MLB Showdown Obsession

 When the Chicago Cubs defeated the Cleveland Indians for the 2016 championship, it ended baseballs longest title drought. Not only that, but it allowed the Cubs to transfer the title of longest drought directly to the team they beat, as now the Cleveland Indians are currently (as of the end of 2025) the longest suffering franchise. They had some notable near misses in the midst of this drought; 1995 , 1997 and 2016 being the most recent and prominent, but they've remained ring-less since the 1948 season...and even that one was all too close to being a defeat. The American League in 1948 was a thrilling race down to the wire between three teams. The New York Yankees were defending their title, the Red Sox were just a couple seasons removed from their 1946 pennant and still trying to keep their title window open, and the Indians who were trying to crash the party between the two bitter rivals. In the final week of the season, all three teams were tied for 1st place. Player-Manager ...