A big part of the reason Chicago - and the baseball world as a whole - has fallen in love with the Cubs is their youthful exuberance.
That was on full display in Game 3 of the NLDS Monday night as Jake Arrieta absolutely annihilated a 1-2 pitch from Madison Bumgarner for a two-out, three run homer:
It ended Bumgarner's 24.2 inning postseason scoreless streak and was the fifth-hardest hit homer by a pitcher in the Statcast era:
It was also a potential knockout blow to the even-year magic of the Giants and Anthony Rizzo couldn't contain his excitement:
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Here are more mind-bending stats from Arrieta's homer:
Baseball is fun again, you guys.