Cleveland Indians get boost from newborn babies in onesies

Kluber becomes the first pitcher in World Series history to have eight strikeouts after three innings, dominant start, 2-0 Indians. Maybe that’s an exaggeration. Schwarber could return for the Cubs if they make it to the World Series.

After all, he is the Cleveland Indians manager. Meanwhile, Cleveland figures to have some Wrigleyville vibes for Games 1 and 2 – ticket-selling site StubHub reported a quarter of all tickets purchased for Game 1 are being paid for with credit cards associated with Illinois ZIP codes.

Some Chicago fans apparently are going with Plan B and heading to Cleveland. He went to the movies.

I thought about my father, who was introduced to the Cubs by his grandfather who died in 1983, a year before seeing a 39-year-old playoff drought end during the 96-win season in 1984.

For me, for one moment, it seemed like the world stood still, and everything was ideal. If it’s supposed to rain late, I don’t really have a reaction.

TOM BERENGER: (As Jake Taylor) Well, then I guess there’s only one thing left to do. “You want to come out in the middle of October and play the same game we’ve been playing all summer”.

It’s a shame that there are people stuck in seasonal jobs in this country who have to piece together the rest of the year, but Archer seems to be a good sport about it. The Cavs have the best basketball player in the entire world. Cavs superstar LeBron James addressed the sellout crowd, telling the fans “this is for you”. Indians ace Corey Kluber will start for the Indians, while Jon Lester will go for the Cubs. After every victory, the Cubs celebrate for 30 minutes in a “party” room, complete with music and disco ball; after every defeat, they have 30 minutes to wallow before Joe commands them to let it go.

GOLDMAN: And, David, that’s the appeal to Clevelanders. It was a bit unexpected, as they are decimated by injuries.

One of my mentors, John McEvoy – then at age nine, and now at age 80, a loyal Cubs fan – walked home from school in Kenosha, Wisconsin, crying because the Cubs had lost. Chicago was not able to steal a base on him for the first time during the series.

Heck, even First Fan Barack Obama, a die-hard White Sox supporter, said he was happy to see the North Side of Chicago rocking.

GOLDMAN: Well, they do, and the Cubs are the favorites.

“I think that would be something that’s, you know, postmortem”, Maddon said.

Led by Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo, the Cubs led the major leagues with 103 wins during the regular season, then beat San Francisco and Los Angeles in the playoffs. The team was awful, spawning the 1989 movie “Major League”. They have a star-studded lineup.

It’s possible that Salazar, who was picked for his first All-Star team this season, will start Game 4. The Indians had zero. What exactly is that curse?

You know, because of that long championship drought and all.

The team does offer free remote parking at 3900 N. Rockwell St., with free shuttles to transport fans to and from Wrigley Field. “The Cubs will never win a World Series so long as the goat is not allowed in Wrigley Field”.

The last time Chicago was in the World Series, an Arkansan was also on the team and he was a pitcher too. Will the Chicago Cubs finally break the “Curse of the Billy Goat”, once and for all? I declined several offers to meet people in wild and insane Wrigleyville, in anticipation of history about to go down. I appreciate that, Tom. Is it that 1945 is so long ago that Major League Baseball still only had white players, or is it insane that, as recently as 1945 – a year that people who are alive now can remember – Major League Baseball still only had white players?