CLEVELAND — Folks, this is special. We have never seen a Game 7 with this much historical significance. Never ever, in the long, storied history of the great sport of baseball.
The Cubs, as you know, haven’t won a World Series since 1908. Cleveland, the host team, hasn’t won since 1948, so we’re looking at championship-less droughts of 108 years and 68 years.
“One franchise and one city is going to be really happy,” Cleveland manager Terry Francona said way back before this World Series started. “The other one is going to probably — all the same things you've heard year after year, you'll probably hear it again.