This season has some magic to it, it just feels different to me and I can't put my finger on it.
Last year just didn't feel magical, in any way. That Cubs series was the world series for us, it felt like it was the best we were going to do even before getting swept by the Dodgers. We had to kick and scratch for everything, nothing was easy or stress free, EVER. Not that we didn't have our share of stress this season we did, but the entire feeling about this team, the players, everything, is just different this season.
We may get our tails tromped again by the evil empire in the NLCS, but this year, it genuinely feels like we have a chance, a good chance to be the ones doing the tromping! Last year never felt like we had a chance after that Cubs series. I don't think the team/players believed they could win that series, this year's team? I think they truly believe they can win it!