Best. World. Series. Ever? Cubs Take It in 7, after 108 Years!

News Staff : Nov 3, 2016
CBN News

World Series game 7 was a dramatically fitting close for an equally breathtaking series that featured tough competition from both Cleveland and Chicago. But in the end, Cubs fans gathered outside Wrigley Field were rewarded for their undying devotion, erupting with the now-familiar chorus of "Go Cubs Go."

[CBN News] The Chicago Cubs have done it. They ended a 108-year drought by clinching the championship in a dramatic conclusion to Game 7 of the World Series Wednesday night. (Photo by: Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)

The team beat the Cleveland Indians 8-7 in the tenth inning, but they nearly let it get away after All-Star closer Aroldis Chapman blew a three-run lead with two outs in the eighth [by the bat of Cleveland's Rajai Davis].

But the Cubs came right back as the game went into extra innings after a 17-minute rain delay.

Ben Zobrist hit an RBI double at the top of the tenth to put the Cubs back on top. (Screengrab: Ben Zobrist with MVP award/via CBN News)

With the help of Miguel Montero, and [Mike Montgomery, who came on to pitch for the final out], they were able to hold that lead for the win.

That RBI is just one reason Zobrist [a Christian] was named MVP of the series.

Click here to watch a Fellowship of Christian Athletes interview with Ben Zobrist, in which he says, "We know that as a Christian athlete, people are watching, and so we want to be the best example that we can be. But at the same time, I want people to know that grace is for everyone. We all need grace. We all need Christ ... That is the message the whole way we look at everything in our lives."