I went looking to see how Bleacher Report covered things the last time the Chicago Cubs went to the World Series. No luck.
I couldn’t find any of our stories about the last Cleveland Indians‘ World Series title, either.
We weren’t around in 1945 (the last time the Cubs made it) or in 1948 (the last time the Indians won it) or even in 1997 (the last time the Indians played in it).
So yeah, you’re going to be watching history when the 2016 World Series opens Tuesday night at Progressive Field. Cubs vs. Indians: Two teams that have been around forever; two teams that haven’t won in forever; two teams that won something pretty important this week.
Tuesday night will get here soon enough. First, let’s take a quick look back on how all of this happened, how and why the Cubs beat the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLCS and the Indians beat the Toronto Blue Jays in the ALCS.
Catch your breath and enjoy the first Bleacher Report League Championship Series Awards to feature the Cubs and Indians.