(NEW YORK) — One way or the other, the 2016 World Series winner will make history.
The Chicago Cubs, with an army of electric young position players that emerged through the team's farm system, like Kris Bryant, Addison Russell and Javier Baez, haven't won a World Series since 1908.
The Indians, who have prospered this postseason with dominant pitching from ace Corey Kluber and reliever Andrew Miller, haven't won since 1948.
It's no secret that baseball fans like to obsess over numbers. But these numbers -- the decades since these teams have won World Series championships -- drive home just how much America has changed over the spans of time.