Disclaimer: This article was written before the Bud Black hiring. While the opinions expressed on potential managerial options are now irrelevant, the points made along with them are not.
I can barely believe I just typed that headline. Just as my voice has yet to return from reacting to the swinging pendulum of win probability known as Game 7 (and subsequent celebration in triumph with the large Chicago contingent here at DU), my mind has yet to accept what has happened. My existential bout with lifelong Cubs fandom has conquered, finally taming the haunting memories of Cubs games passed.