Rather remarkably, the Cubs have scored eight total runs in the three first innings in this series. They’ve scored in each of the three. They’ve homered in each of the three. And, in fact, they’ve scored more runs each time. They erased the monkey of 13 consecutive postseason appearances with three or fewer runs scored, all in one inning. Every one of those facts would be interesting all by themselves. They have yet to score a single run after the first inning. Call me Nostradamus, there is no way all of those trends continue on to Game 4.

However, the Cubs did advance to Game 4. I understand the journey that the last eight years have been with all of the inherent frustrations and failures along the way. I understand why it has been so easy to forget. The curse died. Not in 2016, but in 2

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