Cubs win! Cubs win!
The Cubs won the the National League Championship Series ("the pennant") tonight, in the sixth game of a best-of-seven series that they won 4 to 2.
Thanks to lydy, I got to watch the game in real time. It was as close to a perfect 6th game as I could hope to see. The Cubs led all the way, eventually scoring five runs, and the Cubs pitching and fielding was spectacular, with only the bare minimum of Dodgers batting. Not a literally perfect game; there were two Dodger hits followed, in each case, by a double play. Some people might call it boring, because there was little suspense. Me, I'll take a clear win for my team over suspense any day.
I'm a little sad when I think about all the people who didn't live to see this day: my father, Steve Goodman, Ron Santo, Ernie Banks, and so many more. But mostly, I just keep smiling. And humming Steve Goodman's song, "Go, Cubs, Go."
On Tuesday, the Cubs play the first game of the best-of-seven World Series, against the Cleveland Indians. As of tonight, fivethirtyeight.com is favoring the Cubs over the Indians, 63% to 37%. If the Cubs keep playing and pitching the way they did in the last three games, it just might happen.
Thanks to lydy, I got to watch the game in real time. It was as close to a perfect 6th game as I could hope to see. The Cubs led all the way, eventually scoring five runs, and the Cubs pitching and fielding was spectacular, with only the bare minimum of Dodgers batting. Not a literally perfect game; there were two Dodger hits followed, in each case, by a double play. Some people might call it boring, because there was little suspense. Me, I'll take a clear win for my team over suspense any day.
I'm a little sad when I think about all the people who didn't live to see this day: my father, Steve Goodman, Ron Santo, Ernie Banks, and so many more. But mostly, I just keep smiling. And humming Steve Goodman's song, "Go, Cubs, Go."
On Tuesday, the Cubs play the first game of the best-of-seven World Series, against the Cleveland Indians. As of tonight, fivethirtyeight.com is favoring the Cubs over the Indians, 63% to 37%. If the Cubs keep playing and pitching the way they did in the last three games, it just might happen.