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carbonelI think the last time I had occasion to use this icon was in 2008. It has been 12 years since the Cubs won a playoff game, though they had lost one or two in the interim.
Major League Baseball has gone to a silly system where there's a one-game wild card playoff between the two teams with the best record who aren't the division leaders. This year, the St. Louis Cardinals won the NL Central with 100 wins, the Pittsburgh Pirates were close behind with 98 wins, and the Chicago Cubs on their heels with 97. This is the first time three teams from the same division have gone to the playoffs.
Tonight's Cubs-Pirates game was supposed to be a pitcher's duel, and it probably would have been if Cubs hitters hadn't hit two home runs. And those turned out to be gravy -- the run scored in the first inning held throughout. The Cubs starting pitcher, Jake Arrieta, pitched the entire game. He got into trouble a couple of times, but sparkling double plays got him out each time.
The Cubs now move on to the NLDS, where they play the Cardinals in a best-of-five series. This is the first time the Cubs have ever gone against the Cardinals in postseason play.
Should be interesting.
Major League Baseball has gone to a silly system where there's a one-game wild card playoff between the two teams with the best record who aren't the division leaders. This year, the St. Louis Cardinals won the NL Central with 100 wins, the Pittsburgh Pirates were close behind with 98 wins, and the Chicago Cubs on their heels with 97. This is the first time three teams from the same division have gone to the playoffs.
Tonight's Cubs-Pirates game was supposed to be a pitcher's duel, and it probably would have been if Cubs hitters hadn't hit two home runs. And those turned out to be gravy -- the run scored in the first inning held throughout. The Cubs starting pitcher, Jake Arrieta, pitched the entire game. He got into trouble a couple of times, but sparkling double plays got him out each time.
The Cubs now move on to the NLDS, where they play the Cardinals in a best-of-five series. This is the first time the Cubs have ever gone against the Cardinals in postseason play.
Should be interesting.
