I hope you had so very much fun last night. I hope you’re having such a very good day today.
It sounds glib, but really, I mean it. These incredible times are both rare and fleeting, so you’ve got to embrace them with aggressive abandon when they come around.
The Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals last night, clinching their first postseason series since 2003 – and marking the first time they’ve ever clinched a series at Wrigley Field. Here’s how it went down and how it was celebrated thereafter:
Miscellaneous joyful bits:
The celebration: http://t.co/V999xb3sr4 #FlyTheW pic.twitter.com/IcgGNOU8Kp
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) October 14, 2015
#15for14 #FlyTheW pic.twitter.com/K3bjUV3bGA
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) October 14, 2015
Mama we made it #WEAREGOOD #NLDS #LETSGO @Cubs pic.twitter.com/qeTUOizaGB
— Anthony Rizzo (@ARizzo44) October 14, 2015
Cubs win. Cubs win. Cubs win. https://t.co/c0ZbNZmA9C
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) October 13, 2015
@WaddleandSilvy @Jurko64 @ESPNChiCubs @SarahSpain @thekapman @BDStape44 @TWaddle87 Can't stop watching pic.twitter.com/oAgQchXdZJ
— Warren Misner (@mise2310) October 14, 2015
More reaction video of the @Cubs advancing to the #NLCS #postseason #FlyTheW‌ pic.twitter.com/b7qqMnznmG
— South Bend Cubs (@SBCubs) October 14, 2015
Theo and Jed survey the celebration: pic.twitter.com/ghWvvhLxa3
— Mark Gonzales (@MDGonzales) October 14, 2015
Tom Ricketts salutes the fans: pic.twitter.com/P1ROOrwOGG
— Mark Gonzales (@MDGonzales) October 14, 2015
https://twitter.com/MrsArrieta49/status/654222349902987264
Jonny Buckets. #FlyTheW pic.twitter.com/i6pqyvwnsc
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) October 14, 2015
#WeAreHappy #FlyTheW pic.twitter.com/pa80cxXIEY
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) October 14, 2015
And the bar goes wild. pic.twitter.com/z71W6EHzYS
— Brett Taylor (@BleacherNation) October 13, 2015
Soler https://t.co/sIuBiURqIZ
— Jesse Rogers (@ESPNChiCubs) October 14, 2015
Madness. Beautiful madness. pic.twitter.com/pJFEJo3ajo
— Brett Taylor (@BleacherNation) October 14, 2015
You’re not dreaming, @Cubs fans. https://t.co/7R0YYzhHAShttp://t.co/VqxxDO1aoF #MustC
— MLB (@MLB) October 14, 2015