World Series talk in the Cubs’ clubhouse? You’d better believe it … sort of

Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson was a national champion at Vanderbilt. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

PITTSBURGH — As the Cubs prepared for their series opener Monday against the Pirates at PNC Park, the TVs in the visitors’ clubhouse were tuned to the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska.

Specifically, they were showing Stanford — second baseman Nico Hoerner’s alma mater — being eliminated by Tennessee.