Cubs/Cardinals series are always fun regardless of how the teams are doing. Neither team is having a particularly good September; the Cubs are 11-11 and the Cardinals 10-11. The winner of this series takes the season series between the teams, as they are currently 5-5, for whatever that’s worth.

For more on the Cardinals, here’s Heather Simon, manager of our SB Nation Cardinals site Viva el Birdos.

What do we talk about when the season ends?

The final series of the 2025 season arrives not with a bang, but with a whimper. Cubs vs. Cardinals. Wrigley vs. Busch. A rivalry older than most of us, now softened by the weight of a long year. The standings may be settled, the playoff picture drawn and both teams find themselves on the outside looking in. But this weekend is not about stakes. It’

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