And surely, a few teams from the West Coast could be on the hunt for the Chicago Cubs come October. Yes, I’m talking about the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers. Two teams who stressed out this club.
In the first round of the playoffs, Maddon’s boys battled it out with the Giants. An even year that had fans wondering if San Francisco was really destined to win again. This series nearly came back to Wrigley Field with Jon Lester and Johnny Cueto anxious waiting.
However, that did not happen.