[ WP ] A person and the Universe made a bet on who would win the World Series . The Cubs and the Indians are tied 3-3 , and the Universe lets you sit behind the home plate in game 7 to either see victory or world destruction .

So much has changed. The Dodgers were still in Brooklyn and the Braves were in Boston. Segregation was still a thing. It was 1948 in America. Germans, Irish and Italians dominated baseball. There was none of this corporate ownership of stadiums excluding Wrigley Field like there is now. I was 11 years old, sitting behind home plate in the old Municipal Stadium. My grandfather had gotten tickets for him and me. I watched the third, fourth and fifth games of the series from those seats. 
 
 That was sixty eight years ago. Hard to believe. Now I'm a grandfather with my grandkid and my son. It's four to 1, in favor of the Cubs. Billy Sianis, where are you? I got life and death on this game. I know the Cubs have had a longer drought than we have, but I have to support the Tribe. If they do n't win, it's a shame. 1.2.3. Right over the plate. YARD BABY YARD, I shout. 

