This is weird not feeling anxiety before a season or despair. The rare seasons they were good heading into the season you wondered how Baker would screw it up and how they had to win despite him. 84', 89' , 98', 01' proved to be one year anomalies that faded as quickly as they arrived. Those flukish years masked terrible baseball. Now, the Cubs have one of the youngest and productive cores in MLB with the best FO and manager in place. It's great to watch pressure free baseball. Last year was more of a relief than anything more about my grandfather, my father, past suffering, etc. This season is about enjoying the best product we'll ever see in our lives and just that.