The bragging rights and fanfare make the two series the Cubs and White Sox play against each other fun, and the games mean a lot to Chicago fans.

With that said, if the highlight is this Sox season is the three-game sweep of the Cubs that the South Siders enjoyed this weekend, it won't be much of a season. Kicking a sick dog isn't very impressive, even if that sick dog would gladly do the same to you (and its fans would gladly gloat about it) if the roles were reversed.

Thing is, I'm beginning to think this may not be the high point of 2012 for the Sox. There's evidence that they may provide Chicago with relevant baseball into August and September, which is something I certainly didn't expect when the season started.