The St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs will renew their rivalry for the first time this season today. Where do you think this rivalry ranks among major league baseball?

“Well, as far as baseball goes it’s a great rivalry, but they play 18 times a year so it’s not as much an impact as Packers versus Bears when they meet. I like rivalries that make you wait and build up some drama, so while the Cards-Cubs series is nice, it’s not as great as what the NFL and boxing have to offer.”

“I think it has definitely lost some of its luster. I remember it being a really hot topic in the whole McGwire and Sosa era, but we all know how that turned out. I think the Cubs need some more hardware (or even a World Series appearance) before the rivalry will be like that of 10 years ago.”

“Cubs-Cards is the best baseball rivalry because it doesn’t need the media hype that Red Sox-Yankees gets from ESPN. In fact, I’m pretty sure the World Wide Leader will ignore the series because it isn’t Boston-New York. I expect the games to be great with first place on the line.”