EDITOR’S NOTE: This originally ran last year on this date. With baseball on hiatus until the ALCS begins tomorrow, I thought you’d like to read it again. (Lightly edited)
Now that the current Cubs World Series drought is... seven years, I think we can look back at the 108-year drought between 1908 and 2016 with a bit more perspective.
As you know, the 1908 Cubs were the defending World Series champions, having defeated the Tigers with four straight wins after Game 1 in 1907 ended in a 3-3, 12-inning tie.