In the comments section of Al’s On the Horizon piece for this series, I said it was about time to win 10 out of three. I can only assume the Cubs heard me and misunderstood that I was looking for them a lopsided game. I’ll take it but, of course, it doesn’t count extra in the standings no matter how badly you beat the other team.
I have to admit, after reading that series preview and how the Pirates have righted their ship a bit the last few weeks, when they jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the top of the first, I was pretty frustrated.