One curse down, one to go

I couldn't make it to the end of last night's game 7 of the World Series, but it certainly didn't look good for the Cubs and their manager.  Every time the Cubs put a few runs on the scoreboard, Joe Maddon would make a pitching change and the Indians would strike back.  Putting in Chapman, who was clearly gassed allowed the Indians to finally tie the score in the 8th and they clearly had momentum on their side.  I went to bed figuring the Cubs, winless in World Series play since 1908 would tack another year of futility onto the string, but they managed 2 runs in the tenth and held off the Tribe.  Generations of Cubs fans have lived and died without seeing the Cubs win the Fall Classic, so I am sharing the feeling vicariously.  As a lifelong Yankees fan it is hard to feel the angst the Cubbies have endured, but as a lifer in the Democratic party, particularly in the 70s and 80s, I can commiserate.  One silver lining of Chicago's triumph is this interesting statistic.  Since I was born, whenever the American league team wins in a Presidential election year, Republicans also win the White House.  Guess what happens when a National League team hoists the World Series Trophy!  The fact Hillary is a Cubs fan will add an extra something to the celebration that will come next Tuesday.