The Cubs had the best record in MLB this year, and enter the NL Championship Series as favorites – but history shows such a record is usually a kiss of death
Surely this is the season the Cubs’ curse ends. This year, the futility of rooting for lovable losers will become a piece of Chicago nostalgia, alongside Ferris Bueller singing Twist and Shout, Siskel and Ebert bickering over movie reviews, and Soldier Field looking like a 20th century building rather than a 22nd century spaceship. Right?
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