A team with the resources of the Chicago Cubs should never have to think in terms of "windows". The Cubs should be a 90+ win team virtually every season. I dont think I buy that, but I do think they should be far more successful then they have been The Cubs hold a clear and substantial financial advantage over everybody in their division. Likewise, there are no Yankees or Red Sox like teams in the NL. The Cubs are usually in the top 2-4 of NL payrolls, and get to play against the weakest competition, year-in and year-out. An 85 win season should be the lower end of the expected range. They should easily be able to rip off 3-5 year runs of 90+ wins, or, at the very least, average 90 wins over that time frame. I agree, I guess I mis-read the idea of "virtuallly every season" as being that las 5 yrs straight and the next 5 yrs straight. that would be a hell of a run.