Just like that, the Chicago Cubs suddenly have roughly a coin flip’s prospect of winning their first World Series in 108 years. The Cubs grabbed this chance by winning 9-3 on Cleveland’s home turf in Game 6 on Tuesday, evening the Series at 3-3. Chicago struck first, scoring six runs against the Indians’ Josh Tomlin, […]
Just like that, the Chicago Cubs suddenly have roughly a coin flip’s prospect of winning their first World Series in 108 years. The Cubs grabbed this chance by winning 9-3 on Cleveland’s home turf in Game 6 on Tuesday, evening the Series at 3-3. Chicago struck first, scoring six runs against the Indians’ Josh Tomlin, […]
Welcome to the latest episode of Hot Takedown, FiveThirtyEight’s sports podcast. On this week’s show (Nov. 1 , 2016), we take a look at the World Series and wonder if the role of the closer has changed forever after the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians started deploying their closers as long relievers. Then, we chat […]
Welcome to the latest episode of Hot Takedown, FiveThirtyEight’s sports podcast. On this week’s show (Nov. 1 , 2016), we take a look at the World Series and wonder if the role of the closer has changed forever after the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians started deploying their closers as long relievers. Then, we chat […]
Facing elimination in Game 5 of the World Series Sunday night, the Chicago Cubs did something that has distinguished this team from previous versions of the franchise: They didn’t fold. Despite trailing early against the notoriously front-running Indians, Chicago clawed its way back from the brink with a three-run flurry in the fourth inning, got […]
