World Series

For the fans, a championship is symbolized by the trophy. The Lombardi Trophy in football, the Stanley Cup in hockey, the O'Brien Trophy in basketball, and the Commissioner's Trophy in baseball. For the players, their part in a championship is symbolized by the ring...

Another piece of baseball history is visiting the Quad-Cities next week. The Chicago Cubs are doing a Midwest tour this winter of the 2016 World Series trophy. It is coming to Davenport on Monday. In the post up above is an interview with Cubs EVP of Community Affairs Mike Lufrano with Zach James...

Here's a collection of some of the best videos and tweets from aftermath of the Cubs winning the World Series:   Theo Epstein gives Bill Murray a champagne shower. #Cubspic.twitter.com/25U2wWIQ70 — Chris Kuc (@ChrisKuc) November 3, 2016   We did it Chicago. This was ...

World Series MVP Ben Zobrist and catcher Miguel Montero drove in runs in the 10th inning, and the Chicago Cubs edged the Indians, 8-7, to win their first championship since 1908 in Game 7 in Cleveland early Thursday morning.

It's finally time. The Cubs are in the World Series. To prepare for that, here are two podcasts, one of each on the Cubs and the Cleveland Indians. Tab Bamford of ChicagoNow.com talks Cubs: Benno Martens of Wahoos on First provides an Indians-based preview: Also, for the heck of it, here's Harry Caray back from the dead on Jimmy Kimmel Live:   Facebook Live with Zach James: (that's me):  

Picking the Cubs to win the World Series was foolish business for generations of fans, but that didn't stop one teen from thinking outside the box. A high school yearbook from 1993 features one senior predicting the Cubs will win the World Series in 2016 (as if people weren't already in enough of a frenzy)...