By: Burke De Boer Sports Editor
“Chicago takes World’s Series.”
That was the headline in the Oregonian the last time the Cubs won the championship. Or, at least, the headline in the Morning Oregonian, which was what the paper was named in 1908. The paper went on to say “Championship baseball honors go to the Cubs once more.”
One hundred and seven baseball seasons later, the honors have gone to the Cubs again.
Pitchers Kyle Hendricks and Jon Lester were the two Chicago aces that lead the entire league in earned run average this season. And they were not the only stars on the mound.
Closing pitcher Aroldis Chapman holds the record for the fastest pitch in MLB history. In his World Series outing, he also recorded the fastest pitch in Series history, zipping a fastball at 104.1 mph in game two.
From the warm days of spring training to the darkening of September’s autumn, the high-powered rotation of some of the best pitchers in the league lead the way. Sports fans united to watch the Chicago Cubs break the longest World Series drought in MLB history.
2016 promised that the curse of the billy goat would be broken. This year, finally, Baphomet would crumble.
And so it was.
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