These aren’t your father’s Cubs. Or your grandfather’s, or even your great-grandfather’s.These Cubs actually are expected to win the World Series, which the franchise hasn’t done since 1908. And just like 2004 with the overexposed Red Sox, we’re being force-fed the Cubbies as baseball’s feel-good story for the Summer of ‘08.

It’s enough to make a Cardinals fan gag, despite the obvious superiority of the STL franchise. Hey, the Cardinals can figure out how to win a World Series even when they have no business being in the postseason (2006).

So, here at STL Sports Nation, we’ve got two words for the Cubs:

“Who cares?”

Even in the unlikely event that the Cubs overcome the Billy Goat Curse and purge the haunting memories of Leon Durham, Shea’s black cat, Steve Bartman and June swoons, what will your team have proved by winning once in 100 seasons?

So, we’ve got two more words for the Cubs:

“Ten rings.”

Call us when you’ve reached double digits in World Series championships, like the Cardinals. Should happen by 2908 at this pace.

What about you, Birds-On-The-Bat fans? How do you complete this sentence?

“I’ve got two words for the Cubs: ___ ___ “

Post your “I’ve got two words for the Cubs” response below. (And if you’re a Cubs fan who just can’t resist, we’re also accepting “I’ve got two words for the Cardinals” responses.)

Please do the right thing: show us that your command of the language exceeds that of the typical Wrigley Bleacher Bum. Resist the urge to use the F-bomb-and-pronoun combo, as well as the middle-school-ish “Cubs (stink).”