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The most exciting day of the 2024 baseball season unfolded Monday in Atlanta. Mets and Braves, two games, two wild-card-clinching final outs, two clubhouses with plastic hanging in front of players’ lockers and champagne and goggles for everyone.
What a sport. God bless America.
Then came Tuesday, when Cubs president Jed Hoyer showed up to an otherwise empty clubhouse at Wrigley Field and — try to contain your enthusiasm — held another “wait ’til next year” press conference after a second straight 83-79 dud.