On Clinching

Celebrations and next steps

I experienced a first on Thursday night. After the Cubs won Game 3 of the wild card series against the Padres, I was in the locker room for their champagne-soaked celebration. I’ve covered the postseason before, but in 2017 when the Cubs won the NLDS on the road and then lost the NLCS in five games, and then in 2018 when they lost the wild card game. So…