The Chicago Cubs boast their longest home winning streak since 1936. Wrigley Field has never been a more magical place to see a baseball game. It's remarkable to think of how small the percentage is of people who have attended a home game when the Cubs lost.

The All-Star game is looking more and more pivotal.

Right now, I bet if you were to poll Cubs fans, you'd see a huge percent difference between the number of Cub fans who think the Cubs can win the World Series with home-field advantage versus without it. The Cubs have only the 17^th best road record in the major leagues (7^th - NL) . While they certainly aren't horrible on the road, I think every Cub fan is confident that we can beat anyone at home and not nearly as much so about the road.

16-20 is not a bad road record, but after getting swept by the Rays, it's not as easy to say that the Cubs are the best team in baseball despite having the most wins of any team.

The confidence and the swagger needs to follow this team from destination to destination. In order to silence doubters and ease the minds of the championship potential of this club for its fans, looking good on the road against a good clubs is essential. I'd hate come October to hear TBS analysts talking about the Cubs' mediocre road record when listing their weaknesses.

Here are some numbers that may scare you. The Cubs are a modest 18-15 against divisional opponents this year, and just 7-8 against division opponent on the road. Only 9 of 33 division games have come against the Brewers and the Cardinals, who look yet again like the teams to beat. In those 9 games, the Cubs are 3-6. Four of those losses came against the Brewers at Wrigley Field.That means the Brewers account for half the Cubs' home losses. The other four? One loss each against Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Houston and San Diego. The Cubs have almost 50 of their remaining games against division opponents. With only 15 of the 33 division games having been played on the road, guess how many are to be played on the road? The Cubs haven't even been to Milwaukee yet.

I'm going to enjoy the success, believe me-I'm going to be getting roudy in the bleachers tomorrow night in the opener against the Orioles-but this is an uphill climb. In the meantime, a series at home when you're hot against a .500 ball club like the O's is one you have to just take. Obviously, there's no reason you can't ask for another sweep. More wins means more cushion and the Cubs could need it.