The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light;
And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout,
But there is no joy in Chi-Town - the mighty Cubs have struck out.
- with apologies to Ernest Lawrence Thayer
And that's all you need to know. The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1 yesterday evening with a trio of 2-out solo home runs by William Contreras, Andrew Vaughn, and Brice Turang to win Game 5 of the National League Division Series and move on to the NLCS against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Cubs had a good season but were just not good enough. And so, as so often happens with the Cubs, the refrain is once again "wait till next year." But in fairness, the Brewers had the best record in baseball this year, and so it was a tough team to beat. It will be interesting to see how they match up against the Dodgers in the National League Championship Series. And by the way, Andrew Vaughn, seen in the photograph above celebrating with his teammates, had a major part in winning the NLDS Series for Milwaukee. In addition to the home run in Game 5, he hit a three-run home run in Game 2. And no other than my South Side heroes, the Chicago White Sox, traded him to the Brewers this past June when he was batting .189. Once he left the White Sox and joined the Brewers, he batted .308 with 9 homeruns and 46 RBIs over 64 games. It figures. It just figures.
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