Last night in Cleveland, the Cubs turned a must-win finger-biter into a not-tense laugher-atter. All it took was some early battering of Josh Tomlin followed by an Addison Russell grand slam to force a Game Seven, something that had yet to happen in the 2016 MLB postseason. Instead of a parade, Cleveland had to watch LeBron James roll his eyes, knowing he’d have to show up at another baseball game.
These playoffs have shown us that game sevens are highly unnatural, and forcing one into existence as the Cubs did last night is extending the baseball season for an extra day that isn’t supposed to happen.