In truth, Don Baylor deserved a good start in his second year managing the Cubs, the job he hand-picked after getting fired as manager of the Colorado Rockies. The only teams the Cubs have faced are the Montreal Expos, Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Phillies.
Tougher foes are down the road.
But they are 4-2 against a Phillies team that is off to a good start in the NL East. Chicago played Montreal tough when the Expos were hot at the start of the season. We just had to find out where we were. Those teams beat us last year at will. Baylor needed to get his second Cubs team off to a good start after going through the exact opposite last season.