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Fans are hoping that 2008 will be the year that the Chicago Cubs will regain their third World Series Title and that is why they are buying Cubs tickets. They want to be there when their team wins the World Series. It has been quite a while since the Cubs won the World Series. To be exact it was in the year 1908 that they won their last World Series Title. In fact, this is the longest dry spell that any team has faced in the Major Baseball League.

The Chicago Cubs have the distinction of being one of the oldest franchises in Major Baseball League and also of being the oldest franchise to stay put in the same city. The Cubs have been playing at the Wrigley Field since 1916. It was built in 1914 and was called Weeghman Park. From 1920 to 1926 it was known as the Cubs Park. Then in 1926 it came to be called the Wrigley Park, named after the famous chewing gum industrialist William Wrigley Jr. It has a sitting capacity of around 41,000 baseball fans.

Even though the Cubs have not won a World Series Title since 1908, they have a very large and loyal fan following. Whenever and wherever the team is playing, Cubs tickets are always sold out. This is because even though it has been a long time since the team has won a World Series, they have had some very good seasons. Plus it boasts of such great players like Ernie Banks, Rogers Hornsby, Billy Williams, Ron Santo, Ryne Sandberg, Mark Grace, and Sammy Sosa.

In 1945, the Cubs made it to the World Series. That is the year when the infamous Curse of Billy Goat was supposedly laid upon the team. Mr. Billy Sianis was ejected from the stadium because he had brought his goat along, even though he had bought a ticket for his goat. When Mr. Sianis was being thrown out he said that the Cubs are never going to win. The Cubs went on to lose the 1945 World Series and have never been back since then.

However, fans have not given up and each year they enthusiastically buy Cubs tickets hoping that they will finally get to see their team in the World Series. Ernie Banks joined the team in 1953 and went on to become the greatest power-hitting shortstops of all time. In 1958 and 1959, he was awarded the Most Important Player award.

In 1984, the Cubs managed to make their first postseason appearance in 39 years. Fans that had the Cubs tickets were delighted; however, the team lost to the San Diego Padres. Ryne Sandberg was named the MVP and Rick Sutcliffe was awarded the Cy Young Award. In 1989 they won the division championship and in 2003 they made it past the first round.

The 2007 season was great for the Cubs, as they won the Central Division title. With Manager Lou Pinniella at the helm, things are looking up even more. The team has acquired Jose Ascanio, Jon Lieber, and Kosuke Fukudome.

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