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Indians, Cavaliers creating a winning culture in the city of Cleveland

CLEVELAND — On the eve of the Cubs’ first World Series game in 71 years, Cleveland brought out its G.O.A.T. You may not think LeBron James is the greatest of all time, especially if you are from Chicago, but Cleveland does not care what you think, especially if you are from Chicago.

This is a cathartic moment in Cleveland’s sports history, a wonderful juxtaposition of everything that used to go wrong suddenly going right. The Cavaliers raised their banner next door to where the Indians won Game 1 of the World Series, and Clevelanders are forgiven if they think they saw Corey Kluber strike out John Elway, or LeBron block Edgar Renteria’s shot.