It is good to note that the National League preformed very poorly this past season, especially the NL Central. The Cubs spend an insane amount of money and proceed to plead underdog. This is similar to the Boston Red Sox who enforce the image of the grungy working class team but spend cash like Ryan Howard strikes out (for you soccer fans out there that means a lot). The Cardinals are definitely one of the best franchises in sports history with the second most World Series titles, the most triple crown winners and amazing hall of famers such as Bob Gibson, Stan the man and "Country" Slaughter.