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Paul Sullivan: Ecstasy or heartbreak? A roller-coaster Chicago Cubs season has reached the fork in the road.

It all comes down to the final week for the Chicago Cubs, a team that has toyed with its fans emotions from opening day.

Six road games against two playoff-bound teams, the Atlanta Braves and Milwaukee Brewers, to decide whether the Cubs are October-worthy.

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For anxiety-ridden Cubs fans who’ve followed their team from Day 1, the obstacles to the postseason party couldn’t be more pronounced. One is the best team in baseball, with a lineup ESPN speculated could be the greatest of all time.