Series State: what the weekend can actually prove on May 8

A series preview that keeps the Cubs argument specific instead of letting the weekend become mythology.

A weekend series can prove something, but usually not everything people want from it.

The useful frame is narrower: which matchup tests a real weakness, which choice could change next week's trust, and which narrative is just waiting for a single highlight to pretend it was right all along.

Baseball gives you plenty of feeling. The series state is where we ask the feeling to bring evidence.

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