Cardinals play-by-play man Mike Shannon proclaimed last night “rookies night” after outfielders Tommy Pham and Stephen Piscotty each went deep in the eighth inning of last night’s NLDS victory. Their heroics underscore the difference between the Cardinal way and the Cubs way.
Both teams have great histories, but the Cubs’ backstory comes with a lot of static. The whole billygoat thing. The
Wrigley Field bleachers. The franchise’s own Voldemort (“He who must not be named”), Steve Bartman. So it’s no surprise plenty of noise surrounded a trio of Cubs rookies entering the NLDS.