During their 5-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians in Game 2 of the World Series on Wednesday, the Chicago Cubs did something no team has consistently been able to do this postseason: get ahead of the Indians and stay there. Cleveland was 8-1 in the postseason heading into Wednesday’s game, so you wouldn’t expect them […]
During their 5-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians in Game 2 of the World Series on Wednesday, the Chicago Cubs did something no team has consistently been able to do this postseason: get ahead of the Indians and stay there. Cleveland was 8-1 in the postseason heading into Wednesday’s game, so you wouldn’t expect them […]
Welcome to the latest episode of Hot Takedown, FiveThirtyEight’s sports podcast. On this week’s show (Oct. 25, 2016), we preview the World Series. First, we take a look at the Cleveland Indians and ask if credit for their success belongs only to their bullpen. Then, we chat about the Cubs and wonder if they are […]
The Chicago Cubs went into Game 1 of the World Series favored to win it all — in fact, slightly more so than a typical pre-Series favorite. But just like the Indians’ two previous playoff opponents, each of whom was also favored to win, the Cubs were in for a rude awakening when they actually […]
The Chicago Cubs went into Game 1 of the World Series favored to win it all — in fact, slightly more so than a typical pre-Series favorite. But just like the Indians’ two previous playoff opponents, each of whom was also favored to win, the Cubs were in for a rude awakening when they actually […]
