Cubs Win

The Chicago Cubs are World Series champions at long last, winning their first Fall Classic in 108 years, defeating the Cleveland Indians in 10 innings 8-7 last night in Game 7 at Progressive Field in Cleveland. The Cubs had eight different players record an RBI, the most of any team in a World Series Game 7. Ben Zobrist, who went 10-for-28 (a .357 average) with two doubles, a triple, two RBIs and five runs in the series, was named World Series MVP. The Cubs hadn't won a World Series since 1908, which was the longest drought in baseball. They also broke a legendary curse set the last time they got this far 71 years ago. On October 6, 1945, a month after the end of World War II, a Chicago tavern owner named Billy Sianis went to Wrigley Field, intending to attend Game 4 of the World Series with his pet goat, Murphy. But while both had tickets, the goat was denied entry. No animals were allowed in the ballpark, plus Murphy smelled bad. Sianis, according to legend, threw up his arms and proclaimed, “The Cubs ain't gonna win no more. The Cubs will never win a World Series so long as the goat is not allowed in Wrigley Field.” They had not won since. Until now.

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