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Chicago Cubs: 2nd NL Pennant
1940 1941
[Mad Dog Russo — frustrated, borderline losing it]
Oh c’mon! C’MON!! This is what we get?! THIS is how the San Francisco Giants season ends?!
Five to NOTHING?! THREE hits?! THREE?!
You’re at home! It’s Oracle Park! You got a chance to extend the series—and you don’t just lose… you don’t SHOW UP!!
I mean, look at this! Look at Jim Russell—seven innings, three hits, ZERO runs!
ZERO!
He’s not even sweating out there! He’s throwing batting practice and you still can’t hit him!
And then they bring in the reliever—game’s over! Pack it up! Season done! See ya next year!
And don’t tell me about missed chances—there WERE no chances!
You got Travis Campbell with a couple hits, and that’s it! Nobody else does ANYTHING!
Where is the offense?! Where are the big bats?!
This team scored runs all year and now—poof!—gone! Like it never existed!
Meanwhile, the Chicago Cubs?
Oh, they’re doing everything right.
Birgir Irving—MVP, big hits, drives in runs.
Brent Anderson—knocks one in.
Everybody contributes!
It’s not even flashy—it’s worse! It’s PROFESSIONAL! That’s what drives you nuts!
They just methodically take you apart!
And now what?! Now they’re going to the World Series for the SECOND straight year!
Back-to-back pennants!
And the Giants? Season’s over, and it ends with a WHIMPER!
I mean, I’m sorry—I don’t like this at all! This is a BAD way to go out! BAD!!
[Harry Caray — pure joy, absolute celebration]
OH BABY!!! OH BABY!!!
The Chicago Cubs… ARE GOING BACK TO THE WORLD SERIES!!!
CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?! BACK-TO-BACK NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS!!!
HEY! HEY!!
And how about this ballclub?!
Birgir Irving—your series MVP! What a performance!
Jim Russell—OH, he was DEALING today! Seven shutout innings!
And the bullpen SLAMS THE DOOR!!
And the hits just kept coming! Eleven hits!
Justin Hopson with three!
Brent Anderson with a big RBI!
This team—ohhh, they don’t beat themselves, folks! They PLAY THE GAME RIGHT!
And now… now comes the big question!
WHO’S IT GONNA BE?!
The New York Yankees? The Anaheim Angels?!
WHO WANTS A PIECE OF THE CUBS?!
Because I’ll tell ya something right now—
THIS team… THIS team…
They’re not just happy to be there!
They wanna win it all!
THEY WANT THEIR FIRST WORLD SERIES TITLE!!!
HOLY COW!!! 🐄
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