NEW YORK — It became a rallying cry here at Wrigley Field in the aftermath of the Mets third straight victory to start this National League Championship Series, and honestly, who could blame the Cubs?
They needed something to hold onto, some anecdotal evidence that this 3-0 series hole does not mean that their season will end, for the 107th consecutive time, without a championship to celebrate.
So here it was: Remember that other team with a long, cursed history? The one that fell behind 3-0 in another championship series, to another New York ballclub, and what happened next?