Top of the ninth. Down three.
The Cubs had a 2.5 percent chance of winning game four against the San Francisco Giants in the National League Division Series (NLDS) on Oct. 11.
A 2.5 percent chance.
If you’re reading this column, odds are, you know what happened. The Cubs won that game 6-5, advancing to the National League Championship Series (NLCS) for the second straight year.
There’s something special about the Cubs.
The same Cubs who lost 101 games five years ago had the best record in baseball this season. These same Cubs had never won a playoff game west of St.