From Grant Brisbee's article: http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2016/11/3/13506800/cubs-world-series-champions-results They basically said "horsefeathers all that horsefeathers. We're winning. We're different." All those little things that have bit us in the ass in the past, well, they're not enough to bring down these guys. Throw as many obstacles at us as you want, it won't matter.