The Chicago Cubs are going to the World Series. No, that’s not a joke. The Cubs are National League champions for the first time since 1945 after defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-0 in Game 6 of the National League Championship Series at Wrigley Field on Saturday night. As you might expect, the reaction to the Cubs’ triumph on Twitter was pretty insane. A lot of people weren’t alive the last time the Cubs won the pennant. Here’s the best reaction from Chicago’s historic win. Thumbnail photo via Jerry Lai/USA TODAY Sports Images
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Clayton Kershaw Spins Gem In Game 2, Ties Dodgers-Cubs NLCS With 1-0 Win
Share this: The Clayton Kershaw that entered Game 2 of the National League Championship Series against the Chicago Cubs with a 7.23 ERA in his NLCS career certainly didn’t show up to Wrigley Field on Sunday. The Los Angeles Dodgers ace two-hit the Cubs over seven innings and struck out six before closer Kenley Jansen finished off the final two innings for a 1-0 Dodgers win. The series now is tied at one game apiece. Kershaw retired the first 14 batters he faced before Cubs infielder Javier Baez singled to left with two outs in the fifth inning. Rookie catcher Willson Contreras followed Baez with another single, but a Jason Heyward popout ended the threat. The Dodgers had just three hits of their own, but
What Game 3 Rainout Means For Red Sox’s Rotation, Bullpen In ALDS
Share this: BOSTON — The Red Sox’s season lives to see at least another day. Game 3 of the American League Division Series between the Red Sox and Cleveland Indians at Fenway Park was postponed Sunday due to rain, pushing the contest to Monday at 6:08 p.m. ET. Playoff rainouts can have a big impact on pitching availability, especially in a five-game series. But in the case of the Red Sox and Indians, not much will change in Game 3: Both managers confirmed Sunday that Boston’s Clay Buchholz and Cleveland’s Josh Tomlin still are set to start Monday. The Red Sox, of course, face a do-or-die situation trailing the series 0-2, and Sunday’s rainout will help give a breather to a bullpen that employed six pitchers
Mercedes-Benz Motorsport Secures Option To Join Formula E In Season 5
Share this: Mercedes-AMG Petronas has dominated Formula One during the hybrid era, so it makes perfect sense for the brand to compete in the all-electric series Formula E. Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Ltd. — the company that runs Merc’s F1 operation — and Formula E Operations Ltd. reached an agreement, which grants the German manufacturer the right to one of the two entries that will be added in Season 5, the series announced on Tuesday. “We have been watching the growth of Formula E with great interest,” Toto Wolff, head of Mercedes-Benz Motorsport said, via Formula E. “At the current time, we are looking at all the options available in the future of motor racing, and we are very pleased with an agreement that secures us an opportunity
Red Sox Vs. Blue Jays Lineup: Clay Buchholz Gets Start In Crucial Series Finale
Share this: Clay Buchholz has had an up-and-down season, but he has the chance to deliver big-time for the Boston Red Sox on Sunday. The veteran right-hander is back in the Red Sox’s rotation and will get the start at Rogers Centre for a very important series finale against the Toronto Blue Jays. The Jays tied the series at one game apiece Saturday, but the Red Sox can take the three-game set and a two-game lead in the American League East with a victory Sunday. Buchholz pitched well in his return to the rotation last Tuesday, allowing one run over 6 2/3 innings against the San Diego Padres while filling in for the injured Steven Wright. He also has had success in Toronto, boasting an
Red Sox Notes: Andrew Benintendi Ahead Of Schedule In Recovery From Knee Injury
Share this: There was, in fact, good news for the Boston Red Sox on Monday after they dropped the first game of their series against the San Diego Padres. Left fielder Andrew Benintendi’s rehab from a left knee sprain he suffered Aug. 24 against the Tampa Bay Rays is progressing faster than the Red Sox expected, MLB.com’s Ian Browne reported Monday. Benintendi will get a new knee brace Tuesday. “He went through a number of things here (Monday), rehab-wise,” Red Sox manager John Farrell said before Monday’s 2-1 loss. “The increase in running — he ran on the back edge of the infield here roughly at 80 to 85 percent intensity. He hit in the cage. He’s going to hit in the fourth group
Lena Dunham Has Controversial Sexual Comments About Odell Beckham Jr.
Share this: A Lena Dunham-Odell Beckham Jr. encounter at the 2016 Met Gala has led to a controversial series of events. The Met Gala happened back in May, but it became a hot-button topic again Friday after Lena Dunham published her latest “Lenny Letter,” which featured an interview with fellow actress Amy Schumer that included a conversation about the event. One of the things Dunham recalled from the gala was sitting next to the New York Giants wide receiver, and this is where things got, well, interesting. “I was sitting next to Odell Beckham Jr., and it was so amazing because it was like he looked at me and he determined I was not the shape of a woman by his standards,” Dunham recalled in her newsletter,