Fans celebrate as Cubs clinch NL Central title
The famous Wrigley Field marquee scrolls a new message: "2008 NL Central Champs Chicago Cubs."
The Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 on Saturday to clinch the NL Central division and head into the playoffs. In the city's Wrigleyville neighborhood, fans erupted into cheers, screams and spilled beer at the game-ending catch.
Cub fan Jerry Pritikin is 71-years-old and says he went to his first Cubs game in 1935 at age eight. On Saturday, Pritikin said he was cautiously optimistic for his team's chances at breaking a 100-year streak without winning a World Series.
In Wrigley Field, the 41,597 Cubs fans in attendance stood and sang in the stands after the game ended.
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