McCarthy is the latest to challenge big, bad Cubs

LOS ANGELES — Alex Wood was somewhere in the visiting bullpen. Brandon McCarthy was reassembling his body.
Neither was a key figure in the events of Oct. 22, 2016, when Wrigley Field throbbed with “Go Cubs Go,” and people stumbled up the stairs of the Addison  L station, happy to ride to anywhere.
The Cubs won the National League pennant that night, eliminating the Dodgers in the sixth game. They also  won the World Series, as you might have heard.
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