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The Cubs' Grand Slam
by Ch ar it y H.

A fter one hundred
and eight years of
waiting, it finally came.
It was the sixth game
of the World Series
and the bases were
loaded. Loyal fans sat
on the edge of their
seats as the pitcher
turned the ball in his
hands. The batter was
focused; the crowd
was tense. The pitcher
flung the ball towards
the batter and Thwack!
The ball left the
stadium. A roar of
applause followed as
each of the runners
passed home, one
after another.
Twenty-two year old
Addison Russell was
bombarded with pats
on the back and
congratulations for
being the first in a
decade to hit a grand
slam in the history of
the World Series.

That was only the third
inning of game six, and
the Cubs?leap to
victory. In game seven,
the final win was
clinched as the Cubs
finally gained triumph,
scoring two runs in the
tenth inning and
winning 8 - 7 against
the Indians. To
celebrate, on Friday,
November 4th,
Chicagoans from all
over gathered in the
city to form the
seventh largest
gathering in human
history. The Chicago
River was colored
?Cubby blue? for this
special parade that
wove throughout the
entire city. Five million
people (which is
almost twice the
inner-city?s population)
cheered, chanted, and
called, ?Hey Chicago!
What Do Ya Say!?in this
record breaking
celebration. It was the

largest crowd ever
recorded in the
Western Hemisphere.
The Chicago Cubs
became the sixth team
to propel back from a
3 - 1 deficit, and the
only team to have a
comeback that won
the World Series after
one hundred and eight
years. Talk about
determination! Cubby
fans everywhere have
been anticipating
this moment for a
century and eight
years! Even an one
hundred and eight
year old fan was able
to celebrate their win,
saying the Cubs had
won two World Series
in her lifetime.
The events
surrounding the Cubs?
win were so
extraordinary that as
soon as the Cubs
made it to the

doorway of the series,
people knew they
would be victorious.
Leaning on the
predictions of various
individuals, and the
famous ?Back to the
Future? episodes that
predicted the Cubs
winning in 2015 (close
enough, right?), Cubby
admirers sat on the
edge of their seats as
the series progressed.
Chicagoans all over the
world who were loyal
to the Cubbies just
knew that they would
win. As one Chicagoan
said in the Chicago Sun
Times, ?The Cubs are
the greatest losers in
American sports
history. We all love the
underdog . . . there?s
no better underdog
than the Cubs.
?Thankfully, the
underdog is known to
prevail, no matter the
circumstances.

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