If I recall correctly, the Cubs were eight outs away from winning the NLCS in Game 5 in San Diego (best of five series back then). Starting pitcher Scott Sanderson walked through the dugout, asking teammates if they had extra World Series tickets from their allotment they would sell him.
In the 24 seasons since then, the Cubs have gotten that close once: in 2003, when they were six outs away. And that was a home game.
An axiom of Cubs lore is that 1969 and 1984 were great seasons. The 1969 team had a huge lead on Aug. 1. It disappeared as the Miracle Mets went on a tear to take the National League East in the division's inaugural year. That doesn't sound like a great season to me. The Cubs reached the postseason in 1984 for the first time since 1945. So? The pennant drought continues. I vividly remember a handful of fans carrying a banner through the main grandstand in 1984. The banner read "39 Years of Suffering are Over" or something to that effect. It did mention "39 years of suffering." If only they knew. Now it's been 63 seasons. Nothing has changed.
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