Bleed Cubbie Blue · Sep 13, 2020
Cubs 4, Brewers 2: Hey Hey! J-Hey!
Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images When the story of the Cubs’ 2020 season is written, their improbable 4-2 comeback win over the Brewers Saturday night in Milwaukee can, and likely will, be noted as the most important turning point.
Jason Heyward hit a three-run homer off Josh Hader to give the Cubs the lead in the ninth inning, and Ildemaro Vargas followed with another homer for an insurance run.
Wait, what? Heyward did what? And the acquisition of Vargas has been criticized by many Cubs fans. (The Vargas complaint department is now closed, incidentally.)
The confluence of improbable or near-impossible things that happened in that ninth inning were more than impressive.
Consider: