These are heady times to be a Chicago Cubs fan. It always is when the team you root for wins a championship; especially winning one after waiting 108 years.
The Chicago Cubs won it all last year and for awhile they were favored to do it again this year and they still may. They now have another team that are co-favorites to win it all.
We are still a few months away from the start of Major League Baseball. It is closer than you think as Major League Baseball has announced first workout dates for teams.
It was a magical season for the Chicago Cubs in 2016 winning the World Series. They will begin to defend their title among 7 games that will be featured on the opening two days of the 2017 season.
The World Champion Chicago Cubs look to repeat next year and as the Winter Meetings wrap up in Major League Baseball the team has found their new closer.
One of the feel good storylines of the Cubs' World Series victory was "Grandpa" David Ross. He had previously announced his retirement after the post season was over, and then in Game 7 he was thrust into the spotlight. And has stayed there in the aftermath.
It is now officially the off season in Major League Baseball with The Cubs winning the World Series last week. When the team finally receives their rings in the spring, there maybe some guys you forgot about that may get rings.
Much of the talk around the Chicago Cubs World Series run revolves around nostalgia - easy to do when the team's last championship dates back to 1908. Here's a way to celebrate the Cubs victory in an old-timey way by checking out newspaper front pages from Chicago, around Illinois and Ohio celebrating the World Series win over the Cleveland Indians.