Going beyond the 108 years... The Cubs were probably the best team at the end of the 2015 season. The Cubs won the offseason (though Heyward obviously didn't work out as they hoped), and they went into this season as the favorites. Everyone was picking the Cubs to win a ton of games. And what happened? They lived up to expectations, going out and winning 103 games and were 8.5 games better than anyone else in the majors. Going into the playoffs, everyone picked the Cubs to win, with the whole playoffs caveat. And then they went out and did it. This team lived up to everything people hoped they'd be. And that's so rare in baseball, especially in the postseason.