CHICAGO — This World Series has a decidedly middle-of-America feel.
In fact, you have to go all the way back to 1985 between the St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals to find a World Series played between two cities in closer proximity than Cleveland and Chicago. That 1985 classic seven-game series — dubbed the I-70 Series — had only 320 miles of Missouri countryside between Kauffman Stadium in KC and Busch Stadium in St. Louis.
For the 2016 series, there are 351 miles — and approximately 2,382 toll booths — between Cleveland’s Progressive Field and Chicago’s Wrigley Field.