I've waited 50 years for this day: Goooo Cubbies. You got this.

righty Loc: Tenn

Goooo Cubbies. You got this.

peter11937 Loc: NYS

righty wrote:

Goooo Cubbies. You got this.

Looks like they will win here in the 8th.

kenjay Loc: Arkansas

peter11937 wrote:

Looks like they will win here in the 8th.

Well it ain't over till it's over

peter11937 Loc: NYS

kenjay wrote:

Well it ain't over till it's over

indeed, into the 9th inning, with the possibility of extra innings......

kenjay Loc: Arkansas

peter11937 wrote:

indeed, into the 9th inning, with the possibility of extra innings......

Extra innings would be good it has been a good series!

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

kenjay wrote:

Extra innings would be good it has been a good series!

Rain delay is a major disappointment.

I'm an American League fan, but I got'ta pull for the Cubs. To wait since 1908 to win another World Series has got'ta be tough on the psyche of their fans. But, both teams deserve a ring, so it's hard to root against either...1948 is a long time ago, also.

righty Loc: Tenn

slatten49 wrote:

Rain delay is a major disappointment.

I'm an American League fan, but I got'ta pull for the Cubs. To wait since 1908 to win another World Series has got'ta be tough on the psyche of their fans. But, both teams deserve a ring, so it's hard to root against either...1948 is a long time ago, also.

YEEEESSSSS. Wow, what a game, what a series. Yes Slatten, I agree. One must give a thumbs up to Cleveland. Both teams played great and fans on both sides should be proud of their teams. I must admit, it would have been awesome for Cleveland as well. To have NBA and MLB champs in the same year would have been super for them. But surly glad it was my Cubbies.

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

righty wrote:

YEEEESSSSS. Wow, what a game, what a series. Yes Slatten, I agree. One must give a thumbs up to Cleveland. Both teams played great and fans on both sides should be proud of their teams. I must admit, it would have been awesome for Cleveland as well. To have NBA and MLB champs in the same year would have been super for them. But surly glad it was my Cubbies.

Congratulations to you and all the long-suffering Cub fans, Righty

Bask in your all-encompassing glory.

crazylibertarian Loc: Florida by way of New York & Rhode Island

peter11937 wrote:

Looks like they will win here in the 8th.

I've been a Yankee fan all my life and in the World Series, I've usually pulled for the AL team, including even when it was the h**ed Red Sox. This was because growing up in New York City, I constantly was badgered by New York Giant & especially Dodger fans that the National League was so much better than the American League. And they'd go so far as to say that the Yankees couldn't play in the NL, as the Yanks would play the Giants, Phillies, Dodgers & Braves to a stand still. I am glad the Cubs got that monkey off their backs but next year, it's back to the Yankees and AL.

Incidentally, Cleveland possibly with two world champion teams would hardly have been unprecedented. New York had the Mets and Jets from their 1969 seasons. Has there ever been a triple of NFL, MLB & NBA or a quadruple, adding the NHL?

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

crazylibertarian wrote:

Cleveland possibly with two world champion teams would hardly have been unprecedented. New York had the Mets and Jets from their 1969 seasons. Has there ever been a triple of NFL, MLB & NBA or a quadruple, adding the NHL?

C-L, I pulled this off Google:

Multiple championships in a season

Year City Team League Team League Team League

1927 New York City Giants NFL Yankees MLB
1928 New York City Rangers NHL Yankees MLB
1933 New York City Rangers NHL Giants MLB
1935 Detroit Lions NFL Red Wings NHL Tigers MLB
1938 New York City Giants NFL Yankees MLB
1948 Cleveland, Ohio Browns AAFC Indians MLB
1952 Detroit Lions NFL Red Wings NHL
1956 New York City Giants NFL Yankees MLB
1970 Baltimore Colts NFL Orioles MLB
1979 Pittsburgh Steelers NFL Pirates MLB
1986 New York City Giants NFL Mets MLB
1988 Los Angeles Lakers NBA Dodgers MLB
1989 S.F. Bay Area Athletics MLB 49ers NFL
2000 Greater N.Y. Devils NHL Yankees MLB
2002 Greater L.A. Lakers NBA Angels MLB
2004 Boston Patriots NFL Red Sox MLB

Multiple highest professional level championships in a calendar year

Year City Team League Team League Team

1927 New York City Giants NFL Yankees MLB
1935 Detroit Lions NFL Red Wings NHL Tigers
1938 New York City Giants NFL Yankees MLB
1948 Cleveland, Ohio Browns AAFC Indians MLB
1952 Detroit Lions NFL Red Wings NHL
1956 New York City Giants NFL Yankees MLB
1969 New York City Jets NFL Mets MLB
1979 Pittsburgh Steelers NFL Pirates MLB
1988 Los Angeles Dodgers MLB Lakers NBA
1989 S.F. Bay Area 49ers NFL Athletics MLB
2000 Greater N.Y. Devils NHL Yankees MLB
2002 Greater L.A. Lakers NBA Angels MLB
2004 Boston Patriots NFL Red Sox MLB
2009 Pittsburgh Steelers NFL Penguins NHL

crazylibertarian Loc: Florida by way of New York & Rhode Island

No triple, though. In 1969, the Knicks knocked off the Bullets in the playoffs, I think in 4 straight but were later eliminated. That was the beginning of the Knicks-Bullets rivalry/feud, headlined by Walt Frazier & Wes Unseld, both incredible players. I think the Celtics won it all but that was a triple contest for one season with the super Bowl being played in January or early February 1970.

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

crazylibertarian wrote:

No triple, though. In 1969, the Knicks knocked off the Bullets in the playoffs, I think in 4 straight but were later eliminated. That was the beginning of the Knicks-Bullets rivalry/feud, headlined by Walt Frazier & Wes Unseld, both incredible players. I think the Celtics won it all but that was a triple contest for one season with the super Bowl being played in January or early February 1970.

True enough, but there was no NBA in 1935, when Detroit claimed the NFL, MLB and NHL all in that same year...according to the top chart.

crazylibertarian Loc: Florida by way of New York & Rhode Island

slatten49 wrote:

True enough, but there was no NBA in 1935, when Detroit claimed the NFL, MLB and NHL all in that same year...according to the top chart.

Very good. I missed that one on my skim and that's a triple by what I meant. No quadruple, though.

peter11937 Loc: NYS

crazylibertarian wrote:

I've been a Yankee fan all my life and in the Worl... (show quote)

Yes. I was a Yankee fan, Long Island boy that I was. The Mick was my favorite, Whitey Ford, oh As an interesting thing , the Yaz was born in the same hospital as I was and lives a few miles from here, tho we went to different Highschools.

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

peter11937 wrote:

Yes. I was a Yankee fan, Long Island boy that I was. The Mick was my favorite, Whitey Ford, oh As an interesting thing , the Yaz was born in the same hospital as I was and lives a few miles from here, tho we went to different Highschools.

You have to be referring to Carl Yazstrzemski, the great Red Sox left fielder. He followed and filled right in for/after Ted Williams retired. I remember his high bat-in-the-air stance. His 1967 MVP/Triple Crown season was magical.