Many Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians and baseball fans alike had strong reactions to seeing the Cubs make it to the World Series.
The Chicago Cubs prevailed over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 6 of the National League Championship Series. After a 5-0 victory, the Cubs will be going to the World Series to face the Cleveland Indians. This marks the Cubs’ first National League pennant since 1945.
They will attempt to win their first World Series since 1908. Cubs fans obviously have plenty to be excited about. Many of them will be seeing the Cubs in the World Series for the first time in their life. Cubs fans on Twitter certainly didn’t hold back their excitement.
OMG #Cubs GOING TO THE WORLD SERIES!!!!!! #HOLYCOW #FlyTheW
— Kelly Powell (@kattstar) October 23, 2016
GO CUBS GO THE LAST TIME CUBS WENT TO THE WORLD SERIES I WAS 3yrs OLD CONGRATS TO THEM AND ALL THEIR FANS YOU MUST BELIEVE IT WILL HAPPEN
— coachpapaplanz (@Planzsr) October 23, 2016
Many baseball fans also seemed puzzled with the fact that the Cubs are top dogs in baseball right now. Although history has shifted course many times in baseball, fans remembered how different things are now. In addition to the World Series, many of them mentioned other past and current events that nobody saw coming at first.
Cubs gonna win a World Series the same year we elect a woman for president. What a year.
— javachik everywhere (@javachik) October 23, 2016
Cubs vs Indians in the World Series: Is the apocalypse far behind?
— Doug Buglewicz (@Phresh_17) October 23, 2016
Cubs going to the World Series and the braves are the worst team in baseball ...good lord
— 😂 (@_unculturedd) October 23, 2016
The last time the Cubs went to the World Series my grandma was my age working at her cousins' Greek grocery store in Chicago. Pretty cool.
— Collins Hall (@collinswhall) October 23, 2016
Did the cubs make it to the World Series?🤔
— Melissa Claver✻ (@melclaver24) October 23, 2016
The last time the Cubs were in the World Series, the average cost of a house was $4,600.
— Ethan Narber (@Ethan_Narber) October 23, 2016
Ha. WOW. https://t.co/tbDxOacEPE
Not really a baseball fan but the Cubs are going to the World Series? Didn't think I'd live to see the day. #FlyTheW
— 🌈molz🌈 (@m0lleficent) October 23, 2016
I can now say the cubs made the World Series while I was alive😭😭💯
— Jalil Irvin (@Jalil_Irvin50) October 23, 2016
There was certainly no shortage of Indians fans wishing the Cubs no luck in the upcoming World Series. Plenty of them and people rooting against the Cubs expressed their desire to see the Cubs’ World Series dreams crushed.
The Brewers will win a World Series before the Cubs do! #BrewCrew
— Brady Kranzusch (@BradyK_16) October 23, 2016
watching @Cubs lose in the #WorldSeries and their fans meltdown will be the best part of the 2016 baseball season #GoTribe
— scools12 (@scools12) October 23, 2016
Indians v. Cubs in the world series! Let's do this indians! Kick some cubby ass!
— Rich Tormet (@rtormet) October 23, 2016
Indians in 7 #WorldSeries
— Jack Barrett (@bigheadbarrett) October 23, 2016
What an awful World Series...rather see Indians win than the cubs @tylermgeo
— Brandon James (@BJ_shearer18) October 23, 2016
Let it sink in — the Chicago Cubs are headed to the World Series.