With 18 games to go, the 6 remaining playoff scenarios for the Cubs
by By Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune
Sep 13, 2017
3 minutes
Only a week ago it seemed a foregone conclusion the Cubs would win the National League Central Division and play the Nationals in the NLDS.
The Cubs were reverting to form, the Nationals were running away with the East and the Dodgers were headed for the best record in baseball.
Cubs fans quickly booked rooms at Washington-area hotels, updated their iPhone calendars and started speculating in earnest about Cubs-Nationals pitching matchups.
But then September happened, and now the NL playoff picture is as fuzzy as a UHF station
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