Cubs, Schwarber special October stories

CLEVELAND — The Chicago Cubs have come so far and accomplished so much that, after a while, even the improbable has begun to seem routine.

For instance, a World Series game at Wrigley Field.

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There’ll be one at the Friendly Confines for the first time in 71 years on Friday night. Take a moment to wrap your mind around that. This isn’t isn’t just about Cubs fans, either, although they’re part of what makes the place special.

Game Date Time (air time/game time) Matchup TV Gm 1 Oct. 25   CLE 6, CHC 0 Gm 2 Oct. 26   CHC 5, CLE 1 Gm 3 Oct. 28 7:30 p.m./8 p.m. CLE @ CHC FOX Gm 4 Oct. 29 7:30 p.m./8 p.m. CLE @ CHC FOX *Gm 5 Oct. 30 8 p.m. CLE @ CHC FOX *Gm 6 Nov. 1 7:30 p.m./8 p.m. CHC @ CLE FOX *Gm 7 Nov. 2 7:30 p.m./8 p.m. CHC @ CLE FOX * If necessary | All times listed ET • World Series coverageShop for postseason gear: Cubs | Indians

This will be for pretty much every baseball fan on the planet, because virtually all of them have either visited the place or put it on his or her bucket list. To have a World Series there and to tie generations of baseball fans together will create memories that endure.

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“It’s going to be incredibly special,” Cubs manager Joe Maddon said. “It’s the finest venue there is in professional sports, and maybe in all of sports.”

Maddon’s team had just beaten the Cleveland Indians, 5-1, in Game 2 on Wednesday night at Progressive Field to tie the World Series at one game apiece.

This Fall Classic already had a storybook quality with these two iconic franchises playing on the sport’s biggest stage. And just when you might have thought it couldn’t get any better, one of those stories comes along …

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