MESA, Ariz. — In case you had been within the park that evening, it could be arduous to consider. Maybe not possible.
As a result of if you happen to had been at Wrigley Discipline on Nov. 2, 2016, how may you conceive that the group celebrating on the sphere would win another postseason sequence from that second till you learn this sentence?
Unfathomable not simply because the Cubs had lastly handled yesterday by profitable their first title since 1908, however as a result of tomorrow appeared so dynastic promising.
At that snapshot, 9 main contributing place gamers had simply performed solely their ages 22-to-26 seasons, which included Kris Bryant, who gained NL MVP, and Anthony Rizzo, who was fourth within the balloting. Jon Lester and Kyle Hendricks completed 2-3 for NL Cy Younger and Jake Arrieta ninth. The youthful infield — Rizzo, Bryant, Javier Báez and Addison Russell — was so proficient that the top of baseball operations, Theo Epstein, may famously say, “If not now, when?” in making an attempt to finish The Curse of the Billy Goat by deadline-trading touted prospect Gleyber Torres to the Yankees for walk-year nearer Aroldis Chapman.
