We say “baseball happened” when some lousy team beats one of the better teams. That scenario plays itself out basically every day somewhere across baseball. The reality that it is hard to sweep a series leads to these outcomes. It’s essentially a baseball meme to hold up what is essentially an exception as almost an expected occurrence. Fans and media romanticize these occurrences and really, who can blame them? Everyone loves an underdog, particularly if isn’t your favorite team they are upsetting.
No words are spent romanticizing when a poor Cubs team heads to St. Louis and gets stomped most of the weekend.