Cubs Win!!!!

So my earlier post in which I claimed that the Cubs would win the division barring a "monumental collapse" turned out to be a bit more prescient that I expected - the Cubs let it get way too close for comfort. But at the end of the day, they pulled it out. So we may cram Maggie into a 12 month Cubs onesie tomorrow to celebrate since that's the only Cubs baby gear that we have on hand. And although it may be premature for such stuff, here's a song for this post:



Now, we can only hope that the Phillies pull it out as well. Why? A) So brother-in-law/uncle Joe S. in Wynnewood will be happy. B) So my colleague Dave, who is also a huge Phillies fan, will be happy. And C) So that the Mets, rather than the Cubs, suffer a monumental collapse. Unlike most people, I don't hope for bad things to happen to NYC teams, but watching the Yankees lose 4 in a row after winning the first 3 against the BoSox a few years ago was a sublime experience (first time ever, in any sport, that happened in a 7 game series.) Same would be true if the Mets can lose a lead of 6.5 (or 7.5, whatever) games in September.

But what would really be interesting is the inter-family tension that would arise if the Cubs play the Phillies at some point in the playoffs. But we'll deal with that conflict when (and if) it happens. In the meantime, Cubs win! Cubs win! Cubs win!