Context, as always, is important to understand why I’ve ranked this the third-greatest home run in Cubs history.
The Cubs and Indians split the first two games of the World Series in Cleveland. It’s always been sort of understood that most teams without home-field advantage simply want such a split, to take back “home field” — in this case, the Cubs could have won the series by sweeping the three games at Wrigley Field.
Clunk.
The Cubs offense had clicked early in Game 2, taking a 5-0 lead by the fifth.