Damn you're fast.

11 to go...

Cubs win!!!!

Magic number is down to 3.

How can "da Vinci" be a registered trademark?

Fantastic. We Cubs fans all know what we want to see, but regardless, this has been a fun, damn near magical season.

On the 24th anniversary of Steve Goodman's death, too.

On the 24th anniversary of Steve Goodman's death, too.

At first glance I read that as Steve "he-who-shall-not-be-named"-man.

OK, Cubs. You can now commence to resting your regulars, beginning Monday.

Wonder if Dempster actually goes tomorrow. All the mop-up guys have pitched the past couple games, so they can't really go out and throw 5 innings.

I guess Dempster goes with no regulars in the field.

Unfotunately for you the Mets series isn't the last series. Zambrano and Harden will both probably pitch in the Mets series and I doubt too many hitters will get significant rest. Possibly Soto but that is about it.
Though at this point the Cubs should have a full 40 man roster up and playing. Playing away games so you don't have to worry about the cramped quarters.

Cubs match their 1989 win total.

Meatwad and I witnessed it. 'Twas fun.

So, with their remaining games against the Mets and brewers, they have some small control over who they play in the first round. If they prefer the Dodgers, they can tank against the Brewers.

Congratulations to the Cubs. I fully expect to see the Hangover Back-ups at tomorrow's game, yet still have it be a gloriously good time.

And hell, the clinch today gives me a better chance of seeing my Cardinals win tomorrow.

Good stuff Cubs fans - hopefully a better result than last years post season awaits...

I was blacked out from mlb.tv today and was only able to listen to bits and pieces, but caught the clinch in the car. Nice to pull this off with eight or nine remaining.

This should be titiled: "Joba Chamberlain did not start for the team."

I have a good friend that is a life long Mets fan, and it struck when reading an NYT article today that the Yankees are going to preserve the diamond portion of the ballpark, whereas Shea is going to become a parking lot, my friend is going to lose his life long ballpark. I don't wish that on anyone, even a Mets fan.

Edited to add, I have no idea how this got posted in this thread.


As for the Cubs, W!

I should put $30 on the Cubs winning the World Series.

Either I'm happy the Cubs lost in the playoffs, or I'm up 20 bucks. :D

I was lucky enough to be there today. Nice party. How 'bout we do it 3 more times?

great game today, when that final out was in the air i was yelling its over its over. the stadium was rocking but i think it could have been much louder, and i continue my streak of never seeing the cubs lose in a game i attend

i continue my streak of never seeing the cubs lose in a game i attend

Somebody's trying to score free playoff tix

I dunno, the only playoff game I've ever been to was Game 3 in 1998, and I don't remember it being as loud then as it was yesterday. (Granted, there was an overwhelming sense in the air that we were going to lose that game.) The Soriano hit/error, the two-out pitches in both the 8th and 9th, Marmol's exit after the 8th, Woody's entrance in the 9th, and then the end: all of those qualify as the loudest I've ever heard the park. But maybe you're right and the fans were just saving some for the playoffs. :)