It’s November 2, 2016, and Game 7 of the 2016 World Series between the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland spills into extra innings. The Cubs take a two-run lead in the top half of the 10th, putting them in prime position to win the World Series. Having already expended their closer Aroldis Chapman, manager Joe Maddon goes with Carl Edwards Jr. in the bottom half to hold the lead and close out the series. But Edwards Jr. falters a bit and allows a run to score. With two outs and the tying run at first and the winning run at the plate for Cleveland, Maddon decides to give the ball to left-hander Mike Montgomery to face Michael Martinez in the most important at bat in either franchise’s history.
Mike Montgomery is an option for both the bullpen and the rotation
