by Dave Barclay
When last we witnessed the saga of the 2011 Blord Series Blayoffs in Part 1, the Minnesota Twins had come all the way back from a 3-0 deficit, losing the last 4 games of the ALCS against the Mariners to advance to the Blorld Series. Meanwhile, in the National League, the heavily favoured 106-loss Houston Astros had easily taken care of the Marlins, and were facing the Chicago Cubs in the NLCS.
NLCS: Astros vs Cubs
The Houston Astros had achieved a team-record 106 losses in the regular season. They were a losing powerhouse, wizards of whiff, lieutenants of being lit up, the high kings of hopelessness. But when you travel down a road leading to baseball sadness and disappointment, that road has to go through the North side of Chicago. The Cubs had squeezed into the playoffs, but they weren't about to be squeezed out, dealing with the Padres in four games and losing themselves a trip to Minute Maid Park for an NL Central confrontation.
