THEY DID IT!

What a game! What a season! What a team!

Congratulations to the Cubs, 2016 World Series Champions!

Blowing a 4-run lead was classic Cubs, but these guys aren't classic in that sense. They came back and got it done, on the road, overcoming a 3 games-to-one deficit against a killer team.

Goodbye curse, goodbye goat, goodbye to all that!

"Wait until next year" now has a new meaning.

The Cleveland Indians did a phenomenal job. I thought they would win in 5.

But, here we are. Thank you, Cubs, for a most gratifying season!

They did it!

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I gave up my unrealistic expectations of the Cubs. Last year, I thought the Cubs could do it, but they ran out of gas against the Mets. This year, they showed that they could do it, were expected to do it, and have now broken the first of two "unobtainables" that have dogged them for lifetimes - they won the pennant!

Their playoff accomplishment had lots of drama: pitching duels, a seemingly impossible comeback win, two shutout losses in a row, and, finally, a 5-run shutout win against the pitcher touted to be the best in baseball, of one of the most-storied franchises.

Although, in the grand scheme of things, this isn't really all that big of a deal, it still is quite gratifying!

On to the Big Show - Eamus Catuli!