BASEBALL

The Chicago Cubs had a chance to clinch a series at home, something that hasn’t happened in over 100 years at Wrigley Field.  They were beating the Cardinals, but when the Cardinals came back to tie in the 6th inning, Cubs fans instantly felt the “curse” was real.  But this year is different, as the Cubs took the lead, and were able to hold on for the win.  The Cubs advance to the NLCS… incredible!   Chicago Cubs 6, St. Louis 4.

So who will the Cubs play?  The New York Mets have been dominating the Los Angeles Dodgers but the Dodgers turned to their ace Clayton Kershaw in Game 4 who pitched a solid game to send the series to a game 5 in LA.   LA Dodgers 3, NY Mets 1.

FOOTBALL

One of the greatest coaches ever in college football is calling it quits. South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier abruptly resigned, effective immediately.  Spurrier said he felt he was becoming a recruiting liability to the organization.  He said it’s hard to tell a recruit that he’s going to still be the coach in 5 or 10 years, and felt that was time to call it a day.  To be clear, however, Spurrier said he was “resigning”, not retiring.  He still loves coaching, and said he may still coach High School football for fun.

FOOTBALL

In the Monday Night Football matchup between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the San Diego Chargers, the game was pretty unexciting in the first half, but in the second half, the teams traded touchdowns. The Steelers had a choice at the end of the game at the 1-yard line — kick a field goal to tie the game and send it to overtime or put their trust in the hands of star running back .  They trusted Bell, lined him up at quarterback, and Bell ran for the game winning touchdown.  Pittsburgh 24, San Diego 20.

BASEBALL

The Houston Astros thought they had it all locked up against the Kansas City Royals, as they had a 4 run lead headed into the 8th inning.  The governor of Texas even sent a tweet congratulating Houston on winning the series and going to the ALCS.  He, um, spoke to soon, as the Royals staged an amazing late game comeback to not only tie the game, but take a commanding lead.  The teams will now play the series deciding Game 5 in Kansas City.   Kansas City 9, Houston 6.

In Texas, we witnessed a similar scenario where the Texas Rangers thought they were going  to the ALCS but they still had to beat a juggernaut Toronto Blue Jays team that had severely under-performed this post-season.  The Blue Jays, however, came to play and crushed the Rangers.  One announcer said the Blue Jays were like a super expensive shiny sports car that is just sitting in the garage, and are just now being exposed.  These guys are good, but still have their work cut out for them if they want to beat the Rangers.  Toronto 8, Texas 4.