Major League Baseball has a new “Final Boss,” and it isn’t the $700 million collection of superstars in Los Angeles. No, the center of the universe has officially shifted to the North Side of Chicago. On Friday night, the Chicago Cubs didn’t just beat the Los Angeles Dodgers; they walked into Chavez Ravine, trailed by four runs against a pitcher who was throwing literal fire, and then proceeded to snatch the Dodgers’ soul right out of their chest.

Ten. Straight. Wins. The 2016 ghosts aren’t just awake; theyâre out for blood.
Letâs be brutally honest: for six innings, the Cubs looked dead. Emmet Sheehan was treating our hitters like a high school JV squad, striking out ten and making the “Wagon” look like a tricycle. Jameson Taillon struggled early, giving up a 3-run blast to Will Smith. At 4-0, the Dodgers fans were already doing the wave and checking the traffic.
Then, the $177 million man decided the party was over.
Dansby Swansonâs performance on Friday was a religious experience. First, he ignited the fire in the seventh with a clutch triple that cut the lead in half. Then, after Alex Bregman tied the game in the eighth (proving exactly why Jed Hoyer paid for a winner), Swanson stepped into the box in the ninth and launched a two-run tactical nuke into the California night. Boom. 6-4.
But the real “Hot Take” that should have the rest of the league terrified? The Cubs are winning with “Nobodies.”
While the Dodgers rely on MVPs, the Cubs just got four shutout innings from Ryan Rolison and Corbin Martinâtwo guys who weren’t even on the radar in March. Martin, a guy with a career 6.00+ ERA, just walked onto the mound and retired the Dodgers 1-2-3 like he was throwing trash in the bin.
And letâs talk about the defense. Seiya Suzuki and Dansby Swanson didn’t just play ball; they committed a robbery, leaping at the wall and diving in the dirt to steal hits from our ex-star Kyle Tucker. It was poetic. It was disrespectful. It was beautiful.
The Cubs have now completed ten straight comeback wins. They refuse to die. They are 10-0 in their last ten, and they are chasing the 11-game record from the 2016 championship season tonight. If you still think this is a “fluke,” you aren’t paying attention. The Dodgers are a collection of stars; the Cubs are a brotherhood of killers. The “Evil Empire” just got evicted from their own house. See you for the sweep.