The Chicago Cubs are on fire—again. For the second time this season, the North Siders have rattled off 10 consecutive wins, a feat they haven't accomplished twice in one year since 1935. That's right, nine decades of baseball history, and this team is making its own mark.

Friday night's 7-1 victory over the Texas Rangers in Arlington was a showcase of everything clicking at once. Ian Happ extended his on-base streak to an impressive 29 games, while Michael Busch delivered a clutch three-run double that sealed the deal. The win wasn't just another notch in the column—it was a statement.

Manager Craig Counsell summed it up best: "That means you're doing something that's pretty rare, and I think we realize that." Rare indeed. The Cubs' only season with more than two 10-game winning streaks was way back in 1906, when they had four. To put this in perspective, the last major league team to pull off two such streaks within the first 39 games of a season was the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers—and they did it in just their first 24 games.

Second baseman Nico Hoerner, ever the student of the game, noted, "Baseball is a game of a ridiculous amount of stats and things to look up, so anytime you have to go that far back, it is obviously a good sign, especially on a positive like that. We're just going to keep it rolling."

The Cubs (27-12) have been on an absolute tear, winning 20 of their last 23 games. The only hiccups? Three consecutive losses that now seem like a distant memory, sandwiched between these two historic win streaks. Counsell pointed to the team's focus: "If you break it to small things, it's just come and play a good game today, and we played a really good game today, a really well-rounded, well-pitched for sure, with some pressure a lot in a bunch of innings. It's been the recipe for a lot of wins."

For context, the last time the Cubs had multiple 10-game winning streaks in a season was 1935, a year that saw Hall of Fame catcher Gabby Hartnett win NL MVP and manager Charlie Grimm lead the team to 100 wins. The only other season they've reached that milestone since? Their magical 2016 World Series championship run, when they won 103 games. While it's still early, this team is giving fans plenty of reasons to dream big.