Chicago Cubs win World Series
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Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Mike Montgomery celebrates after after Game 7 of the Major League Baseball World Series Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016, in Cleveland. The Cubs won 8-7 in 10 innings to win the series 4-3.
CLEVELAND >> The Chicago Cubs won their first World Series championship since 1908 when Ben Zobrist hit a go-ahead double in the 10th inning, beating the Cleveland Indians 8-7 in a thrilling Game 7 delayed by rain early Thursday.
Lovable losers for generations, the Cubs nearly let this one get away, too. All-Star closer Aroldis Chapman blew a three-run lead with two outs in the eighth when Rajai Davis hit a tying homer.
But the Cubs, after tormenting their fans one more time, came right back after a 17-minute rain delay before the top of the 10th and scored twice. Davis hit an RBI single with two outs in the bottom half, but Mike Montgomery got the final out.
Manager Joe Maddon’s team halted the longest title drought in baseball, becoming the first club to overcome a 3-1 Series deficit since the 1985 Kansas City Royals.
Cleveland was trying to win its first crown since 1948, but lost the last two games at home.
World Series favorites since spring training, Chicago led the majors with 103 wins this season. The Cubs then ended more than a century of misery for their loyal fans.
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I didn’t even know the game was on. NO NEWS IN THIS SA about the World Series or I’m missing something navigating these pages.
Then you missed one of the best World Series of all-time!!! The game was off the charts. I thought the game was over at when it was 6-3. Then when the Indians tied the game off of Chapman I thought the momentum had swung to the home team and that everyone would be second guessing Maddon’s decision to go to Chapman after Game 6. In the end the better team won. Congratulations Cubs fans!
It was one of the most exciting games I have ever seen! Like a nail biting thriller.I was screaming at the TV and jumping up and down!
Try watching TV or reading national news. LOL
Great game!
Football is way more exciting – Go Rainbows!
Apples and Oranges, but I don’t think you can compare a World series like this one, to the Rainbows, even if they are doing better this year after a long losing streak. Oh, maybe there is a comparison.
Unreal…Coming back from being down 3-1 in the series, then, winning 3 straight with game 7 away in Cleveland. Congrats to both, Cleveland and Chicago. One of the best series I’ve seen.
If you don’t want to know the score. It’s close your eyes time!
The curse of the goat is finally broken.
after the game was tied in the 8th I thought “oh no”.
but congrats to the Cubbies and it’s about time.
Theo Epstein has a special talent as a baseball GM.
I wonder if he can do the same with a NFL or NBA team.
As of this moment, this story isn’t even on the front page of the StarAdvertiser’s website. Why? Two reasons. First, my guess is that there are few Cub fans in Hawaii, so general readership of the paper couldn’t care less. But also, this isn’t news (yet), because there’s no scandal (yet). In order for this to get interesting for us modern day consumers of information, there needs to be scandal. PED revelations, late reported domestic abuse occurring on the night of game 7, inappropriate texts or instagram posts, links to terrorism in the Cub’s bullpen. Now THOSE THINGS would be interesting and make the story frontpage news. Admit it, you have a gnawing sense in the back of your mind that SOMETHING is coming, and you just can’t wait for it. Was a great game. Too bad we’re all too cynical now days to just sit back and thoroughly enjoy it.