Ron Chapple Studios/Thinkstock(CHICAGO) — The Chicago Cubs could do something they haven’t in 71 years: earn a spot in the World Series.
A win for the Cubs in Saturday night’s game six of the National League playoffs against the Los Angeles Dodgers would put the team into the annual championship series of Major League Baseball for the first time since 1945. It would also bring the Cubs one step closer to winning the World Series for the first time in 108 years.
Some fans began lining up for tickets on Friday, hoping for a chance to watch the potentially historic game at Wrigley Field.
One man, Dwight Matthews, said he camped out at the box office starting at 3 p.m. Friday trying to score tickets, which went on sale this morning.
“We’re all in line we all know what numbers we are,” Matthews, who is first in line, told ABC affiliate WLS-TV on Friday. “Number one!”
Another fan, Ronny Wolff, has a ticket to tonight’s game and was just a teenager when he attended the 1945 World Series when the Cubs lost. This time, at 86, Wolff is hoping to see his team win 71 years later under the lights of Wrigley Field.
“They have a super team. I’ve never seen so many good players on one team in my life,” he told WLS-TV.
Other fans are taking to social media to express their excitement about a possible win and their crippling fear of a loss.
Last time Cubs won World Series
Women could not vote
8,000 cars in the U.S.
Speed limit was usually 10 mph
Average wage was 22 cents an hr
⚾— Scott Larson (@disfan59) October 22, 2016
Chicago police have already set up metal barriers along the streets and city officials warned residents, visitors and businesses to be prepared for enhanced security around the ballpark.
“People have celebrated before, and they’ve done it appropriately. And we have public safety and the plan in place to do that,” said Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
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