Another MiloLissa short for you! This one is self-explanatory, but I'll explain it anyway...THE CHICAGO CUBS JUST WON THEIR FIRST WORLD SERIES IN 108 YEARS! That's why I'm doing this MiloLissa short. ROLL TAPE! And GO CUBS GO!
November 2, 2016 - a cool, blustery day in Danville. At least...everywhere that's not Jefferson County Middle School. For the 2nd time this fall, the school was hosting a viewing party for a major sporting event. This time it was inside the school gym and it was for Game 7 of the World Series between a pair of long-cursed teams - the Cleveland Indians, who haven't won the World Series in 68 years (dating back to 1948) and the Chicago Cubs, who have been cursed since 1908, a curse dubbed 'The Curse of The Billy Goat'. One of these curses will end tonight. Everyone was decked out in the colors of the team they wanted to win - be it Indians or Cubs. That includes Milo Murphy, Melissa Chase and Zack Underwood. Melissa and Zack had on their Cubs jerseys - sporting the names of Jason Heyward and Kris Bryant, respectively. Milo, on the other hand, was wearing a Cleveland Indians Jason Kipnis jersey.
"Rooting for the enemy again, Milo?" asked Zack.
"It worked last time, didn't it?" Milo retorted.
"Forget I asked. And you better not be making another wager with Bradley!"
"Oh come on, Zack! I taught Milo everything he knows about being a hustler. He'll be fine!" Melissa reassured Zack as Milo had just made another wager with his archenemy, Bradley Nicholson...almost the same as Game 6 of the NLCS, but this time, if Milo wins, Bradley has to wear the colors of the Cubs the rest of the week!
"And there goes my little cyclone of calamity again!" Melissa swooned as Milo made another wager with Bradley official.
The first pitch of Game 7 was 5:08 PM Pacific Time and that first pitch was launched into center field by Dexter Fowler to give the Cubs the early 1-0 lead. Starter Kyle Hendricks would keep it that way until the bottom of the 3rd inning when Carlos Santana tied the game with an RBI single. The next inning, the hero of the previous game, Addison Russell, would sacrifice fly to drive home a run. Later in the inning, Wilson Contreras would bring home another on an RBI double. In the 5th inning, Javier Baez homered to make it 4-1 in favor of the Cubs and chased away Indians postseason ace Corey Kluber, much to Bradley's dismay.
"WHAT?! NO! Kluber's been an ace for Cleveland this entire postseason! THIS CAN'T BE!" Bradley shouted. "CURSE YOU, MILO MURPHY!"
Andrew Miller would come in and walk Kris Bryant, who would later score on Anthony Rizzo's hit-and-run play to make it 5-1 for the Cubs. In the bottom of the 5th, Jon Lester would come in and 2 runs would score for Cleveland after a wild pitch. But Lester would settle down and the score would stay that way until the next half inning when David Ross launched one into center field to make it 6-3.
The 8th inning came and so did Andrew Guyer's RBI single and Rajai Davis's blast to tie the game at 6 and send it into extra innings.
"Well, Milo...looks like Melissa's teachings in gambling didn't pay off for you this time. Looks as though you're gonna lose this one, Murphy," Bradley said with a cocky smile on his face.
"It's not over yet...BRADLEY!" Milo fired back.
10th inning started with a Kyle Schwarber base hit. Schwarber would score 3 batters later thanks to a Ben Zobrist double. Miguel Montero would drive a base hit to right field, scoring Anthony Rizzo the next at bat. That made it 8-6 Cubs. Rajai Davis would make it 8-7 with an RBI single, but that's all that the Cleveland Indians would get.
'Martinez grounds to Bryant at 3rd! Tough play, throw to first...IN TIME! THE CHICAGO CUBS ARE WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS!'
BALLGAME OVER! WORLD SERIES OVER! CUBS WIN! CUBS WIN! As the final outs were recorded and the Cleveland Indians became another victim of Murphy's law, Milo and Melissa led their classmates in the singing of 'Go Cubs Go'.
(Key: Normal text - Milo; Italics - Melissa; Bold - Both)
Baseball season's underway
Well you better get ready for a brand new day
Hey Chicago what do you say?
The Cubs are gonna win today!
They're singin'
GO CUBS GO!
GO CUBS GO!
Hey Chicago, what do ya say?
The Cubs are gonna win today!
GO CUBS GO!
GO CUBS GO!
Hey Chicago, what do ya say?
The Cubs are gonna win today!
They got the power
They got the speed
To be the best in the National League!
Well this is the year and the Cubs are real!
So come on down to Wrigley Field!
We're singin' now...
GO CUBS GO!
GO CUBS GO!
Hey Chicago, what do ya say?
The Cubs are gonna win today!
GO CUBS GO!
GO CUBS GO!
Hey Chicago, what do ya say?
The Cubs are gonna win today!
Baseball time is here again!
You can catch it all on WGN
So stamp your feet and clap your hands
Chicago Cubs got the greatest fans!
Keep singin' now...
GO CUBS GO!
GO CUBS GO!
Hey Chicago, what do ya say?
The Cubs are gonna win today!
GO CUBS GO!
GO CUBS GO!
Hey Chicago, what do ya say?
The Cubs are gonna win today!
GO CUBS GO!
GO CUBS GO!
Hey Chicago, what do ya say?
The Cubs are gonna win today!
GO CUBS GO!
GO CUBS GO!
Hey Chicago, what do ya say?
The Cubs are gonna win today!
GO CUBS GO!
GO CUBS GO!
Hey Chicago, what do ya say?
The Cubs are gonna win today!
GO CUBS GO!
GO CUBS GO!
Hey Chicago, what do ya say?
The Cubs are gonna win today!
Everyone clapped and cheered for Milo and Melissa, except for Bradley, who can't believe he lost to Milo again. Now he has to wear Cubs blue the rest of the week. Milo and Melissa kissed after their performance, but as per Murphy's law, something went wrong. Just like last time, Melissa's jersey ripped...along with Milo's this time, leaving them both topless and once again revealing Melissa's lacy Cubs blue bra. Milo dug into his backpack and pulled out a Cubs Dexter Fowler jersey, just for Melissa.
"We'll be right back, Zack. Murphy's law decided to rear its hide on me and Melissa again," he explained to Zack, who gave a thumbs up to the couple as they retreated into the locker room.
"Man, I hope no one saw us!" Melissa freaked.
"It's not like they were paying any attention...save for Zack, of course. But we can trust him," Milo comforted his girlfriend as they entered the locker room.
"Don't look, Milo. I'm gonna change!" Melissa warned.
"Melissa, I've seen you topless before. I can handle it," Milo told Melissa as he put on his Jake Arrieta jersey. "Hey, Mel..."
"Yeah, Milo?"
"I know it's a tad late...but how about you, me and Zack celebrate the Cubs win by grabbing some pizza?"
"I would love that, Milo!" Melissa said, kissing Milo as they walked back out to meet Zack.
"Hey, Zack! You up for a celebratory pizza in honor of the Cubs breaking the curse?" Milo asked.
"I'm game, you guys!" Zack confirmed, joining Milo and Melissa as Milo reached into his backpack, pulled out a white flag with a big blue 'W' on it and started flying it on his backpack as the trio walked over to the pizzeria to celebrate the Cubs finally breaking a 108 year old curse.
That's it! Another MiloLissa short in the books and a 108 year long curse has been lifted! Take that, Billy Sianis and Murphy the goat! Congratulations, Chicago Cubs! You earned it!
I got some more in the pipeline, so STAY TUNED! And remember...
IT'S MILO'S WORLD AND WE'RE ALL LIVING IN IT!