Chicago Cubs Return To World Series For First Time Since 1945

As of Sunday morning, the average ticket sold on StubHub for Games 3, 4 and 5 at Wrigley Field in Chicago was more than $3,000.

The Cubs will face another hard-luck team that has also failed to win the World Series for decades: The Cleveland Indians, who last won the title in 1948.

But perhaps the bluntest assessment came from 90 year-old fan Dorothy Farrell, who was 19 the last time the Cubs won the pennant.

As the story goes, Sianis cursed the Cubs by throwing his arms up in the air and then put on a curse.

Long the subject of a so-called curse, the Cubs continued their spectacular season at Wrigley Field late Saturday.

Fireworks could be heard across the city after the Cubs turned a dramatic double-play to seal the win and continue a dominant season.

In 1974 the Sianis family tried to extinguish the curse when Billy’s nephew Sam and a goat named Socrates arrived to a red carpet reception at Wrigley Field.

After their third consecutive victory, the Cubs are headed for their first World Series since 1945, a month and a half after World War II ended.

The Dodgers batted.210 as a team in the six-game series. It’s been 108 year since the Cubs last saw a World Series victory, accompanied by an nearly equally as painful 71 years since they last appeared in the World Series, but the 2016 Chicago Cubs truly gave fans a sturdy foundation for which they could build their belief on one more time. “This means everything”, one fan said. “You’ve seen people just so emotional about it”, said Anthony Madrano, 43, also a lifelong Chicagoan. And some officers were seen giving high-fives to fans as they walked by.

“I’ve been waiting my whole life for this, I just wish my dad could have lived to see it”, said Ryan Jones, 42, who wiped tears from his eyes while celebrating with his two sons. He added that the Cubs are unique because they often play during the day and still fill the ballpark. “The City reminds fans and residents that using drones in public spaces in Chicago is illegal, and anyone caught using one will be arrested”, an OEMC statement said.

Following Saturday night’s win, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel released a statement celebrating the Cubs, saying, “Incredible”.

But Cubs slugger Bryant said he and his teammates are focused only on the immediate future. “This is the year”. The next monumental task for the Cubs is actually winning the World Series, with an even longer drought.

Like Mitch Jensen, from Texas, who couldn’t sit still after the Cubs won Saturday night.

“I’m really thankful to be on a team that has gotten to be in the postseason four years in a row”. “This is the most excited I’ve been, as well as other Cubs fans have been, in a long time, I think”. Roberts was hoping more days off would help Kershaw duplicate his performance from Game 2, when he pitched seven innings of two-hit ball in a 1-0 victory.

“I have his watch on”, Koenig said, showing off the watch on his wrist. “I can’t even describe what I’m feeling”.