If the Cubs win the World Series in Cleveland on Wednesday night, it'll not only cap the best story of this baseball season, it'll be the greatest story of any baseball season.
Said another way, a Cubs win in Game 7 would be the greatest story in baseball history. Given the circumstances of the series — the history, the drought(s), the 3-1 deficit — if the Lovable Losers finally win, there will never have been a more compelling baseball tale. No, not even the 2004 Red Sox.
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Consider:
— The Cubs, those Lovable Losers from Chicago, put together a 103-win season for the ages.