The Chicago Cubs are celebrating like it’s 2003.
Joe Maddon‘s team out-lasted the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-4, on Tuesday afternoon, clinching a spot in the National League Championship Series for the franchise’s first time in 12 years.
Manny Ramirez, who has helped the Cubs as a coach, joined in on the celebration:
Welcome back to my world sweet prince http://t.co/xt6Fd4Biic
Naturally, it moved back to the locker room, where the champagne was broken out:
LET THE PARTY BEGIN: The Cubs begin their postgame celebration after advancing to the NLCS! @WGNNews http://t.co/5kt6RxUFHn
Moreover, as FOX Sports’ Jon Morosi noted, it was first time ever the fans at Wrigley got to see the Cubs clinch a postseason series:
#Cubs have never clinched a postseason series at Wrigley Field. We’re on the verge of witnessing history. @MLB @FOXSports
Jeff Passan gave a look at the final out from the stadium, which was raucous all game long:
Cubs win. Cubs win. Cubs win. t.co/c0ZbNZmA9C
With a spot in the World Series on the line, the Cubs, who have now eliminated the only teams that had a better record than them during the regular season, will take on the Los Angeles Dodgers or New York Mets.
