Cubs Clinch NL Central Division Title

One of the most exciting Divisional races in recent memory was finally won Friday when the Chicago Cubs beating the Cincinnati Reds 6-0 coupled with a Milwaukee Brewers 6-3 loss to the San Diego Padres. What a great way to end to the regular season for both the Cubs and Brewers. "You've got professionals out there who play, No. 1, and you've got some nice talent here," Piniella said. "We got into a situation where the team in front of us gave us a chance to get back in the race and we hung in there and said, 'All right, now we can win this thing.' We've been getting after it for a long, long time. It's good to be where we're at now." You got to hand it to the Brewers they hung in there from the word go. The Brewers led the National League Central or shared first place for 133 games this season. They also opened up a lead as big as 8 ½ games in the month of June. But, after all that the Brewers still failed to qualify for the post season for the 25 year in a row, while the Cubs win their second Division Title since 2003 the 2nd time in five years the first time since 1930. That all started to change as the Cubs roared towards the All-Star break getting within .500 with their season record and closing the gap to within 6 ½ games. In the second half of the season it was all Cubs finally playing with a purpose under “Sweet” Lou Piniella, the type of ball he demands of his players. Now with the Brewers finally in their rear-view mirror and the young Arizona Diamondbacks standing in their way it is time for the Cubs to finally get to the Series and end the old Chicago saying “There’s always next YEAR.”