Steve Bartman, the goat curse, 108 years of disappointment, and the Cleveland Indians all fell short of once again stopping the Chicago Cubs from winning the 2016 World Series.

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After falling behind the Indians 3-1 in the series, the Cubs won game five in Chicago at Wrigley Field, and then traveled back to Cleveland to take both games six and seven to ultimately stun the world and take home the World Series Title with an 8-7 victory in 10 innings last Wednesday night.

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Game seven of the 2016 World Series was memorable to say the least. The game opened with the all-star pitching matchup between Kyle Hendricks of the Cubs and Corey Kluber of the Indians. Kluber, in his third appearance of the World Series alone, gave up four runs on six hits, and did not record a strikeout for the first time in his career. For Chicago, Hendricks gave a strong performance before being pulled for appearances by Jon Lester and Aroldis Chapman. The beginning of the ballgame was owned completely by the Cubs, despite a few runs here and there by the Tribe, Chicago went into the eighth inning with a three run lead and one of the best closers in baseball, Chapman, on the mound. The Indians remarkably rallied, capped off by a game tying two run homerun by Rajai Davis, just four outs away from a Cubs victory. The game went scoreless in the ninth inning, including a controversial decision for Javier Baez to bunt with two strikes and a runner on third base, and continued into extra innings. The stamina of the Cubs was put on display in the tenth inning, as Ben Zobrist and Miguel Montero knocked in two of the most historical runs in Chicago Cubs history, altogether putting the game out of reach. A late rally by the Cleveland Indians was halted by Mike Montgomery, who forced a groundout from Michael Martinez to Kris Bryant to seal one of the most iconic victories in sports history for the Chicago Cubs. Bryant had a smile from ear to ear on his face as soon as the ball was hit to him, and Montgomery picked up his first career save on the highest stage in baseball.

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As the celebration continues for the Cubs, including a parade in which over five million people attended, both fans of Chicago and Cleveland alike have a lot to cheer about. Both teams have a high percentage of young players who are under team control for the next few years, setting both teams up for more chances at playoff baseball, and maybe even another World Series appearances in the near future.