A cool, cloudy, but dry night rolled over the Friendly Confines in north end of Chicago. Two rabid packs of fans starved, and now frothing at the mouth as the sweet taste of his or her team to finally taking the title back home becomes more of a reality every night. With either outcome a drought will be ended, and a flood of emotion will consume the nation of fans. Battling it out in Game 5 of the 2016 World Series the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians. After losing, a close and emotional Game 5 will the Indians be able to hold onto the series or will the Cubs rally to overcome and go on to finally give the fans a title? Which team will ultimately break the curse? There can only be one! Unfortunately, Cubs are known for struggling in
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Every Cubs fan, player, and staff member had some inkling of fear from heartbreak, whether he or she would admit it or not. However, Manager Joe Maddon openly spoke about his nerves before the game “Absolutely. You should be nervous. We have to win tonight, so go ahead and be nervous.” Frankly, the Cubs have been playing poorly this series in comparison to how well they played during the Regular Season. Fielding errors, shaky pitching and bad at-bats have hindered the Cubs and put them in the deficit they are now in. Game 5 had a slightly different flavor with very strong performances from starting pitcher Jon Lester, relief pitcher Carl Edwards Jr., and closer Aroldis Chapman the Cubs. Chapman was particularly crucial to the Cubs victory, notching eight outs after coming in the seventh with a man on second. Credit must be given to the pitching staff as they were able to hold a good hitting lineup to six hits and only relinquishing two runs. It was critical to the Cubs’ survival that the pitching staff performed well as the only run support they saw came in an exciting three-run fourth which included a solo homerun by Kris Bryant. Finally, the defense stepped up, in particular Anthony Rizzo with a couple amazing …show more content…
The Cleveland Indians have been riding a dry spell since winning the second championship in franchise history in 1948. Historically, the Indians have struggled from 1960 to 1993 with only one third place finish in 1968. A large part of the struggle the Indians have faced throughout the years has been commonly believed to be caused by The Curse of Rocky Colavito. Rocky Colavito is still a beloved figure in Cleveland, a lot of popularity stems from his hitting prowess, earning himself the 1959 home run champion. Frank Lane on April 17, 1960 set in motion a chain a very unfortunate events that plagued a franchise. Frank Lane betrayed the fans, who, rightly were outraged by a trade of a hero for the outsider Harvey Kuenn of the Detroit Tigers. Havrey Kuenn was the American League batting champion the same year Colavito earned the home run title, which is what made Frantic Frank’s trade so interesting and upsetting to
Every Cubs fan, player, and staff member had some inkling of fear from heartbreak, whether he or she would admit it or not. However, Manager Joe Maddon openly spoke about his nerves before the game “Absolutely. You should be nervous. We have to win tonight, so go ahead and be nervous.” Frankly, the Cubs have been playing poorly this series in comparison to how well they played during the Regular Season. Fielding errors, shaky pitching and bad at-bats have hindered the Cubs and put them in the deficit they are now in. Game 5 had a slightly different flavor with very strong performances from starting pitcher Jon Lester, relief pitcher Carl Edwards Jr., and closer Aroldis Chapman the Cubs. Chapman was particularly crucial to the Cubs victory, notching eight outs after coming in the seventh with a man on second. Credit must be given to the pitching staff as they were able to hold a good hitting lineup to six hits and only relinquishing two runs. It was critical to the Cubs’ survival that the pitching staff performed well as the only run support they saw came in an exciting three-run fourth which included a solo homerun by Kris Bryant. Finally, the defense stepped up, in particular Anthony Rizzo with a couple amazing …show more content…
The Cleveland Indians have been riding a dry spell since winning the second championship in franchise history in 1948. Historically, the Indians have struggled from 1960 to 1993 with only one third place finish in 1968. A large part of the struggle the Indians have faced throughout the years has been commonly believed to be caused by The Curse of Rocky Colavito. Rocky Colavito is still a beloved figure in Cleveland, a lot of popularity stems from his hitting prowess, earning himself the 1959 home run champion. Frank Lane on April 17, 1960 set in motion a chain a very unfortunate events that plagued a franchise. Frank Lane betrayed the fans, who, rightly were outraged by a trade of a hero for the outsider Harvey Kuenn of the Detroit Tigers. Havrey Kuenn was the American League batting champion the same year Colavito earned the home run title, which is what made Frantic Frank’s trade so interesting and upsetting to