Touching Base: Playoffs? Cubs look for repeat
Published 5/12/2008 at NYDailyNews.com - Baseball
The Chicago Cubs have a legitimate chance to do something they haven't done in 100 years. They haven't been to the postseason in back-to-back years since the 1907 world champions successfully defended their title in 1908.
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