The Cubs vs. Indians 2016 World Series Is Unforgettable | 1 Big Thing | SC With SVP

Scott Van Pelt explains why the 2016 World Series between the Chicago Cubs and the Cleveland Indians will be one of the best moments in sports history and that fans around the world will never forget it.

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[chrishurn]

Damn, Scott! You NAILED it! Waited my whole life for it, and my 91 year-old Grandfather waited a lot longer. Gramps said that was the first time he stayed up until midnight in 25 years, and it meant the world to him. Thanks Cubbies!

[fanlife]

MOST EPIC WS IN HISTORY! I'LL NEVER FORGET GM -7 I'm still recovering from depression as a tribe fan.

[KEF]

This guy absolutely nails it and Im a Blue Jays fan. I will never forget game 7, heck I think about it quite abit.

[grahamdunbar]

Between innings 4 and 9 I screamed and cried tears of joy and anguish so many times I had nothing left almost. As a life long Cubs Fan, I can't even start talking about Game 7 without tearing up.. might be the most incredible, magical moment in sports history with everything that came to fruition that night. 150+ years combined Between the 2 teams, the game itself, the century of families that always believed that next year was our year. And it finally came. Even if die without another one, that moment will suffice me for a lifetime

[roberthunigman]

I am a lifetime Phillies fan. I will tell u I was rooting for the cubs. Go cubs. U will win another one soon

[JH-lulx]

As a life long Cubs fan trust and believe I will never forget this World Series either

[paultanner]

It was the greatest and most memorable US sporting event since the Miracle on Ice, and perhaps ever.

[moviefan]

This wasn't just Cubs history. This wasn't just baseball history. This was AMERICAN history. Not just the realization of a 108 year old dream shared by generation upon generation of Cubs fans. It was a World Series played with class, competitiveness, and sportsmanship by both teams. There were no egos on display. No grandstanding. Just two teams playing with everything they had for their teams, for their fans, and for their cities. I believe this World Series will go down in American history as the gold standard of what professional sports should be.

[ColinDeWaay]

Can confirm I almost didn't make it as a fan. I actually re-watched the 10th inning again like a month ago and I felt just as sick to my stomach and nervous watching that as I did the first time when I had no clue what would happen.

[damosimo]

Happy 6 years! I’ve watched this 100 times since. It is perfect!

[williamkoscielniak]

I'm obviously deeply biased as a Cubs fan, but it's hard to argue with how incredible the '16 World Series was. Even if the two teams playing each other were teams that had just recently won a World Series it still would have been an incredible series. But when you factor in the two teams playing each other and how it all went down, I think it has the best argument for greatest World Series ever.

When Rajai hit that 3 run homer to tie it up in the 8th, I just could not believe it. I could not believe that a curse was actually, truly real, and yet I also could not believe that I had duped myself into thinking the Cubs would actually pull through, because OF COURSE the curse was real! None of that is rational, but how can one be rational in a moment like that?

When they finally won it I was so relieved, and also so stunned. It was so damned surreal. I was so happy and grateful and yet so much sorrow was with me. My dad had died 15 years prior, and my grandfather was alive in a nursing home with advanced dementia. They were the reason I became a die hard Cubs fan, but yet only I could experience the triumphal moment. I know that millions of people have a similar story when it comes to loved ones and their emotions with regards to the Cubs winning it all. It really is something that transcends mere sports, and I believe as time goes on it will increasingly be seen that way.

[bobbyheenan]

Wow, he nailed it...Greatest World Series ever!

[reaganconwell]

i was in 5th grade. i vividly remember falling asleep during the 8th inning and woke up in the middle of the rain delay wondering what happened. when we won i couldn’t believe it. i had tears streaming down my face and will never forget it.

[Da_Fonz]

Best World Series I've EVER seen!!!

[adolfmussolini]

I waited 61 years for that moment. Could never explain the feeling

[Pianomn]

I remember every moment of that game still, 5 and half years later. The joy of Fowler's homer to start the game. Screaming at the TV when they pulled the Professor so early. Taking my pulse in the 7th inning and realizing I was tachycardic and that probably explained why I was light headed. The despair of Davis's home run. The rain delay, during which I turned to my wife and said, "They're going to win now...Cleveland doesn't have anyone left." Turning on the radio and realizing there was about a 30 second delay, and hearing Pat Hughes's call stating the Chicago Cubs had won the World Series and looking to the TV- incredulous, my mouth hanging open, hoping against hope I didn't just imagine it- just in time to see Bryant's play. I know it's cheesy but I fell to my knees and cried. My dad took me to my first game in 1984 at Wrigley...we'd lost him 8 months earlier. His longtime significant other, a die hard fan herself, passed not a week before game 7. Everything that had built to that moment to make it deeply personal. Then came the day after...and just like SVP said EVERYONE felt it. Everyone was talking about it. We reveled in it, enjoyed it, savored it...not just as Cubs fans but as baseball fans. Living in Wisconsin, I was surrounded by Brewers fans but even they were sucked in to the drama and magic. No better actual script could have been written...if it had, Hollywood would have thrown it out as being too unrealistic, a fantasy beyond even ILM and their amazing special effects miracles. That wasn't just a game or a World Series...that was a finite moment in history that reminded us just how f***ing awesome baseball can be.

[johnnylikestobatman]

I lost 8 lbs watching game 7. Every pitch after inning 7 was like taking a punch to the belly where the pain was inside. Even though my Cubs won..i really dont want to put myself thru that again. But Im glad I did.

[devo]

As a White Sox fan, it was good to see our fellow team win. Game 7 was arguably the best world series game in modern times. The White Sox has good ones too in 2005, but I did not feel the level of intensity that I did in this game.

[numberoco]

64 year old life long Cubs fan here. I went to hundreds of games over the years and enjoyed thousands more on radio and TV. My dad was born in 1921 and never got to see this. Apparently I did get to see it, but because of a brain disease I don't remember it. I am told that I had a great time and enjoyed the whole season, the series, and game seven especially. I'm glad glad it happened during my life, I wish it could have happened earlier so I could remember it.

[jackthecardcounter]

When Davis hit that 2 run bomb, I felt like I was going to puke. Talk about one of the most stressful/enjoyable games ever! Unbelievable!