The Cubs have finally won the World Series, breaking a 108-year curse, and of course they had to get there in dramatic fashion.
Chicago’s “lovable losers” no more were down 3 games to 1 to the Cleveland Indians, and it looked as if they might go 109 years without a World Series win.
But the young club rallied and came back to win the championship in Game 7 Wednesday night in an extra-innings showdown at Cleveland’s Progressive Field.
From Aroldis Chapman’s scoreless relief outing in the critical Game 5, to Addison Russell’s Game 6 Grand Slam and MVP Ben Zobrist’s 10th inning RBI double that gave the Cubs the final lead they needed to win it all in Game 7, here are the Top 5 Cubs moments in the 2016 World Series.
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#FlyTheW: Stars Who Are Long-Suffering Chicago Cubs Fans (Photos)
The Chicago Cubs are tied 1-1 in the Best of 7 National League Championship Series against the LA Dodgers. If the Cubs win, they will break a curse and go to the World Series for the first time since a smelly goat was denied entry to Wrigley Field in 1945.
Bill Murray A favorite subject of the cameras at Wrigley Field, Bill Murray can often be seen frowning in concentration at various Cubs games. Most recently seen: gamely pounding back beer for the cameras in Game 1 of the NLCS series against the Dodgers.
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Eddie Vedder The Pearl Jam frontman is such a die-hard Cubbies fan, he even wrote a song ("All the Way") for them, and announced Pearl Jam would no longer be touring in October, just in case the Cubs made it to the postseason.
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John Cusack The Chicago native has been a lifelong Cubs fan and a fixture at Wrigley Field for about as long, and when asked tough questions about his team, knows all the answers.
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Hillary Clinton From wearing Cubs gear to attending games to teaming up with players for charity, the Chicago native and maybe first female President of the United States is a well-documented fan, who even got her own personalized jersey for her 50th birthday.
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Billy Corgan The Smashing Pumpkins lead singer and Chicago native is such a dedicated Cubs fan that he has criticized fellow rocker Eddie Vedder for not being a good fan ... those sound like fighting words.
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Nick Offerman ".@Cubs I love you," the "Parks and Rec" star tweeted last week. "#FlyTheW" The official team account replied back "And we love you."
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Jake Johnson The "New Girl" star has live-tweeted Cubs games, saying during the NLDS series-clinching game against the Giants, "I honestly thought I was having a mild heart attack in the bottom of the 9th. I'm not sure I can survive this October."
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Gary Sinise The "CSI: New York" star is a Chicago native so naturally a longtime Cubs fan. He, like many of his fellow famous fans, has partaken in leading the crowd in singing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" during the 7th inning stretch.
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The Chicago Cubs have some of the most loyal fans around, including Hillary Clinton, Bill Murray and John Cusack among the most famous
The Chicago Cubs are tied 1-1 in the Best of 7 National League Championship Series against the LA Dodgers. If the Cubs win, they will break a curse and go to the World Series for the first time since a smelly goat was denied entry to Wrigley Field in 1945.
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