"It's a dud, just like the Cubs were," - PAT CAMDEN, a Chicago police spokesman, comparing the team's season and the discovery of a potentially explosive device.

After a groundskeeper finds a grenade in the Wrigley Field turf, bomb and arson investigators evaluate the right field discovery. The rusty, hollowed-out shell proves harmless, with its origins remaining a mystery.

"A little bouncer slowly toward Bryant. He will glove it and throw to Rizzo. It’s in time. And the Chicago Cubs win the World Series! The Cubs come pouring out of the dugout, jumping up and down like a bunch of delirious 10-year-olds. The Cubs have done it! The longest drought in the history of American sports is over, and the celebration begins." - PAT HUGHES, Cubs announcer’s call of the final out in Game 7.

After a 108-year drought, the Cubs capture the World Series, needing ten innings in Game 7 to defeat the Indians at Progressive Field, 8-7. Cleveland, which had a 3-1 game advantage in the Fall Classic, now owns the longest span between World Championships, with their last title coming in 1948.