CHICAGO -- They saved their best for last, and in playing their most complete game of the postseason the Chicago Cubs exorcised their demons by making the World Series for the first time in 71 years. The 5-0 win in Game 6 of the NLCS against the Los Angeles Dodgers -- and the subsequent celebration -- was one for the ages.
"Clayton Kershaw is good, but we knew we could beat him," reliever Pedro Strop said on the infield afterwards while hugging his teammates. "We hit him good.