This story is part of ESPN The Magazines Oct. 31 NBA Preview Issue. Subscribe today!Chicago CubsOverall: 48 Title track: 65 Ownership: 11 Coaching: T4 Players: 5 Fan relations: 11 Affordability: 100 Stadium experience: 23 Bang for the buck: 107 Change from last year: +11The Cubs might have begun this century in the basement, but theyve worked their way up to the penthouse and finished the 2016 regular season with the best record in baseball ... this year or any year since 2004. Since Theo Epstein took over this team, it has won 61, 66, 73, 97 and 103 games -- and those win totals represent just part of the progress the organization has made the past five years.Whats goodThe Cubs fifth-ranked roster (second in MLB to only the even-year magician Giants, who finally lost in an even year ... to the Cubs) has a plethora of young, talented position players, beginning with the infield (Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo and Javier Baez?!). The additions of Ben Zobrist and Jason Heyward gave the Cubs even more character, as they replaced a losing atmosphere with winning baseball players. Everyone knows the impact Joe Maddon (fourth overall, behind only Buck Showalter in MLB) has on this team, but way under the radar is the staff Epstein calls its pitching infrastructure: pitching coach Chris Bosio, bullpen coach Lester Strode and catching coach Mike Borzello. The three have overseen the best staff in baseball.Whats badAs in many big markets, going to a Cubs game isnt very affordable (It wasnt even cheap when they were losing!). At an average of $51 per seat, only the Red Sox and Yankees charge more than the Cubs. At least now fans can leave happy: The team set a franchise record with 57 wins at Wrigley Field this season. Of course, as Yankees fans will tell you, that just means higher costs. Prices increased about 10 percent across the board after last season, and premium games continue to increase in price as well. Now that the team looks like a sustained winner, the demand is simply greater than the supply. Expect more increases.Whats newWrigley Field continues its makeover, and every year, there will be more added to the fan and player experience. A much-needed new clubhouse debuted this year, and it didnt disappoint. It has every amenity a player could ask for, including some rehab facilities that previously could be found only in Mesa, Arizona, at the Cubs spring home. Everything in the bleachers is new, including a party area in the first couple rows that can be rented out by groups. The video scoreboards no longer draw criticism, as they have blended in with the overall look of Wrigley Field. All those amenities helped the Cubs rankings in stadium experience (up 29 spots) and fan relations (up 39 to 11th overall).Next: San Diego Padres | Full rankings Wholesale NFL Jerseys China . Catch all the action on TSN2 at 11pm et/8pm pt. 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It left Alastair Cook on the brink of quitting - his form had also deserted him - but at the Ageas Bowl there was a rally both individually, as Cook made 95, and collectively as Moeen Ali helped secure an impressive all-round win. After that, England trampled all over Indias batting on two favourable pitches at Old Trafford and The Oval.New Zealand: 1-1, 2015England havent lost a series to New Zealand since 1999, but havent always dominated. Their victory at Lords was outstanding - overcoming an even bigger deficit than they did against Pakistan at Edgbaston - inspired by Ben Stokes blistering hundred and a captains innings from Cook before England bowled out New Zealand out on a gripping final day. Headingley, not for the first time, did not go well, however, as New Zealand - in the style of their captain, Brendon McCullum - threw caution to wind with the bat then spun to victory on the final day.South Africa: 2-1, 2015-16A significant overseas triumph, sealed, like the Ashes, by a SStuart Broad special.dddddddddddd He tore through South Africa on the third afternoon in Johannesburg with 6 for 17 to set up a seven-wicket win. England had opened with an outstanding victory in Durban, followed by Stokes record-breaking 258 in a high-scoring Cape Town draw. Kagiso Rabadas 11 wickets won the dead-rubber, saving face but not the series.Sri Lanka: 2-0, 2016Earlier this season, England did an efficient job on a callow Sri Lanka team overawed by the conditions. James Anderson bagged ten at Headingley then Moeen Alis career-best 155 rescued an iffy batting display in Chester-le-Street. After being on the verge of embarrassment in the second Test, Sri Lanka found their fight with Dinesh Chandimals hundred but they were too far behind for it to make a difference.West Indies: 1-1, 2015An unconvincing way to keep hold of the Wisden Trophy. England could not bowl West Indies out in 130 overs in Antigua as Jason Holder made an unbeaten hundred, but Anderson did inspire an impressive final-day victory push on a flat pitch in Grenada to ensure England could not lose the series. However, in Barbados, they capitulated - much to the delight of West Indies who had been labelled mediocre by the incoming ECB chairman Colin Graves - as they fell to a five-wicket defeat. It would prove to be Peter Moores final Test as head coach.Zimbabwe: 2-0, 2003Due to political reasons, Zimbabwe have not been the opposition since a two-match series 13 years ago. They were overwhelmed by an innings in both Tests. 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