How much do you know about the World Series? How about the Chicago Cubs? Or the Cleveland Indians? Well, let’s see just how much you know.
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When the World Series kicks off Tuesday at Progressive Field, it’s the beginning of the end of one of the two longest World Series title droughts.
Long-suffering Chicago transplants whoop it up as Cubs beat Dodgers for first World Series berth in 71 years.
The Chicago Cubs are 2-1 series favorites over the Cleveland Indians. A survey of opinions from Las Vegas Review-Journal staff members, other media, sports book directors and professional handicappers is a lot closer.
The Chicago Cubs are popular minus-210 favorites over the Cleveland Indians in a series that has history written all over it.
Cursed by a Billy Goat, bedeviled by Bartman and crushed by decades of disappointment, the Chicago Cubs are at long last headed back to the World Series.
After a one-day break, Major League Baseball postseason action is back tonight with Game 6 of the National League Championship Series between the Chicago Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Wild Thing will have to stay in the bullpen during the World Series. While actor Charlie Sheen, who played Ricky “Wild Thing” Vaughn in the movie “Major League” offered to throw out the ceremonial first pitch before one of this year’s World Series games, Major League Baseball said the choices have already been made.
Actor Charlie Sheen, who played the bespectacled Ricky “Wild Thing” Vaughn in the movie “Major League,” has offered to throw out the ceremonial first pitch before one of this year’s World Series games.
Jon Lester pitched seven sharp innings, Addison Russell hit a tiebreaking homer and the Chicago Cubs moved one win from their first World Series trip in 71 years by beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-4 on Thursday.
The Cleveland Indians are in, and now it’s just a matter of days until we know who they will face in the World Series. Major League Baseball postseason action continues today with Game 5 of the National League Championship Series.
Anthony Rizzo homered and ended a postseason slump with three RBIs, Addison Russell’s two-run drive highlighted a four-run fourth and the Cubs routed the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-2 on Wednesday to even the NL Championship Series at 2-all.
A power-laden Toronto Blue Jays lineup fizzled against Cleveland, finishing off a five-game AL Championship Series wipeout with a 3-0 loss Wednesday.
Major League Baseball postseason action continues today in both the American League and the National League.
Rich Hill allowed two hits over six innings to beat Cy Young Award winner Jake Arrieta and the Chicago Cubs 6-0 Tuesday, giving the Los Angeles Dodgers a 2-1 NL Championship Series lead.