For the first time since 2003, the National League Championship Series returned to Wrigley Field last night.  With the Cubs down 2 games to none against the Mets, they were trying to end a 5 game NLCS skid dating back to Game 5 of the 2003 NLCS, where they dropped the last game in Florida against the Marlins before returning to Chicago for the disaster that followed.

Sadly, the Cubs were not able to turn things around, losing 5-2 as their offense continued to struggle and their defense completely abandoned them.  The Mets have been the clearly superior team so far, as their young pitchers have overmatched the Cubs young hitters, leaving them on the cusp of their first World Series appearance since 2000.

The Cubs will look to extend the series tonight, hoping to become the second team to come back from a 3-0 deficit to win the series, sending Jason Hammel to the mound.  If their season does come to an end, it will leave a bad taste in the mouth of Cub fans, but the young Cubs arrived ahead of schedule this year and look poised for a long run of contention in both the NL Central and for the NL pennant.