Curses just ain’t what they used to be. The Boston Red Sox have won two of the last four World Series, and the Chicago White Sox broke an 88-year streak of futility by going all the way in 2005.

That leaves Chicago’s neighbors to the north. The Cubs are trying to win their first championship since 100 years ago, when Tinker to Evers to Chance and Mordecai “Three-Finger” Brown led the Cubbies to glory. The 2008 model is the best team in baseball heading toward the midway mark with a record of 48-29 at press time.

The Red Sox aren’t too shabby themselves at 48-32, which opens up the possibility of a Cubs-Red Sox World Series. The last one was 1918, which Boston won 4-2 in unusual circumstances. The betting market favors the Red Sox in the potential rematch; Boston is the 7-2 favorite to win this year’s Fall Classic, with the Cubs a close second at 4-1.