Later this afternoon, I will step into Wrigley Field for the 15th time in my life for a playoff game.
The previous 14 are all the postseason games played at the ballyard at Clark & Addison since the 1945 World Series, and truth be told, the Cubs' record in them is pretty dismal: just 5-9, and just 3-9 since winning the first two games of the NLCS against the Padres in 1984.
I don't mean to depress you by quoting those numbers, nor do they have anything to do with this year's team, only wanted to note briefly that previous postseason success for the Cubs in Wrigley Field in the divisional-play era has been fleeting.