At 27-9, the Cubs are off to their best start since 1907, a year that ended with a championship. The last team before the Cubs to go so deep into a season without consecutive defeats was the 1929 Philadelphia Athletics, another World Series winner.

The Cubs’ hitters are on pace to set a major league record for walks. Their starters have gone at least five innings in every game this season. The team has scored more than twice as many runs as its opponents. The Cubs are making history, and it surrounds them.

The Cubs just dropped two straight games against the Padres, but the Cubs can still beat the all-time record for wins in a season (116), and the Cubs already lost some of their depth last month with the season-ending knee injury to left fielder Kyle Schwarber. But, the Golden State Warriors just set the wins record for the N.B.A. regular season. Sports fans can dream.