World Series Game 7

The Cubs Win

An epic game that smacked of the inevitable as well as a strange kind of baseball melodrama. The Indians refused to go away and the Cubs refused to relinquish the game; the curses of both teams seemed to refuse to give up trying to make their team lose, and at parity in the 9th inning, it started to rain.

Cubs winning for the first time in 108 years is surreal to say the least. One would think that a big market team like the Cubs would have had their way far more often than not, but it seems they have been - historically speaking - rather bad for most part of major league history. Far from any wining culture, cut away from forming any traditions, the Cubs seemingly drifted through the Twentieth Century, contending only on small stretches.

'Back To the Future II' was off by one year - it was supposed to be 2015 when the Cubs won, but they did get the 1997 Marlins right.

The Indians Lose

The Indians were also dighting their own 68year hoodoo and it wasn't to be. It's already time to say "wait until next year", and they might indeed be even better next year than this year. They will have Michael Brantley back, as well as having their core of young stars grow another year. Francisco Lindor gets a lot of love being a 5-6win player but the man I'm really impressed with is Jose Ramirez. Then, there are the injured pitchers Carasco and Salazar, who together with Kluber will likely dominate the AL Central. Chances are very good they'll contend and make the playoffs, and if they can keep the players healthy, they'll be as big a threat next year as they were this year.

While the Indians lost, they didn't exactly fold or give it away. They stood their ground and made a fantastic showing right through.

A Game For The Ages

That was some Game 7. You could see both Andrew Miller and Aroldis Chapman were at the end of their effectiveness. There was no running away with it behind a powerful closer. The Cubs weren't exactly the '98 Yankees, and the Indians weren't exactly the '60 Pirates.

Anyway, it was a game with so many memorable moments, I'm pretty sure people will be talking about it forever; how the Indians were very, very good, but the Cubs had just an abundance of talent that got hot at the right time, when pushed to the brink.

The weird thing about the Cubs is that they'll no longer be the loveable losers, they'll be just like any other team. Except maybe the Padres.

Anyway, what a game that was.