Perspective

Found on the Chicago Bar Project website:

20 EVENTS THAT HAVE OCCURRED SINCE THE CHICAGO CUBS WON THEIR LAST WORLD SERIES

Both radio and TV were invented

Fourteen teams were added to Major League Baseball

George Burns celebrated his 10th, 20th, 30th, 40th, 50th, 60th, 70th, 80th, 90th and 100th birthdays

Haley's comet passed Earth, twice

Harry Caray was born, and died

The NBA, NHL and NFL were formed, and Chicago teams won championships in each league

The US fought in World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Persian Gulf War, Iraq War, Afghanistan War

Man landed on the moon

Sixteen US presidents were elected

Eleven amendments added to the Constitution

Prohibition was created and repealed

The Titanic was built, set sail, sank, and was re discovered

Wrigley Field was built and becomes the oldest park in the National League

Flag poles were erected on Wrigley Field roof to hold all of the team's future World Series pennants, which have since rusted and been taken down

A combination of 40 Summer and Winter Olympics have been held

Thirteen baseball players have won the Triple Crown

Swing music, bell-bottoms, and disco came in style, went out of style and came back in style

The Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox and Florida Marlins have all won the World Series; what next, the Nationals?!?

The Cubs played almost 15,000 regular-season games, losing the majority of them

Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Oklahoma and New Mexico were admitted to the Union

That's why I'm rooting for the Cleveland Indians. Prediction: Indians in 7.