Cubs open up as favorites to win 2017 World Series

Writer Peggy Herrington says she hid under a blanket during an “emotional roller coaster” as the Cubs blew a 5-1 lead and needed 10 innings to secure the win against Cleveland.

But the Chicago Cubs’ manager had plenty of explaining after the handling of his pitching backfired despite an 8-7 victory Wednesday night over the Cleveland Indians in the seventh and deciding game of the World Series. Here’s the list before the Cubs’ Game 7 victory.

The Chicago Cubs celebrate their massive ratings win.

Obama is a professed White Sox fan, but he clearly has a soft spot in his heart for the Cubs breaking an 108-year drought. According to the Westgate SuperBook (via ESPN), the Cubs are opening up next year as 3-1 favorites to bring home yet another World Series to Chicago.

As the game ended, the roar from inside the bars and the throng of fans on the streets was deafening.

The Cubs went against the grain by drafting bats, not arms, knowing that they could trade for pitchers and polish some rough diamonds.

“This is actually, for Cubs fans, the greatest thing since sliced bread”, Obama said. “I would not have missed it for anything”. I’m so proud of this group. “We did it. We’re world champions”. Even with all of those hexes out of the way, I hope that Cubs fans can continue to appreciate the songs, the stadium, the neighborhood, and most importantly the game itself. (What were the other 29 percent watching!?) According to Forbes, that’s the best rating for an Major League Baseball telecast ever recorded.

“They never quit, either”, Zobrist said.

When 39-year-old Cubs catcher David Ross, who was playing in the final game of his career, homered off of Indians relieved Andrew Miller, fans couldn’t help themselves. Next year is a long ways away, even if it isn’t for gamblers. “He would have loved this”. She watched on an aide’s iPad as she stood by her idling motorcade. I was glad that I took my kids to Wrigley Field when the Cubs were bad (on that trip my son bought me a shirt that read, “Jesus said to the Cubs, “Don’t do nothing till I get back”).

“I’m just thinking about all my relatives and friends who have come and gone off this Earth without seeing any success for the Cubs”, Erbach said.

The setbacks prompted the annual refrain of “Wait until next year”.

On October 6, 1945, a month after the end of World War II, a Chicago tavern owner named William “Billy” Sianis went to Wrigley Field, intending to attend Game 4 of the World Series with his pet goat, Murphy. But through the first three games of the series, the Cubs had a grand total of zero long balls.

“We won the World Series”.

The celebration of the Cubs’ first title in 108 years will kick off when team buses leave Wrigley Field at 10 a.m. for an official launch of the parade at 11 a.m.

They’ll relive the game for generations, these Cubs fans, talking about the magical night in Cleveland when the skies opened up and the curse of the Billy Goat was buried once and for all. I’m still in shock.