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We all know people who said before Nov. 2, 2016, “If I get to see the Cubs win the World Series just once, I can die happy.”
We heard them say it and know they truly felt it.
But it’s doubtful the sentiment stuck, because that would defy the nature of sports fans. It doesn’t matter the team or the sport, the city or even the history — fans who’ve tasted a championship long to taste another, because nothing else comes close to being as sweet.