Cubs vs indians world series game 7 final 3 outs radio boadcast tv sync 60fps. Parks and recreation actually predicted the cubs world. Will the chicago cubs win the world series in 2015. Ranking the 10 world series championship teams of the 2010s. We love our citys bright lights, especially when they are supporting our favorite sports team. Nine teams played in the world series at least once between 2011 and 2016. Back to the future ii predicts cubs 2015 world series win youtube. Will the cubs win the world series again in our lifetime.
Ranking the 10 world series championship teams of the. For whatever reason, chicago cubs team president theo epstein seems set on blowing up over 100 years of hard work by winning the world series, a title which would wreck their unique status as. The chicago cubs are favored to win 2015 world series at 5. The 1989 film back to the future ii did not correctly predict chicago would be the winner of a 2015 cubsmarlins world series matchup. The win is even mentioned in the next days usa today the cubs swept in five, suggesting mlb had moved to the old bestofnine series format. When the chicago cubs won the world series last year, they ended the longest championship drought in professional sports. Its also available for football, basketball and hockey. The second movie in the trilogy doesnt actually predict that the cubs would win the world series in 2015. The chicago cubs are finally on track to win their first world series in over 100 years, thanks in no small part to the former florida marlins franchise changing their name to the miami marlins. Over the years, the cubs have been famous for having many chances to win the national league pennant, but falling short in each instance. The city will be flooded with cubs fans who have waited their entire lives for the cubs to win the world series. Back to the future ii correctly predicted cubs world series win in.
Hes so psyched that he declared that the cubs will win the world series. Giants, rangers, cardinals, tigers, red sox, royals, mets, cubs and indians. The cubs have not won a world series title since 1908, the longest championship drought in professional sports. Will the cubs make it to the world series in 2015 answers. Best cubs fans reactions after winning the world series. The cubs could very well be in the world series in 2015 especially with all their young and talented players like starlin castro and tyler colvin. When the indians won games 3 and 4 at wrigley field to take a 3 games to 1 lead in the world series, it didnt look good for the cubs. Chicago cubs will win 2015 world series vs miami marlins.
Back to the future predicted this world series, sort of cnet. This latter form of the rumor resurfaced in october 2015, when the cubs reached the national league championship series nlcs, and again in october 2016, when the cubs finally reached the world series for the first time in 71 years against the cleveland indians. Back to the future part ii is playing in theaters on wednesday, oct. Cubs will win world series in 2015 back to the future. Jon lester pitched a great game in game 5 and aroldis chapman closed out a 32 victory to send the series back to cleveland. The chicago cubs were now the defending world series champions, it just sounded strange. The thing they were wrong about though was that the cubs cant play the marlins in the world series unless one of the teams moves to the american league, and that is very unlikely.
Cubs indians world series game 7 final out youtube. The westgate las vegas superbook has installed the chicago cubs as the favorite to win the 2015 world series after beating the st. And while the cubs still havent won a world series now at 107 years and counting, miami does indeed have an mlb team and the marlins. Back to the future part ii has a good chance of predicting this years world series.
After 108 years of waiting, the cubs won the 2016 world series with a. Indystar assistant sports editors nat newell and matt glenesk each explain their case for why the cubs will or wont win the world series this year. In 2016, the cubs would win the world series, defeating the cleveland indians in 7 games and winning their 3rd. How the chicago cubs finally won the world series after. Get scores, news and notes in your inbox every day. Mike montgomery gets the final out to seal the cubs 10inning game 7 win, giving the team their first world series title since 1908. Nba fans making half court shots for moneycars compilation. By winning the nlcs, the mets ensured they have the most world series. The chicago cubs are finally on track to win their first world series in over 100 years, thanks in no small part to the former florida marlins franchise changing. Thats because the 1989 movie back to the future part ii predicted the cubs would win the 2015 world series, and the man who wrote the screenplay and. They were swept right out of the first round of the nlds.
The cubs would likely have similar odds as the cardinals, mets and dodgers to win the world series if they werent a path for the onegame wildcard, a contest thats basically a 5050 tossup. The 112th edition of the world series, it was a bestofseven playoff between the national league nl champion chicago cubs and the american league al champion cleveland indians, the first meeting of those franchises in postseason history. In fact, game 7 of the world series is on my iknowexactlywhereiwaswhenithappened list. The 2015 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 2015. The cubs will not enjoy homefield advantage this october unless they face a wildcard winner in the nlcs or the world series, but outside of that small disadvantage, theyve got. That is, if the chicago cubs win tuesday against the cleveland. Back to the future ii predicts cubs 2015 world series win.
In 1989, modernday nostradamuses robert zemeckis and bob gale predicted that the cubs would win the 2015 world series. In the actual 2015 postseason, the cubs advanced to the national league. None of the players on the current roster were alive the last time the cubs won a world series. The cubs need their rotation to come through if they are to be the last team standing, boasting names such as yu darvish, jose quintana and kyle hendricks. And while the cubs still havent won a world series now at 107 years and counting, miami does indeed have an mlb team. The cubs won 103 games in 2016, the best in all of mlb. On william hill, the cubs opened a year ago at 501 odds to win the 2015 world series. Ok, so the film predicted the cubs would get their first world series championship in over a century in 2015 against the miami gators, a team that doesnt exist. Taylor swifts concert for october 9 at minute maid park will proceed as scheduled. Cubs win world series with 10thinning rally duration. While their 2016 season was remarkable, there is a. Chicago will play for the national league pennant for the first. So, back to the future ii doesnt actually predict the.
Chris young 10 bartolo colon 11 game 2, october 28. Why the cubs will win the world series beyond the box score. There was no game 6 or 7, which the royals would have hosted. By now, youve probably watched back to the future ii and know the scene in the 1989 movie where marty mcfly realizes the cubs won the 2015 world series. The movie was released in 1989 and is full of outlandish predictions, some ridiculous and some were just jokes. The cubs werent proclaimed the 2017 world series champs, but everyone knew they were going to be a force for years to come. Cubs will win world series in 2015 back to the future part ii. In the 1989 film back to the future part ii, the chicago cubs are depicted as the 2015 world series champions, defeating a fictional american league team from miami the miami marlins had not yet been formed, whose mascot is an alligator. The 2015 chicago cubs played 161 games during the regular season, won 96 games, lost 65 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at wrigley field park factors. With their 40 win wednesday night against the pittsburgh pirates, the chicago cubs cracked the bigboy portion of the playoffs and now stand 12 wins away from a world series title.
Back to the future ii correctly predicted cubs world. Now that the cubs are in the playoffs, fighting their rival team which also happens to have the best record in all of the major league, i couldnt let this baseball season go by without writing about why i think the cubs will take the 2015 world series after a 70year hiatus from what a nonbaseball friend of mine called the super bowl of. Chicago cubs win world series championship with 87 victory over. Back to the future predicted this world series, sort of. One of the funnier or at least seemingly farfetched futurerelated jokes of back to the future hinged on the fact that perennially beatendown chicago cubs were in line to win the world series. Tuesday marked the first postseason series win for the cubs at wrigley field. Cubs win 2015 world series 1 of 7 robert zemeckis and bob gales predictions are bold. The cubs will win the world series, according to goat.
The case for the chicago cubs to win the world series. The world series parade will take place in chicago on friday. Will the chicago cubs wreck their franchise and win the. The philadelphia phillies won the world series in 1980 but, they were not the only team to win twice, and they did not win their second world series title until 2008. The 1989 movie back to the future part ii predicted the cubs would win the 2015 world series, and the man who wrote the screenplay and imagined this unlikely scenario is bob gale, a. How the chicago cubs finally won the world series after 108 years. Home opinions sports will the chicago cubs win the world series in 2015. This is the year has been the mantra of hope for decades, yet this statement. The cubs released the 25man roster for the world series.
The 2016 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 2016 season. The series was played between october 25 and november 2. Nope, its not the end of the world the chicago cubs are in the playoffs again, and stephen colbert is psyched about it. It was predicted in back to the future part ii so it must be true. Kansas city royals over new york mets 41 statheads want to know. The cubs have 11 pitchers on the roster and 14 position players, including kyle schwarber the cubs made two changes from the nlcs roster to the world series roster, rob zastryzny is not on the roster with schwarber being added. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. Parks and recreation actually predicted the cubs world series win in 2015 by antoinette bueno 9. The chicago cubs last appeared in the world series in 1945, and since 1908, would not win the series again before 2016.