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The Chicago Cubs win the World Series
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Nov 3, 2016
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The Chicago Cubs win the World Series
Last night, after more than a hundred years the Chicago Cubs defied history and became the 2016 World Series Champions.
CHICAGO, IL - OCTOBER 22: Aroldis Chapman #54 celebrates with Willson Contreras #40 of the Chicago Cubs after defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-0 in game six of the National League Championship Series to advance to the World Series against the Cleveland Indians at Wrigley Field on October 22, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL - OCTOBER 22: Aroldis Chapman #54 celebrates with Willson Contreras #40 of the Chicago Cubs after defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-0 in game six of the National League Championship Series to advance to the World Series against the Cleveland Indians at Wrigley Field on October 22, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
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Last night, after more than a hundred years the Chicago Cubs defied history and became the 2016 World Series Champions.

Last night, after more than a hundred years the Chicago Cubs defied history and became the 2016 World Series Champions.

Here are the top moments in the game.  And here is a highlight video:

It was a thrilling, historic and heart-wrenching game to watch, even for casual baseball fans.

But for Cubs super fans

and Tony Pierce, it was so much more.  We talked to them about it.