Chicago 365 Playoff Central: The Schwarbino Returns

     The Cubs are in the World Series. That fact alone is shocking enough, but a set of developments that started percolating Saturday afternoon have culminated in something even more surprising. Back in the 3rd game of the season, Kyle Schwarber tore his ACL going after a fly ball. After examining the knee, doctors determined that he would be out for the rest of the year. Month in and month out, Theo Epstein stood in front of reporters to reiterate that Schwarber would indeed not play for the Cubs again this year. Then in the run-up to Game 6, a story came out that Schwarber had in fact been cleared to hit and might be with the Cubs if they went to the Series. We all know what happened on Saturday night, so Schwarber went to the Mesa Solar Sox to get his groove back. After turning in a few good showings, he was on a plane to Cleveland. Then today it was made official: Schwarber will be our DH in Cleveland and will bat 5th tonight. This HAS to he a big boost for the Cubs. We've won 108 games without him so far, but the intangibles of this move are off the chart. We'll see how this move pays off when the game starts in jjust over 90 Minutes. Go Cubs.