'Cubs celebrating 2017 Division Title'
And they did so tonight against their arch-rivals the St. Louis Cardinals, on their home field! It doesn't get much sweeter than that!
The Cubs are the first team to have won the World Series, and win their respective division for the first time since 2009, when the Philadelphia Phillies last pulled this feat.
The Cubs who won the World Series last year (2016) for the first time, since 1908, had THE longest 'drought' in major league sports. So having grown up a Cubs fan, and not thinking I'd ever see my team in the World Series, let alone win it, was nothing short of remarkable, and something I will never forget!
Chicago baseball fans are one of a few cities in all of Major League Baseball that has 'two' teams to root for. The other team (in Chicago) is in the American League (a league I just do not care for) is the Chicago White Sox.
Though the city of Chicago did see the White Sox win the World Series back in 2006, I really could have cared less. I was happy for the city of Chicago. But I didn't even bother watching the series. I just don't like the White Sox.
And anyone familiar with Chicago can tell you when it comes to baseball, there is a major rivalry between the two teams, and their fans. It can get intense too.
They say 'history repeats itself.' Well if that is an indicator, keep in mind the last time the Cubs did win the World Series in 1908, they had also won it the previous year (1907)! So, they did repeat the last time they won the Series. That's something to keep in mind if you're a Cubs fan!
Realistically, the road to the World Series title, this year will be tougher. But Cubs fans are loyal fans. And if you've grown up cheering for the Cubs, no matter what happens, once a Cubs fan, always a Cubs fan. Go Cubs!!!
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