In 1989, when back to the future part ii came out, the chicago cubs had not won a world series in 81 years and miami did not have a major league baseball franchise. The cubs drought is such a cruel joke that when back to the future part ii came out in 1989, the prospect of the team winning a world series was treated the same way as jaws 19. The chicago cubs hadnt won a world series since 1908. Cubs bring out celebrity wellwishers and the haters after. Nov 04, 2016 in the 1989 timetraveling action adventure back to the future.
Fox, travels 30 years into the future when the fictitious usa today headline is cubs sweep series in 5 against. In the 1989 film back to the future part ii, marty mcfly, played by michael j. In 1989, when back to the future part ii came out, the chicago cubs had not won a world series in 81 years and. Will the chicago cubs wreck their franchise and win the. The 1989 movie back to the future part ii predicted the cubs would win the 2015 world series, and the man who wrote the screenplay and imagined this unlikely scenario is bob gale, a. Fox travels forward in time to 2015 where hes surprised to learn that the chicago cubs have won the world series against a team from miami, no less.
The chicago cubs defeated the cleveland indians in a historic seventh game on wednesday night, bringing them their first world series in 108 years, lighting up social media. Oct 08, 2015 unfortunately the 2015 cubs were swept out of the playoffs by the new york mets, dashing any hope of a back to the future part ii prediction of a world series for chicagos most beleaguered team. In the 1989 timetraveling action adventure back to the future. Back to the future screenwriter says cubs world series win. Chicago cubs world series win has ruined a back to the. For whatever reason, chicago cubs team president theo epstein seems set on blowing up over 100 years of hard work by winning the world series, a title which would wreck their unique status as. But the north side underdogs may have the last laugh after all. The cubs won 87 in 10 innings to win the series 43. One of the funnier or at least seemingly farfetched futurerelated jokes of back to the future hinged on the fact that perennially beatendown chicago cubs were in line to win the world series in 2015. I know there are a few cubs fans in our group so i have to say how enjoyable this season has been.
Back to the future predicted this world series, sort of. Back to the future writer, a cardinals fan, discusses prediction of cubs winning 2015 world series. The best cubs fan reactions to winning the world series. Old cub fans reaction to the world series win compilation. Oct 22, 2015 the chicago cubs were swept out of the playoffs on oct. World series last 3 outs of cubs win fan best reaction. Back to the future trilogy aficionados will know the date.
To the future predicted chicago cubs would win world series in 2015. Not only are the people of chicago ecstatic, fans and supporters from around the nation are thrilled for our winning team. Part 2, michaels character, marty mcfly, time travels to. Even though the chicago faithful always come to see their cubs play, there hasnt been much to hope for since their last world series championship back in 1908. Chicago cubs fans celebrate first world series win in 108. One of the best reactions to hit social media in the wake of the club finally being able to. Mcfly looks at a hologram and sees that the chicago cubs won the 2015. The classic flick predicted the end of the chicago cubs epic pennant drought. Instead, we look to the nations capital for news of when our lives will get back to if not normal, what normal will be for all of us in the postcovid19. They came close, but not quite after losing the 2015 national league championship series in a sweep. Mlb chicago cubs 2016 world series vs indians movie best moments highlights playoffs duration. The world series was the championship for major league baseball during the 20th and 21st centuries. Back to the future cocreator bob gale explains why he had the chicago cubs winning the 2015 world series in back to the future part ii. Parks and recreation predicted the cubs world series win.
They came close, but not quite after losing the 2015 national league championship series in a sweep the cubs came back in 2016 and dominated the season with the best record in baseball. The win ends a 108yearold championship drought, and. Back to the future missed the cubs win by just a year. Part iis director robert zemeckis were just one year off their prediction.
Cubs out of world series on back to the future day. Oct 14, 2015 back to the future part ii sees marty mcfly michael j. Oct 15, 2015 according to back to the future ii, which takes place in 2015, the chicago cubs are world series winners. Back to the future predicted baseball team the chicago cubs would end their world series drought and missed out by just a year on wednesday night, the cubs defeated the cleveland indians 87. More important, at least for film fans not from chicago, a cubs world series championship would make one imagined element of back to the future iis 2015 a reality. On wednesday night, the chicago cubs won their first world series since 1908.
Chicago fans love their baseball, but its been a tough ride for cubs fans the last 107 years. Back to the future part ii sees marty mcfly michael j. His back to the future ii famously predicted the cubs would win the world series in 2015. Fox travel to the year 2015, and the cubs winning the world series was considered one of the movies more outlandish predictions. This elderly fans reaction to the cubs world series win is. Oct 07, 2015 in the 1989 film back to the future part ii, marty mcfly, played by michael j. Oct 16, 2015 more important, at least for film fans not from chicago, a cubs world series championship would make one imagined element of back to the future iis 2015 a reality. Back to the future ii correctly predicted cubs world. Sep 21, 2015 cardinals fan wrote cubs winning world series in back to the future 2 famously, the cubs win the 2015 world series in back to the future 2.
The 1989 movie back to the future part ii had the cubs, originally a 1001 shot, winning the 2015 world series over miami, which didnt have a. Bears blackhawks bulls cubs white sox video podcasts live stream tom haberstroh tv listings. Last year, there was a lot of buzz surrounding back to the future part ii and its prediction that the chicago cubs would win the world series in 2015. Did back to the future predict this years world series. Cardinals fan wrote of cubs winning 2015 world series in. Nov 03, 2016 after the chicago cubs amazing world series win, celebrity fan bill murray told espn he was thinking of his late mother. In back to the future 2, marty mcfly travels into the future and finds a world changed. Nov 03, 2016 on wednesday night, the chicago cubs won their first world series since 1908. One of the funnier or at least seemingly farfetched futurerelated jokes of back to the future hinged on the fact that perennially beatendown.
Back to the future cowriter bob gale on the prediction in 1989s back to the future ii of a chicago cubs world series win in 2015. Back to the future writer bob gale on cubs world series. Things are so crazy in the faroff world of 2015 that the chicago cubs win the world series. In the back to the future series, one of the many wild predictions included the chicago cubs winning the world series on october 21, 2015. The chicago cubs world series drought was only 81 years long in 1989 when back to the future part ii hit movie theaters with another installment of doc browns and marty mcflys time. The 1989 back to the future part ii movie made the bold prediction that the cubs would clinch a world series on oct. Cubs lose to ny mets in game 4, end world series hopes. The doc brown from the lone pine mall timeline, on the other hand, would say that he didnt invent the time. How cubs are a world series winner thats built to last. Fox travel to the year 2015, and the cubs winning the world series was considered one. Fox, travels 30 years into the future when the fictitious usa today headline is. The chicago cubs hadnt won the world series since 1908, so it was an amusing prediction to make in back to the future part ii in 1989 that theyd win the world series in 2015. But some have been suffering from the franchises futility until this point longer than others. Did back to the future predict the cubs would win world.
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The classic flick predicted the end of the chicago cubs epic pennant drought, and, possibly, donald trumps rise on the political scene. In chicago, fans are giddy after the chicago cubs won the world series beating the cleveland indians 8 to 7 in a game that lasted 10 innings. Nov 03, 2016 alongside the cubs winning the world series, and selflacing shoes being a real and purchasable thing now, the back to the future sequel got some other things right about life after 2015. Could the back to the future part ii cubs prediction come true. Back to the future ii correctly predicted cubs world series win in. Cubs win pennant and advance to world series, rewarding. When the movie back to the future ii came out in 1989, the joke was selfevident. Back to the future cubs prediction may come true in world series. Oct 12, 2015 the cubs last appeared in a world series in 1945, over 70 years ago, and in the aforementioned 107year span chicago has seen their other baseball team, the white sox, win a world series. According to back to the future ii, which takes place in 2015, the chicago cubs are world series winners. Cubs bring out celebrity wellwishers and the haters.
Chicago the cubs arent going to repeat as world series champions, but manager joe maddon is quick to remind fans that getting to the national league championship series three years in a row is quite an accomplishment and that the future is bright. On wednesday night, november 2, 2016, the chicago cubs won the world series for the first time since 1908, ending the socalled curse of the billy goat. Best cubs fans reactions after winning the world series. Back to the future predicted this world series, sort of cnet. Nov 04, 2016 cubs fans amazing reactions to world series win. Lifetime cubs fan bill murray leads celebrities rejoicing as chicago makes. Nov 03, 2016 the best cubs fan reactions to winning the world series came from the oldest fans new, 2 comments because 108 years is a really, really long time to be sad. Nov 03, 2016 back to the future predicted baseball team the chicago cubs would end their world series drought and missed out by just a year on wednesday night, the cubs defeated the cleveland indians 87.
Chicago cubs fans hold world series hopes based on back to. Fox travels to the year 2015 from the 1980s, where he is informed that the chicago cubs actually won the 2015 world series. The best cubs fan reactions to winning the world series came from the oldest fans new, 2 comments because 108 years is a really, really long time to be sad. Marlins have fun with 2015 world series cubs over miami prophecy in back to the future part ii. The pressure was off because the cubs were written off only five teams have ever come back from a 31 deficit to win the world series and only three had completed the comeback the last two. The best fan reactions to the cubs world series win urbanmatter. To celebrate, we decided to compile some awesome fan reactions and they definitely speak for themselves. The thing they were wrong about though was that the cubs cant play the marlins in the world series unless one of the teams moves to the american league, and that is very unlikely.
The world series went on without bartman making any public appearances. These amazing fan reactions to the moment the cubs clinched their first world series win in 108 years will make you excited all over again. Yes, back to the future part ii predicted that the cubs would be the 2015 world champions. Five years later, the cubs rebuilding process has shaped them to be serious competitos for the upcoming years. The team beat the cleveland indians, 87, in game 7 of the series, and naturally fans went wild. These fans are feeling all the feelings after the chicago cubs world series win. Old cub fans reaction to cub winning the world series compilation. Back to the future ii predicts cubs 2015 world series win youtube. Watch these diehard cubs fans celebrate their teams first world series victory in 108 years. At twin pines mall, before planning to go from 1985 to 2015, dr.
Did back to the future predict this years world series winner. In a sport where players and fans believe in curses, jinxes and superstitions, maybe its not so crazy to think a movie has somehow spurred the cubs to the brink of history. Back to the future ii predicted the cubs would win the. Sorry to burst the bubbles of cubs fans, back to the future fans and fans of sheer randomness, but ive got some bad news for you. The chicago cubs are world series champions at long last, winning their first fall classic in 108 years.
Fan reactions to the 2016 cubs world series win youtube cubs 162 ep. Cubs won 2015 world series in back to the future 2 after the acquisitions of jon lester and miguel montero, its worth remembering what hollywood thinks of the cubs chances in 2015. Back to the future screenwriter bob gale discusses prediction of. The chicago cubs are world series champions at long last, winning their first fall.
Emmett brown was looking forward to finding out who would win the next twentyfive world series. Back to the future screenwriter bob gale predicted the cubs would win the 2015 world series but is a lifelong cardinals fan. Chicago cubs fans woke up thursday if they slept at all the night before to the realization that next year is finally here. Chicago cubs in world series would mean big business for. President obama welcomes world series champion chicago cubs for his last event as president duration. Back to the future predicts 2015 cubs world series champions. In a normal world, cubs fans would have their focus on washington d. Needless to say, this was a highly emotional night for diehard cubs fans who have been waiting for a world series win since their last win in 1908. Back to the future may have predicted video calls and fingerprint scanners, but what about chicago cubs and the world series. Banks and rob lowe share wild reactions to dr pimple popper episode. Nov 04, 2016 in honor of some of the world s most dedicated sports fans, ftw has put together a supercut of some of the best reactions to the cubs beating the indians in extra innings to clinch the world series. Back to the future writer bob gale a lifelong cardinals fan, of all people talks about calling his shot 26 years ago by predicting the cubs would win the world series this year. If the chicago cubs end their 107year championship drought this season, they might owe some of the credit to a fan of their biggest rival.
Nov 02, 2016 the chicago cubs hadnt won the world series since 1908, so it was an amusing prediction to make in back to the future part ii in 1989 that theyd win the world series in 2015. The drought was imbued with fresh intrigue in 1945, when a local tavern owner supposedly put a curse on the franchise. The cubs could very well be in the world series in 2015 especially with all their young and talented players like starlin castro and tyler colvin. Part iis director robert zemeckis were just one year off their prediction, but whats even more. It was supposed to be the day chicago cubs fans celebrated ending a. After 108 long years, the chicago cubs won the world series.
After their world series win, murtha said, bartman was just overjoyed that the cubs won, as all the cubs fans are. Cardinals fan wrote cubs winning world series in back to the. One of the best reactions to hit social media in the wake of the club finally being able to seal the deal and end. So, back to the future ii doesnt actually predict the. Cubs lose to ny mets in game 4, end world series hopes abc7. Best fan reactions to chicago cubs world series win video. And thats when hes given the idea to go grab a sports almanac and go back in time to bet on the cubs, who were given a 100 to 1 shot to win. The chicago cubs world series drought was only 81 years long in 1989. Oct 23, 2016 a godwink is a clinching game that began at 7. World series best cubs fan reaction last 3 outs world series win best reaction. With all the young talent and a great manager i am looking forward to several years of great competition with the cardinals. Coincidentally, that was written by a cardinals fan. Unfortunately the 2015 cubs were swept out of the playoffs by the new york mets, dashing any hope of a back to the future part ii prediction of a world series for chicagos most beleaguered team. When back to the future part ii was first released back in 1989, the year 2015 seemed, well, pretty downright futuristic.