I would assume many have heard that The World Series is being played right now. Baseball has taken a backseat to football over the years, but it is still a major sport with plenty of fans. This year will bring more fans to the series because the Chicago Cubs are in involved. There are plenty of story lines in this series as both teams are currently in the longest drought in the sport. Which ever team wins, it will end the misery for long suffering fanbase.
We can start talking about game number 1. How many people watched it? You would think a decent amount because Chicago is a large market but Cleveland is not. I do not really understand the way the ratings work, but the game was up 20% compared to game one last year. That game had a large market team as well, The Mets. I think if the series goes the distance and a potential Cubs World Series is hanging in the balance, the ratings would be through the roof. I just think the Cubs have a massive national following and there will be some interested people.
One story to follow would be that of Kyle Schwarber. Here is a Cubs player that has been out all year after having knee surgery in April. I did not think a guy could get cleared and in less than a week be inserted into the line-up in game one of the World Series! How can anyone be ready after just hitting out of a cage for a few days? Apparently, Schwarber was ready. He struck out a couple of times, but he also hit one off the wall and drew a walk against a very tough left handed pitcher. It will be interesting to see if he can leave his mark on the series.
The Cubs have been the lovable losers in baseball for so many years. They have not won the World Series since 1908! That is a long, long time! What team holds the next longest drought? Of course, it is the Cleveland Indians. Their last win would have been in 1948. One of these teams has to win, so a certain fan base will be excited. Check out this story, so the kid predicts the Cubs to win the World Series. What other team would even have a kid mentioning that in the school yearbook. Only the Cubs! Hopefully for Cubs fans he is right.
No matter what team wins, it will be deserved. Each fan base has waited a long time for this moment. The Cubs fans have had to listen to silly curse stories for years. The billy goat story, the black cat story for the 1969 Cubs, and Bartman. I would think most of this is ridiculous, but people entertain the idea of curses. If the Cubs do win,will they lose their Loveable Loser nickname?
–Victor Mandalawi