Förlorarlag bryter ”förbannelse” efter 71 år
En av de längsta förlustraderna i idrottsvärlden är på väg att brytas. Chicago Cubs är klara för World Series, finalen i den amerikanska basebolligan, skriver TT. Det här är första gången som laget får spela World Series sedan 1945. Cubs avancerade efter att ha besegrat Los Angeles Dodgers med 5–0. Finalmotståndare blir Cleveland som senast vann World Series 1948. Senast Cubs vann en titel var 1908. Finalserien inleds på tisdag.
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Chicago Cubs säsong 2016
Wikipedia (en)
The 2016 Chicago Cubs season is the 145th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 141st in the National League and the Cubs 101st season at Wrigley Field. To celebrate their 100 years at Wrigley, the Cubs wore a patch on their home uniforms and wore 1916 throwback uniforms on July 6.
They began the season on the road against the Los Angeles Angels on April 4, 2016 and finished the regular season on October 2, 2016 at the Cincinnati Reds. They finished with the best record in Major League Baseball and won their first National League Central title since the 2008 season, winning by 17.5 games. The team also reached the 100 win mark for the first time since 1935 and won 103 total games, the most wins for the franchise since 1910. The Cubs defeated the San Francisco Giants in the National League Division Series and returned to the National League Championship Series for the second year in a row, where they defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in six games. They will face the Cleveland Indians in the 2016 World Series, their first appearance since the 1945 World Series.
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