The Chicago Cubs have one foot in the National League Championship Series following Monday's 8-6 win over the St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field in Game 3 of the National League Division Series.
CBS Sports properly encapsulated the emotions of the entire Cubs fanbase since the franchise is nine outs away from its first NLCS appearance since that fateful 2003 postseason trip:
The Cubs will have to feel especially good about the victory since Jake Arrieta had his worst start for some time. The 29-year-old exited after 5.2 innings, allowing four earned runs on five hits. ESPN's Jayson Stark provided some context for just how out of character that performance was for the right-hander:
This game ends Arrieta's streak of 21 consecutive quality starts (including the WC game).