The next month, the team announced the signing of free agent Jon Lester, a veteran of postseason runs with the Boston Red Sox. The team was expressing the normal good cheer and high hopes at the Convention and Spring Training, but then the season started. The first few months of the season were good, the team was more than 2 games over .500 for the first time since 2009, and they were 7 games over by the All-Star Break. Then they got hot.
With a 2nd half record of 46-25(with 4 games still to play) and the unrivaled performance of the true Ace of the pitching staff Jake Arrieta, the Cubs stormed towards the postseason without looking back. All the while Joe Maddon has been there keeping the team loose through the grind of a baseball season. And now, the Chicago Cubs are in the playoffs for the first time since 2008. The Playoff Express gets rolling next Wednesday when the Cubs take on their opponent in the National League Wild Card game(at this point likely the Pirates, and perhaps at PNC Park, but both of those could change). I'll be covering the Cubs for as long as this postseason party lasts. Make sure to stay with Chicago 365 this October for all of your Cubs news.
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