These words are the opening lyrics to Metallica’s “Nothing Else Matters,” single from their self-titled album in 1991. It is also the words many Chicago Cubs fans were saying after the team was swept by the New York Mets in the 2015 National League Championship Series.
While that phrase “couldn’t be more from the heart,” the Cubs know the feeling all too well. During the regular season, the teams were no match for each other with the Cubs winning the series 7-0.
That did not matter in the post-season.
The 2015 season game stats were one-sided, with the Cubs outscoring the Mets 27-11.