For the 17th consecutive season, Major League Baseball will not see repeat World Series Champions after the Los Angeles Dodgers closed out the Chicago Cubs in five games of the National League Championship Series.
The Chicago Cubs were plagued throughout the playoffs because they were out pitched, due to the lackluster performances from the bullpen against the Dodgers in the NLCS.
Nearly a year after the 108-year curse was lifted last season with the Cubs winning the World Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers promptly defeated the Chicago Cubs four games to one in the NLCS.
The series did not look good at all for Chicago as the reigning champions quickly saw themselves down three games to none against the high-powered Dodgers lineup.