Your 2016 World Series Champs...

[Gator Hazard]

And they finally get it done!!  108 years. What a World Series!  Hats off to both teams. Cubs win!!!  Cubs win!!!!!!!! 

[David in FL]

[Warren Zevon]

That was one hell of a game seven!  Glad the Cubs won, hopefully Harry Caray enjoys a nice cold one while Ron Santo cheers him on.  

[jamo]

[newtogolf]

Great series and final game.  I was rooting for the Indians (no reason other than I don't root for other NL teams besides the Mets) but the Cubs are a great young team so I enjoyed watching them celebrate.  

If Theo does it right, this team could be a dynasty team that has at least 2-3 more World Series trips in them.  

[jsgolfer]

Was a late night watching that game, awesome Series.

[Gator Hazard]

A few weird things: was an article that back in like 1995 or something some guy wrote in his yearbook picture Cubs WS Champs 2016. He got the year right. 

 Another person tweeted on the day Maddon signed as manager that Cubs would be in game 7 against Indians and that nine innings would not be enough. 

Apparently if you are down 3 games to 1 in the World Series and are able to tie it up you are statistically a favorite to win game 7. 

I wonder how tasty some billy goat stew would be if could get someone like Wolfgang Puck or Emiril to make it. "108 year drought and a curse for diner? BAM!"

[Gunther]

Madden almost blew it by over-managing pitchers in games 6 and 7, but I was glad the Cubs overcame those blunders.  I'm sure he was too.  He's a great manager but we all make mistakes.  

I remember how I felt in '04 when the Sox finally broke their curse, I'm happy for those long-suffering Cubs fans.

[Kalnoky]

That was a lot of fun. Congratulations to the Cubs, best Series since the 9/11 series IMO. I think I heard somewhere the ratings eclipsed MNF for the first time ever...

As a Los Angeles Native and lifelong Dodgers fan I always pull for the National League. 

[Groucho Valentine]

Congrats cubbies. The wait is over. 

Now you're just you're just another evil empire with a 200million dollar payroll. 

 

[iacas]

3 hours ago, newtogolf said:

If Theo does it right, this team could be a dynasty team that has at least 2-3 more World Series trips in them.  

Easier in baseball with no salary cap.

[upndown21]

As one who was a kid that grew up with cubs tickets in the early 90s this makes me super happy! Wish they would give a ring to Dawson, Grace, Sandberg and the likes!

36 minutes ago, Gator Hazard said:

A few weird things: was an article that back in like 1995 or something some guy wrote in his yearbook picture Cubs WS Champs 2016. He got the year right. 

 Another person tweeted on the day Maddon signed as manager that Cubs would be in game 7 against Indians and that nine innings would not be enough. 

Apparently if you are down 3 games to 1 in the World Series and are able to tie it up you are statistically a favorite to win game 7. 

I wonder how tasty some billy goat stew would be if could get someone like Wolfgang Puck or Emiril to make it. "108 year drought and a curse for diner? BAM!"

Vegas had the cubbies favored in game 7 by 1.5 runs. Hot bats the last 3 games!

[nevets88]

 

 

You think Steve Bartman breathed a little sigh of relief?

 

 

[Gator Hazard]

1 hour ago, nevets88 said:

 

 

You think Steve Bartman breathed a little sigh of relief?

 

 

. Poor Bartman. All he wants is to be left alone. I remember the day after. A girl  I worked with used to work with him at same company and she was telling us how he was told not to come in to work for his own safety. Messed up. 

[CarlSpackler]

I hope they have snowplows in hell. Just sayin. 

[Gator Hazard]

I can't help but think that guy during game 1 and game 2 behind home plate holding up his "Cubs 1984 & 03 Chokers" (when his team had choked three World Series away also) must be feeling like a jinx right now. I hope he cried like a little schoolgirl over his frosted flakes. The rest of Cleveland was a class act and I hope they get theirs next year (unless we make it back again). 

[Golfingdad]

3 hours ago, Gunther said:

Madden almost blew it by over-managing pitchers in games 6 and 7, but I was glad the Cubs overcame those blunders.  I'm sure he was too.  He's a great manager but we all make mistakes.  

I remember how I felt in '04 when the Sox finally broke their curse, I'm happy for those long-suffering Cubs fans.

If you're talking about Chapman coming in in game 6, I disagree ... but I agree about game 7, especially when he brought in Lester.  And boy did that nearly blow up in their face (almost comically).

[CarlSpackler]

10 minutes ago, Golfingdad said:

If you're talking about Chapman coming in in game 6, I disagree ... but I agree about game 7, especially when he brought in Lester.  And boy did that nearly blow up in their face (almost comically).

Yeah. I was sitting on the couch saying that he should have left Hendricks in for another batter. He actually struck the guy out a few pitches sooner but didn't get the call. Having watched Chapman as a Reds player many times, I knew that was a mistake to put him in before the 9th.