Organizational Recap – Cubs get bling, blanked, *bleeps* from strong Lackey outing

Maybe it was the 214 diamonds that blinded the Cubs hitters. No, wait. That credit goes to Brandon McCarthy. It seems the Cubs offense has picked up where it left off in the 2016 MLB playoffs – going through stretches of silence before clicking in when needed and finding a groove.

On banner night Monday, some late heroics (and only 2 runs) saved the night, and on ring night, the only thing brilliant in Wrigley were the 5.5 karat monstrosities that will reside on the Cubs’ ring fingers.

As previously shown in the 2016 NLCS against the Dodgers (Cubs went 21 consecutive innings without scoring a run) and the World Series against the Indians (two total runs in three losses), a lull has come over…