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A Cubs fan’s guide to the National League Championship Series

Sara Sanchez is a baseball analyst who divides her time between her love of the Cubs and fantasy baseball. She's powered by nitro cold brew, rosé, and the vibes in the left field bleachers at Wrigley Field.

If we were talking in April about the National League Championship Series chances are most baseball fans would have told you the absolutely stacked Los Angeles Dodgers would be playing in it. The New York Mets on the other hand, maybe not so much. On June 2, the FanGraphs playoff odds for the Mets hit their nadir at 7.