Cubs Clinch Division and Home Field for the NL

Last Saturday, the Cubs beat their main rivals, the St. Louis Cardinals to clinch the Central Division for the second consecutive season. The last time that the Cubs made the playoffs for two consecutive seasons, they won the World Series.

Also on Saturday, I was in New York City and saw a game at Yankee Stadium for the first (and last as the stadium's historic run is over) time. I thought I'd offer some photos from that experience as this is a Baseball blog...









Here's the front of the iconic stadium...





Here's the front of the new stadium, opening next year, right next door...



I thought the Yankees and MLB did a great job ushering this stadium out in the fashion it deserves and even though I am not a Yankee fan (not even close) I am glad that I can say I've seen a game at this historic stadium. It will be missed.

This sign on the old stadium says it all, "Thanks for the memories."



On Monday night, I was at Shea (also closing this season) and witnessed the Cubs clinch home field throughout the NL Playoffs. The last six games of the season won't mean anything for the Cubs, and their Tuesday lineup reflected that. However, the Cubs got another win yesterday and if they win the last four (I'm assuming that the Astros are done and the third game of the last Cubs/Astros series will not be necessary and therefore will not be played) then the Cubs will win 100 games. It would be something, as well as make the playoff race very intersting. The Cubs have one more game with the wild card leading Mets then finish with three against the team tied for that Wild Card lead, the Brewers. Regardless they will have an impact on who else makes the playoffs in the NL.

Here are some shots from Monday's game against the Mets for the Central Division Winners.