The
Cubs rallied from three runs down in the top of the ninth last night to beat
the Giants 6-5 and move on to the NLCS.
I’m OK with that because any team whose pitchers give up four hits in a
game to Conor Gillaspie (yes, it happened) will have ever more problems moving
ahead in the playoffs. And it really was
nice to see another team’s relievers mess things up for a change. Bruce Bochy ran through five pitchers in the
ninth, and I’m thinking each one of these guys is making Matt Albers look good.
What
really got to me, though, was the Chicago media coverage after the win. I didn’t stay up for the obligatory champagne
follies in the clubhouse; coverage of the Wrigleyville bars was more than
enough to send me to bed. Where does it
say all true sports’ fans inhabit drinking establishments? Could any of these “fans” even name the
starting lineup for the last time the Cubs went to the playoffs, in 2008? But TV loves emotional displays, even
alcohol-fueled ones.
Especially
alcohol-fueled ones.
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