30 PM CDT reply actions

Cant say I disagree

For a Cubs fan like me in their 20s, there hasnt really been much of a head to head rivalry. when they win, we suck, and last year the real tension was with Milwaukee. Not to mention the Cards recent WS trips and our 0-9 post season skid.

I think they got it right, though its odd that Forbes is covering sports

Okay, just so I understand it... in your wildest fantasy, you are in hell. And you are co-running a bed and breakfast with the devil.

by bren on May 10, 2009 4:29 PM CDT reply actions

The Dodgers/Giants games are brutal...

…fan-wise. They really really REALLY hate each other.

"Pounding sand since 1982...."

by cubswynn on May 10, 2009 4:30 PM CDT reply actions

They're basing this on ticket markup?

That’s just silly.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on May 10, 2009 4:32 PM CDT reply actions

i can see why they would do that, but it really doesn't matter in forms of the greatness of a rivalry...

by BelieveinBlue2314 on May 10, 2009 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions

sorry that article is garbage...

I hate to say yanks-sox is #1 but it is…so here is my top 10

1. Yankees and Red Sox
2. Dodgers and Giants
3. Cubs and Cardinals
4. Indians and Tigers
5. Indians and White Sox
6. Mets and Phillies
7. Astros and Cardinals
8. Pirates and Phillies
9. Braves and Mets
10. and even though they aren’t in the same leagues i would put a tie between the
White Sox and Cubs and Mets and Yankees because inner city rivalries matter..

by BelieveinBlue2314 on May 10, 2009 4:34 PM CDT reply actions

Pirates and Phillies shouldnt even register

the Pirates are god awful

Okay, just so I understand it... in your wildest fantasy, you are in hell. And you are co-running a bed and breakfast with the devil.

by bren on May 10, 2009 9:52 PM CDT up reply actions

Maybe in 1978...

the Bucs and Phils had a heated rivalry. Heck, the Yankees and Royals were bitter rivals back then. Since the 1970’s, the Pirates/Phillies rivalry has really cooled. The Pennsylvania teams aren’t in the same division anymore.

"The big possums walk late." - Harry Caray

by memphiscub on May 11, 2009 7:57 AM CDT up reply actions

yeah Pitt should move to the NL East

Okay, just so I understand it... in your wildest fantasy, you are in hell. And you are co-running a bed and breakfast with the devil.

by bren on May 11, 2009 8:07 AM CDT up reply actions

Isn't the White Sox-Twins rivalry pretty strong?

I've committed to tweeting about the Cubs for the rest of the season. (Does that sound as ridiculous as I think it does?) Anyway, if you're on Twitter, you can follow me here.

by daver on May 11, 2009 9:53 AM CDT up reply actions

Astros Cubs

have become a good rival, and I can see that one moving up the ranking

baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out

by Cubbie-Tim on May 10, 2009 8:02 PM CDT reply actions

I can also see

Cubs/Brewers moving up. Not saying necessarily top 10, but some bad blood has started to form the last couple of years. Judging by how well we travel and fill up Miller Park, I don’t think that will change anytime soon, especially if Ryan Braun has anything to say about it.

When I began playing the game, baseball was about as gentlemanly as a kick in the crotch. -Ty Cobb

by SotoRiot on May 10, 2009 11:19 PM CDT up reply actions

Meh - I don't feel much of a rivalry with the 'Stros.

Just another division opponent, really. The Brewers-Cubs thing is definitely way ahead of it.

I've committed to tweeting about the Cubs for the rest of the season. (Does that sound as ridiculous as I think it does?) Anyway, if you're on Twitter, you can follow me here.

by daver on May 11, 2009 9:54 AM CDT up reply actions