Did Kyle Schwarber pull a Babe Ruth in win over Cardinals?

So the Cubs, who retreated momentarily to the clubhouse to celebrate, chose to take the party to them. This was a long time coming. I tend to buy into poor outcomes in a small sample size over the stigma of “The Twins can’t beat the Yankees in the playoffs”, but when you compare Minnesota’s lack of success over eight years to Chicago’s track record over the last 106 years, well…it should put a few things in perspective.

The Cubs are headed to the N.L. Championship Series for the first time since 2003.

Arrieta has thrown 67 more innings this season than any previous year in his career, and there are possibly two seven-game series to go. 143 with a. 481 OPS and only two homers off southpaws. Yet what makes this win resonate even louder is how the Cubs did it: by beating the Cardinals at their own game.

“They told me they’d send someone to retrieve it, and then they called us back and gave us a few stuff as thanks, a (Jon) Lester bobblehead, a thermos lunch bag and an Ernie Banks’ pin”, he told the paper.

The (100-62) Cardinals had the best record during the regular season but were ultimately undone in the playoffs by mounting injuries and a Chicago team that mixed a plethora of home runs with surprising depth in their bullpen.

The Cubs win a postseason series at home.

It is very interesting to note that the Cubs have made their first playoff appearance since 2008 and they haven’t had the chance to taste world championship glory since 1908. Javier Baez, Anthony Rizzo and Kyle Schwarber hit home runs for the Cubs.

And with the ball flying out again, the Cubs won for the 12th time in 13 games.

Of course, there’s the history: The Cubs haven’t won a World Series in 107 years. “I tip my cap to them”.

The average price of a ticket on the secondary market for Games 3, 4 and 5 at Wrigley Field next week was $1,325.93 on Thursday, according to ticket aggregator TiqIQ. A Cubs World Series could deliver the highest Series TV ratings in 20 years, maybe more. It’s fabulous. I don’t know what’s more special than this. “They like us a little better there”.

As if the fans were already hollering at the top of their lungs after that home run, they were really screaming after Schwarber’s monstrous shot leading off the seventh. Adrian Gonzalez opened the scoring with an RBI single and he later scored on Justin Turner’s two-run single. 538 with a 1.831 OPS in five playoff games. The Mets took a 2-1 lead into Game 4 Tuesday night.

Matheny chose to go with Lackey on short rest with St. Louis facing elimination, and it looked like a smart decision when the right-hander struck out his final two batters in a ideal first.

“There’s no curse or anything”, he said.