It sounds as if the Cubs are properly giddy about this series, leading 2-0 after a scintillating home-field display and ready to break some hearts on the road. The Giants know the feeling. They just hope the parallel stops a bit short of closure.
The 2012 World Series opened at AT&T Park to the sights and sounds of Pablo Sandoval home runs, Barry Zito curveballs, Tim Lincecum working relief and Madison Bumgarner nailing down Game 2 with seven innings of two-hit ball. Feeling eminently confident, they stormed through two wins in Detroit and shut down the Series before it ever gained serious intrigue.