azcentral.com · Nov 4, 2016
Bickley: Cubs prove no dream is too big
Cubs fans celebrated outside Wrigley Field in Chicago after their team won the World Series for the first time in 108 years, beating the Cleveland Indians. (Nov. 3)AP
(Photo: Patrick Gorski-USA TODAY Sports)The World Series is an ambitious moniker for a contest between two American teams, for a sport that has lost much cultural significance over the past 30 years. That wasn’t the case on Wednesday, when much of the planet was captivated by an epic Game 7, when the Cubs ended a 108-year quest and Major League Baseball provided the kind of romance that no other sport can touch.
For one night, our country seemed united and happy, not divided and screaming at each other over politics.