Tonight the Cubs will play the one-game winner-take-all "Wild Card" game for the first time. But it's actually the third time that the Cubs have had to play one more game after the end of the regular season in a win-or-go-home clash. Both games were necessary because Cubs were tied with the Giants at the end of the season. Both were officially considered regular-season games, but everyone at the time considered them one-game playoffs. Both of them are arguably more famous for the reason they were played than for the game themselves. One of them most of you remember.
The Cubs Have Played Winner-Take-All Playoffs Twice Before
