I can’t go to spring training and say anything else.
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Of course, there’s the history: The Cubs haven’t won a World Series in 107 years. “And the next thing after that”. First pitch will be at 6:30 p.m. Connecticut.
As the music blared and the strobe lights flashed in the clubhouse, Cubs players and coaches soaked each other.
“We’re going to celebrate this”.
The Cubs, who had not won a playoff series since beating Atlanta in the 2003 National League first round, next face either the New York Mets or Los Angeles Dodgers to determine a berth in the World Series. The Dodgers and Mets play game 5 of their series Thursday in L.A.
The Cardinals, losers of three straight after winning the first game of the series, are done for the season.
And just when you thought the Cubs might be finished with the home runs. “I’ve said that all along, two unbelievable clubs we just beat, the Pirates, who have an unbelievable organization and the same with the Cardinals”. “It truly is a special time right now”.
Manager Mike Matheny said Molina could catch, but swinging a bat was a problem.
“We gave it our all, they gave it their all”.
All those injuries finally caught up to the St. Louis Cardinals. But they clinched the title while playing at Bennett Park in Michigan, rather than at the West Side Grounds that they called home in Chicago, according to USA Today. Kyle Schwarber had people thinking about tape measure with his solo blast in the seventh that managed to go over the newest video board in right field.
The Cubs used three home runs and eight pitchers to eliminate the St.Louis Cardinals, 6-4, in Game 4 of this best-of-five division series.
Cubs starter Jason Hammel allowed two runs and three hits. He exited after giving up a leadoff walk to Jhonny Peralta in the fourth.
He is 4-for-5 in two postseason appearances. Cards reliever Kevin Siegrist, who surrendered three home runs in the past two days, took the loss. The Cubs also say more than a million people have registered for their postseason ticket purchase opportunity.
“I definitely think the ballpark had something to do with this”.
One might not blame him for forgetting the historical significance of what his team just pulled off about 20 minutes earlier but the first baseman was spot on with his memory.
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In 2013, the Cardinals made it even further, getting into the World Series where they would battle the Boston Red Sox.
