Cubs or Indians?

[canefan]

@Chris-B. Ireland have to beat us in a test match first

[Bovidae]

@Chris-B. Of course, the irony is that the longest WS drought now belongs to the Indians.

The Chicago teams have the 2 longest streaks so the joke was on them.

List of Major League Baseball franchise postseason droughts - Wikipedia

[Chris B.]

@Bovidae said in Cubs or Indians?:

@Chris-B. Of course, the irony is that the longest WS drought now belongs to the Indians.

Yeah - felt a bit sorry for the Indians. Given the injuries they apparently had, the Cubs probably got out of jail a bit.

[barbarian]

Some great articles about the Cubs and what it means to Chicago, and I challenge you to find one better than this: http://www.espn.com.au/mlb/story/_/id/17961684

[canefan]

@barbarian this will come close. Man postpones open heart surgery to see Cubs win the world series

I postponed open-heart surgery for the Cubs

For one lifelong Chicago Cubs fan, the anxieties and excitement of the Cubs' World Series run were easy compared to what comes next: the operation that will save his life.

[Bovidae]

@barbarian I thought this was a good story:

Nov 3, 2016  /  Extra Mustard

Cubs fan drives all day to fulfill a promise and listen to Game 7 at his father’s grave

Wayne Williams drove all the way from North Carolina to Indiana to listen to Game 7 with his dad.