NLCS.

The Chicago Cubs are going to the National League Championship Series after beating the St. Louis Cardinals in a best of 5 series, 3-1.

I can’t even describe my emotions to you all.

The first time the Cubs and Cardinals play each other in the postseason (EVER), it’s the CUBS who win the series.

Cubs fans have been through so much disappointment and despair. We have suffered through some really awful years, but our time has come. “Next Year” is here.

97 wins. Sure, we were the 3rd place team in our division, but we were also the 3rd best team in the game. And we eliminated the two teams in front of us.

It started with Theo a few years ago. He made the decision to go after position players in the draft rather than pitchers. He passed up on Mark Appel to draft Kris Bryant. We all know how that turned out.

Rizzo has been this team’s leader since he almost fought Aroldis Chapman in July of last year for throwing at the head of Nate Schierholtz. He turned in another 30 HR season and drove in 101 RBI and is going to be a top 5 finisher in MVP voting.

With the addition of the offseason, Jon Lester had a lot of pressure on his hands. Minus a rough April and May, he had another good year pitching to his career numbers. What he didn’t know was the pressure to be “The Guy” would be taken off his shoulders…

ENTER JAKE ARRIETA.

This guy is a robot. A Major League leading 22 wins and the 2nd best ERA in all of baseball. Not to mention, he had the greatest second half of a season in the history of the game. He always had filthy stuff, but could never right the ship in Baltimore. Theo saw something in him and took a flier on him. Boy did it pay off.

I could write a piece on every player on the roster and talk about why they mattered to this team, but truth is, I want to celebrate this victory.

After this feeling wears off and I’m done studying for my midterms, I will write more.

#FlyTheW #WeAreGood