Last season, Joe Maddon‘s Chicago Cubs made history.
They broke the Curse of the Billy Goat, ending the franchise’s 108-year World Series title drought, defeating the Cleveland Indians in a dramatic seven-game series that came down to extras in Game 7.
Now, they turn their attention to the next goal: repeating it all again in 2017.
History isn’t on their side (not that it matters much to this team). It’s been over four decades since a National League team won back-to-back World Series titles. Those came in 1975-1976 when the Cincinnati Reds and the ‘Big Red Machine’ dominated opponents.