Game 7 2016: the Greatest Game 7 Ever?

      The pundits will be rehashing the play-by-play for a generation.  The merry-go-round of players, especially pitchers, will provide fodder for columnists for years to come.   Watching that contest was to watch history in the making.  108 years of waiting kept fans glued to their seats and their TVs.
      Many predicted that the outcome was a tossup.  But a come from behind catch-up, a rain delay at a critical juncture?  Nobody knows how it affected the end results.  But, as Cub player Jason Heyward said in a team meeting he called during the delay, " we solidified our position to stay on point and go out and do what we came to do:win".
     So, fate played a role: a storm cell descended over the park and the game was stopped until the rain moved on.   It was only a matter of minutes, but it gave the Cubs a chance to regroup and absorb the new task ahead as the game went into the 10th inning.  Orvoldis Chapman, the ace reliever, was done; he would not be part of the game now. But he got credit for the win.  Two more bullpen relievers would face the Indians in the bottom of the 10th after the Cubs took a 2-run lead.   Joe Maddon kept his stoic appearance as his decision looked suspect at first, then brilliant at the end.
       Ben Zobrist, the veteran, was named MVP of the Series.  His clutch hit in the 10th made the difference.  He'll always be Chicago's hero of heroes until he's gone from the world we all live in.