the cubs won the world series in 2016.
the cubs won the world series in 2016.
when did the cubs win the world series?
2016
rizzo started as the first baseman at the 2016 all-star game, receiving the most fan votes in the national league. by the end of the year, rizzo had become one of three players, and the first left-handed player, in cubs history to hit over 40 doubles and 30 home runs in the same year. rizzo played in 155 games with 583 at bats and scored 94 runs. he was hit by a pitch 16 times, had 170 hits with 43 doubles, 4 triples, 32 home runs and 109 rbis. he finished the year with a batting average of .292 and was fourth in the voting for national league most valuable player. rizzo's fielding excellence was rewarded with a gold glove award. rizzo was one of six finalists for the marvin miller man of the year award and was the cubs nominee for the roberto clemente award. after an extremely slow start in the postseason, rizzo broke out of his slump in the nlcs. he was an integral part of the last three victories over the los angeles dodgers and led the cubs to their first world series appearance since 1945. in the 2016 world series, rizzo scored 7 runs and had 5 rbis, and helped the cubs win their first world series title since 1908. he also won the esurance mlb award for "best social media personality" and for "best play: defense". rizzo's defense saved 11 runs for the cubs which led all mlb first basemen and he was recipient of his first fielding bible award. he also won the fan vote for the platinum glove award.
anthony rizzo
the curse: cubs win! cubs win! or do they?









































curse: cubs win! cubs win! or do they? is a baseball and mystery novel written by andy van slyke and rob rains. the curse is a fictional account of the chicago cubs and their journey from a tragic plane crash to a world series victory.









































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the curse: cubs win! cubs win! or do they?