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— It takes 108 outs to win the NLCS and 108 outs to win the World Series (27 outs per game x 4 games won = 108 outs).
— AG Spalding, the Chicago Cubs’ first manager and owner of the Spalding sporting goods, wrote a rule into the National League’s first set of rules requiring teams to only use Spalding baseballs. His baseballs have 108 stitches. His office was at 108 W. Madison.
— The distance from both the left field and right field foul poles to home plate at Wrigley Field is 108 meters.
— The City of Chicago’s zoning records show that Planned Development #108 belongs to Wrigley Field. There are 1,336 planned developments in Chicago.
— The Ricketts family, who own the Cubs, made their fortune with Omaha-based TD Ameritrade. Its corporate headquarters are located on 108th Avenue.
— The movies Taking Care of Businessand Back to the Future Part II both feature the Cubs winning the World Series. Both movies are 108 minutes long.
— The Cubs’ lawsuit against the State of Illinois to have games at night at Wrigley Field was recorded in Volume 108 of the Illinois Supreme Court Reports.
— The World Series trophy is made of silver, which carries the atomic weight of 108.
— 108 is a sacred number in Yoga. Jake Arrieta does yoga six days a week.
— Cubs star pitcher Jon Lester was born in the 108th largest city in the US, Tacoma Washington (according to the 2010 National Census).
— NLCS Game 2 and Game 6 starting pitcher was Kyle Hendricks. Hendricks was born on 12/7/89. 12+7+89=108.
— The Cubs honor the military every game. The “Chicago Brigade” of the US Army National Guard is the 108th.
— Frank Nitti, treasurer of Al Capone’s organization and leader of the Untouchables, used to own Harry Caray’s Restaurant’s building. Capone’s organization made $108 million per year.
— The Billy Goat Curse is a Greek curse. In the Greek translation of the Bible, the worst curses are all found in Psalm 108.
— The Cubs won their 108th game by scoring 10 runs, winning by 8 (Game 4 2016 NLCS) (
— Jon Lester won Game 5 of this year's NLCS by throwing exactly 108 pitches.
— All of these things happened on Oct. 8 (10-8):
1871 - Great Chicago Fire starts and burns down Cubs ballpark, equipment and uniforms; team takes 2 years off as city rebuilds.
1908 - Controversial Merkle makeup game; Cubs win the pennant and go to on to win the 1908 World Series.
1929 - First Cubs World Series game held at Wrigley.
1945 - Billy Goat Tavern owner William Sianis sent PK Wrigley the “Who smells now?” telegram that put a curse on the Cubs.
1945 - Last time Cubs won a World Series game.
— And if you need more proof: 108 + 108 + 2016
