MICHIGAN AVENUE BRIDGE — Regardless of what happens during Wednesday's playoff, the Chicago Cubs are still winners — for now — on the Magnificent Mile.
Two Cubs win flags, marked by the familiar blue "W" on white fabric, have been unfurled next to the city, state, and American flags on Michigan Avenue Bridge. There is one Cubs flag on each side of the bridge.
The "W" is for "win." [DNAinfo/David Matthews]
The Cubs will enter their first postseason since 2008 after finishing this season with a 97-65 record. They will face their division rival Pittsburgh Pirates in a one-game playoff starting at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Pittsburgh.
The city's bridges are managed by the Chicago Department of Transportation. Mike Claffey, a CDOT spokesman, said the flags went up Friday and are only on Michigan Avenue Bridge. The Cubs also sent smaller "W" flags currently hanging in City Hall, Claffey said.
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