Cubs’ fans flock to Wrigleyville to celebrate

CHICAGO — Somewhere around the seventh inning of the Cubs’ thrilling 6-5 victory over the Giants in Game 4 of the National League Division Series on Tuesday night, Rick Jasinski turned to his daughter, Alyssa, and asked if maybe he should head home.

Rick made the journey from suburban Carol Stream to the establishments around Wrigley Field, hoping to see the Cubs lock up their second straight trip to the NL Championship Series (the Cubs will face the Nationals or Dodgers in Game 1 at Wrigley Field on Saturday on Fox/FS1) but the Cubs were down by three runs and didn’t appear to have much fight left on this night. It’s a good thing he waited.

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“I said, ‘Dad, you know bigger things have happened,’ and we stayed,” Alyssa said with a broad smile, as she joined the celebration on Clark and Addison with her father, a fellow lifelong Cubs fan. “Ninth inning, here you go and we had a great time.”

“Why can’t it just be easy, you know?” added Rick with a laugh.

More than 1,500 fans flocked to Wrigley to celebrate after the …

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