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In a special episode of Slate’s sports podcast Hang Up and Listen, Josh Levin, Stefan Fatsis, and Mike Pesca discuss the Chicago Cubs’ Game 7 win over the Cleveland Indians. They talk about the game’s most important plays and managerial decisions, the postmodern feel of a World Series played in 2016, and what sports moments of the future could potentially match the Cubs’ long-awaited triumph.
Here are links to some of the articles and other items mentioned on the show:
- The Cubs beat the Indians 8–7 in 10 innings to win the World Series.
- Jeff Sullivan’s piece for FanGraphs on Albert Almora’s decision to tag up in the 10th inning, what Sullivan calls “the moment before the moment.”
- FanGraphs’ Dave Cameron wrote that Cubs manager Joe Maddon’s decision to use Aroldis Chapman in Game 6 could cost the team in Game 7.
- The eighth-inning home run by the Indians’ Rajai Davis was the third-biggest play in World Series history by championship probability added.
- Mike’s piece for Slate on what the world was like when the Cubs won the championship in 1908.
- Nervous Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo was caught on camera quoting Anchorman.
- Josh interviews Red Sox fan Seth Stevenson about how it feels to break an incredibly long championship drought.
Podcast production and edit by Mickey Capper.
Our intern is Shane Monaghan.
You can email us at hangup@slate.com.
