Glimmer of hope for the postseason
The Cubbies seem to have awakened a bit in the last week, and tonight’s win puts them back in a tie with the Giants for the NL wild card slot. Looking at the standings, I just noticed that the Cubs have a slight advantage (beyond the won-lost percentages of each club’s remaining opponents): the Cubs have two more games left in the season than does San Francisco. That essentially means that the North Siders control their own destiny; keep pace with the Giants and win those two extra games, and it will be a second straight October of baseball in Wrigleyville.
Assuming, of course, the Cubs don’t fall back into their recent habit of win a few, lose a few…