Chicago Cubs Highland Mint 13' x 13' World Series Ticket Collection. It was just Bryant, grinning from ear to ear as he threw to first base, erasing 108 years of frustration for Cubs fans - and preserving 68 years of the same for the Indians. Chicago Cubs Fanatics Authentic 2016 MLB World Series Champions Framed 15' x 17' Collage. The Indians closed within one, but, alas, it was not enough.īaseball fans were treated to a smiling Kris Bryant (I do suspect Cleveland Indians fans were hoping he fell down), fielding what would be the final out of the World Series. Instead, they all happened within a year. All of these events should have been spread out between decades. The Cubs had also clinched their first 100+ win season since 1935. Instead, the Indians came back to tie the game. In baseball: the Cleveland Indians blew a 3-1 lead against the Cubs and the Cubs win their first title since 1908. The Cubs would do what they could to run out the clock and win the World Series. Indians fans would have started filing out of Progressive Field. How different would Game 7 between the Cubs and Indians have been had the Cubs taken a 6–3 lead with only two minutes left to play? There would be no comeback. All of these moments were possible because nobody ever had to look at a clock and think, “We’re running out of time.” The list could go on for quite some time. Derek Jeter’s walk-off home run in Game 5 of the 2001 World Series, three minutes after the clock struck midnight, marking the first time in history a World Series game was played in November. Carlton Fisk, waving his arms to will his fly ball to to left field to stay fair for a walk-off home run against the Cincinnati Reds in Game 6 of the 1975 World Series. Joe Carter’s walk-off home run, against the Phillies’ Mitch Williams, in the 1993 World Series. Two teams history has kicked in the gut for longer than many of us. The stage couldn’t have been set any better. Bobby Thomson’s Shot Heard Round the World, lifting the New York Giants past the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1951. Game 7 of the 2016 World Series will go down as the greatest baseball game ever. Baseball will forever be defined by these moments.

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