Quote Originally Posted by Loki View Post
Just goes to show how much of a crap shoot baseball playoffs are. Just like in the season, the best team wins maybe 60% of the time. And that means a lot of mediocre teams make it very far.
Much as I'd like to take refuge in statistics, the Cubs meltdown in the NLCS goes far beyond something so easily explainable. If the sweep is sealed in the next few innings as looks likely, this will be one of the most commanding NLCS sweeps in a while, especially against such a strong opponent. There are a confluence of factors, of course, but I don't really buy the 'any given Sunday' argument for this series. KC/Toronto is much more explainable.

I'm going to make sure to wear my Cubs hat tomorrow... let people know that I'm still a fan and proud of it, even when they lose. But it still smarts.