It ain't over! Cubs rock Cleveland, force Game 7

[Grassy Knoll]

Source: espn.com

CLEVELAND -- After the Chicago Cubs edged the Cleveland Indians in a Game 5 nail-biter on Sunday, Kris Bryant said, "I feel like we play our best with our backs up against the wall." Boy, was he right.

The Cubs exploded out of the gate in Game 6 behind a grand slam and record-tying six RBIs from Addison Russell to beat the Indians 9-3 and force a seventh and deciding game in the World Series. Bryant started the onslaught with a monster solo homer to back 5 2/3 solid innings from Jake Arrieta and sterling performance from the Chicago bullpen.

So two days into November, we can't go any further. One way or another after Wednesday, one city's agony will be over, while another one's will grow worse by another year.

Read more: http://www.espn.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/76199/it-aint-over-cubs-rock-cleveland-force-game-7

[pkdu]

1. Go-Cubs-Go....nt

[FrodosPet]

35. Cubs win and Go Cubs Go after game 5 of the 2016 World Series

[George II]

3. This puts a whole new perspective on the series. Cubs were favored before it started, and now....

....we're back to being tied with one game to go. Cubs should be favored tomorrow and should win.

[mucifer]

6. Nate has cleveland slightly above the Cubs

He better be wrong!!!

[Hassin Bin Sober]

24. As of yesterday he said Trump had a one in four chance of winning - like The Cubs

*gulp*

[titaniumsalute]

31. The Indians taking a wounded pitching staff to game 7...fine by me!!

[elmac]

7. This has turned out to be quite an exciting month

Possible Cubs breaking its 108 year curse and our first women president breaking the Trump curse!

[ZM90]

26. I'm not really a sports person but I am Back to the Future fan and it seems like

Back to the Future Part II might have been off by one year. Ah well close enough. I want it to happen just for BTTF to be right to a extent lol.

[rusty quoin]

8. I guess the last time I really cared about sports was 2004 World Series.

Boston won, and Bush won. I hope you are happy in the results. The 2000s drained me.

[Cha]

10. Wow.. good comeback!

[Maynar]

11. Never been much of a sports fan

Just here and there. But I know epic when I see it.

Go Cubbies! Hope I get a chance to watch!

[ThingsGottaChange]

12. Chicago Rockin' Tonight!

Cubs win

Hawks win

[3catwoman3]

13. Denizen of one of the Chicago burbs, but did not grow up here.

Not a baseball fan, but even I have found this exciting, and have watched all the games. I cannot remember the last time I watched a baseball game.

My late dad was a south sider, and therefore a Sox fan. My older son assures me that my dad's spirit would forgive me for watching the Cubs, because the Sox and the Indians were bitter rivals in years past, and he is sure his grandfather would not have wanted the Cleveland team to triumph.

[Still In Wisconsin]

14. Shouldn't have used Chapman in the 7th with a 5 run lead.

Still, game 7...

[Buckeye_Democrat]

18. The Reds used Chapman too soon, before the pitcher was due to bat...

... the next inning, against the Giants a few years ago too. After pinch-hitting for him, they put in their untrustworthy relief pitcher to follow him the next inning... and the rest is history.

That was late in game three. The Reds went from a 2-0 playoff series lead to a 2-3 series defeat.

[mucifer]

29. But they can use other starters

It drove me crazy that that was just about all the announcers talked about for the last half hour of the game. They almost made it sound like the Cubs were losing.

Madden has been doing an amazing job all year. I trust him.

[awoke_in_2003]

15. Winning 3 in a row

ain't gonna happen

[Hassin Bin Sober]

25. I heard a stat they won three in a row 20 times this year.

So there's that...

[awoke_in_2003]

41. Whether the NBA, NHL, or MLB

winning 3 in a row in a series almost never happens. The playoffs are a different beast than the regular season

[msanthrope]

45. Sigh....1996 called. The Yankees say "Hello!" nt

[awoke_in_2003]

46. It has happened 10 times

when including the whole playoffs. Still searching for the World Series stat, but the number will be less.

[awoke_in_2003]

47. Do you have any Hollandaise sauce

that I can put on my crow? Congrats

[petronius]

16. The seventh game will be in Chicago, right?

Kinda unfair to these teams (and cities) that their Series is somewhat overshadowed by that other thing that's going on, but I'm sure the locals aren't missing a minute...

[Elwood P Dowd]

20. Seventh game will be in Cleveland. They have home field advantage due to

American League winning the All Star game. Stupid rule, but that's the way it is thanks to the idiot Bud Selig.

[petronius]

22. Thanks! I thought the last games alternated more, but I guess this format saves travel

I agree that's a goofy way to make such an important WS decision though; seems like the teams themselves should earn it somehow...

[titaniumsalute]

32. That's in basketball

2 home, 2 away, 1 home, 1 away, last home

[alcibiades_mystery]

40. Baseball actually tried that for a year or two then ditched it

We're back to the traditional 2-3-2 format.

[chrisau214]

21. Game Seven is in Believeland

[C Moon]

19. Wow! A grand slam!

[gopiscrap]

23. YES GO CUBS!!!!

[Botany]

27. 1 word, Kluber

[montana_hazeleyes]

28. To sports fans the words "Game seven" is music to the ears.

In this particular series it is a downright symphony.

I'm a Giants fan, but ever since the Giants were eliminated, I've been rooting for the Cubbies. Hopefully it will be a thrilling game and I hope the Cubs win.

But either way , it's been so long for both teams that I'll feel good for whoever wins.

[Ghost of Tom Joad]

30. As a lifelong Cub fan these games stress me almost as

much as the election. Glad the Cubs finally woke up.

[Danmel]

33. Love your user name!

Rooting for the Cubs as well!

[Ghost of Tom Joad]

36. Thanks

also a long time Springsteen fan.

[Danmel]

37. Same here!

😁

[sinkingfeeling]

34. Go-Cubs-Go from a native Buckeye!

[Initech]

38. That was a beat down last night!

[InkAddict]

39. Gotta sell the max commercial time. EOM

[jcgoldie]

42. I'm a Cards fan and rooting against the Cubs...

(I know I know haters gunna hate...) But I won't be sad to see them win tonight. Given the media's desperation for an election horserace and its recent desire to pound any story about Hillary that's negative, Cubs winning the WS may be the best thing that could happen. It could effectively dominate the news cycle until election day, probably not a bad thing when you seem to have a lead as I think we do.

[JimGinPA]

43. I hope the cubs lose in the bottom of the 9th...

I'm definitely a hater.