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CLEVELAND -- All right. Take a deep breath now. Try to take this all in. There is actually going to be a World Series between (caution: the surgeon general advises you to inhale here) the Chicago Cubs and (please exhale slowly here) the Cleveland Indians.And no, not on your PlayStation. Not in another raucous production starring Charlie Sheen. On this planet. The one we live on.So lets attempt to think this through. If thats really happening, then best we can tell, that means that in a week or so ... HOLY CRAP, EITHER THE CUBS OR THE INDIANS ARE GOING TO WIN THE FREAKING WORLD SERIES.Cleveland second baseman Jason Kipnis was helpful enough to confirm that Monday, on the eve of Tuesdays Game 1 at Progressive Field.I think thats a very special part of this Series, Kipnis said, that one of these teams has to win.Well, if thats true, how are we supposed to grasp that, friends? Most of us have never lived on a planet where one of those teams is the champion of the baseball world. So pardon us while we take a moment to get a vertigo prescription filled.As a species, we need to make sense of these things. And the sooner we begin that process, the better off well all be. So were going to try our best -- we just cant promise it will get you through this because, lets face it: Its possible nothing will. Nevertheless, here is what were hurtling toward:If the Cubs win the World Series, it would be the first time that has happened since Roosevelt was president. By which we mean Teddy Roosevelt, of course.That was in 1908. And we can guarantee the Cubs didnt fly to Detroit for that World Series while watching NFL games on their seatback TVs -- seeing as though there was no such thing back then as (A) the NFL, (B) television or (C) an airplane that could even stay in the air that long.Since that day, depending on how you want to count the always-confusing Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins franchise, either 21 or 22 different teams have won a World Series -- including eight that didnt exist the last time the Cubs won one. The Giants, Dodgers and As have won the World Series in two different cities. The Braves have won in three.Then there are the Yankees. Since the last time the Cubs won a World Series, the Yankees have played in (fasten your seat belt now) 40 of them. And won 27. But the Yankees will not be participating this week. So theres that.Meanwhile, if the Indians win the World Series, it would be the first time that has happened since Harry Truman was president. That was in 1948. For what its worth, Trumans re-election that year was considered a much bigger upset than the Indians beating the old Boston Braves in the World Series. Coincidentally, neither Truman nor the Indians have won since.We feel the Indians just dont get enough credit for the enormity of their own little 68-year drought. But think of it this way. The Indians 68 years without a title would be the longest current championship-free streak in any sport by a team that played all those years in one city -- if it werent for the slight catch that the team theyre playing in this World Series has them beat in the drought race by 40 years.But that isnt the Indians fault. Now it is partially their fault that the Marlins have won a World Series since the last time the Indians won one, thanks to a Jose Mesa closer debacle in Game 7 of the 1997 Series. But that will be the last mention of Jose Mesa in this story. We promise.The point is still that a whole lot has happened in the world since the Indians last won. And were prepared to document that. We just need to set something straight first. Weve noticed that many people seem to have the impression that, compared with 1908, 1948 doesnt seem like that long a time ago. But thats incorrect.The last time the Indians won, credit cards didnt exist. The only fast food was that peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich your grandma slapped together for your mom or dad before school. And while TV did in fact exist, it was only in two colors: black and white. And historians tell us the only way to change the channel was to get your butt up off the couch and turn the dial. Which is, frankly, the ultimate definition of primitive.So have we convinced you about that long time ago stuff? Excellent. That was important. But now we also need to introduce some impressive sporting perspective to counterbalance that crazy Cubs trivia we spit out earlier.By 1948, all three of the sports leagues currently operating franchises in Cleveland -- Major League Baseball, the NFL and the NBA -- were in existence. (Yeah, yeah. So they havent necessarily operated continuously in Cleveland since 1948, but humor us, OK?) And in those three leagues, 60 different teams have won a championship since the last time the Indians won one. Yep, 60. Which sure is a lot of parades that havent involved that baseball team from Cleveland.Ah, but thanks to the most insane coincidence in the history of sports, guess which city the 60th team on that list happens to play in? Uh-huh. That would be Cleveland, where the Cavaliers just happen to be hoisting their championship banner on the same night the World Series opens.You just cant make this stuff up. So it was incredible to hear Kipnis delivering a sentence Monday that no living human had ever heard before.This, he said, is the center of the sports world Tuesday night.And for a change, it was impossible to argue. Still, you have to wonder how the baseball gods feel about that. Theyve been wreaking havoc on both the Cubs and Indians for so long, we just hope they can break that habit for at least one of them over the next week.Luckily, the men who play for these teams have pretty much had it with the idea that the wrath of those baseball gods has anything to do with them. And youll be hearing all about that over the next week, too, wed predict.We were joking, the Cubs Chris Coghlan said Monday. K.B. [aka?Kris Bryant] even did a commercial with Adidas with a goat. ... Go ask him about it.Hey, he said to go ask the man, right? So we promptly sprinted faster than Dexter Fowler to ask Bryant what he could tell us about his commercial with that goat.Which one? Bryant deadpanned. Ive done a couple. I did one for Red Bull that was kind of ...Before he could get any further, though, he found himself shaking his head. Turns out hes not much of a goat lover. Who knew?I dont even know, man, Bryant said. This whole goat thing -- its like: What? Who cares? ... No one believes in that. I know I dont. I dont believe in superstition. I try to change up my underwear when I have a good game, so theres no superstition. Sorry. I dont believe in it.Hey, no apologies necessary, because really, friends, at this point, should anyone? But just to make sure, we asked Bryant to confirm the rumors that never once during that commercial did the goat talk to him about anything that happened to the Cubs in 1945, or 2003 or any other year.The goat never said anything, Bryant reported. It was actually raining that day, so the goat didnt want to be near me. He ran away. So he wouldnt talk to me. Im no goat whisperer.Wow. That might be the biggest scoop of the whole World Series: Kris Bryant is no goat whisperer. More coming up on the next SportsCenter. Or not.What will definitely be coming up on SportsCenter, however, is what shapes up to be a tremendous World Series, between two franchises that have suffered enough to deserve one. Whether that suffering factors into the outcome in any way, though, is something only the baseball gods know for sure.If the curses are real, Kipnis joked, Im hoping that the stronger curse wins out. And if thats true, I think we wont have to worry. I think its a serious thing that they wouldnt let that goat in [to Wrigley Field for the 1945 Series]. I dont know how the baseball gods can ever forgive them.Well, theyre about to forgive somebody. Or at least that seems like a safe assumption. But when were talking about a World Series between (inhale) the Cubs and (exhale) the Indians, can we really be absolutely, positively, 100 percent sure that somebody will win? Boy, we dont know. Would it shock anyone if Game 7 was tied and then went 97 innings -- after which Rob Manfred just took the hint and declared them both co-winners?No, somebody should win, Kipnis reassured us. Unlike that football game [Sunday] night.Wholesale Authentic Jerseys . PAUL, Minn. Wholesale Jerseys China .J. -- Marty Brodeur beat the Pittsburgh Penguins yet again. https://www.cheapjerseysfromchinareview.com/ . -- Ohio States Urban Meyer has never had any issue acclimating to the biggest stages in college football. NFL Jerseys 2020 China NFL Jerseys . There was no hesitation from the 40th-ranked Pospisil, from Vernon, B.C., who admitted that he cut back on his training sessions over the last few days to conserve energy as the long ATP season finishes next week at the Paris Masters.LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Linebacker Jerrell Freeman on Monday became the second Chicago Bears player suspended for violating the leagues performance-enhancing drug policy in as many weeks.Freeman was suspended for four weeks and is eligible to return to practice before the Dec. 24 home game against the Washington Redskins. Freeman, in his first year in Chicago after signing as a free agent, leads the Bears with 69 tackles and with 22 assists.He apologized and said he took full responsibility for a mistake with my prescription medication. Last week, wide receiver Alshon Jeffery was suspended four games for the same violation and will be eligible to return for the Dec. 18 game against Green Bay.Obviously it puts us in a tough spot, coach John Fox said a day after his team lost 22-16 to the New York Giants . Thats why you usually see apologies, I think they understand that and its obviously a mistake and one they typically regret.These guys understand all the parameters of the drug testing involved in our league, Fox added. But much like Alshon, we move on and well move on without Jerrell.Despite the pair of suspension in such a short time, Fox said he didnt think it was a problem specific to Chicago.Its an issue everywhere in the league, he said. Thats why we have drug testing in any professional sport or even Olympic sports. It happens, unfortunately.Without Freeman, the Bears will turn to either John Timu or Nick Kwiatkoski alongside Danny Trevathan at inside linebacker.For me, I know what type of person Jerrell is, Bears tackle Charles Leno Jr. said. He made a mistake, he owned up to it and I forgive him. Its a loss that were going to have on the defensive side of the ball, but that gives opportunitiees for guys like Nick to step up, so Im excited to see Nick play this week if he gets the opportunity, and John Timu.dddddddddddd.The suspensions come at a poor time for the Bears, who lost tight end Zach Miller to a broken right foot against the Giants as they dropped to 2-8. They also lost several other players in the game, including rookie linebacker Leonard Floyd to a scary neck injury. Floyd was put on a stretcher and taken to a hospital.Fox said the teams top draft choice was feeling better and made it to the team charter for the return to Chicago on Sunday night. Fox said its too early to tell whether Floyd could play Sunday at Soldier Field against Tennessee.I think hes got some neck soreness, hes in the concussion protocol, Fox said. The real serious stuff is behind him.Fox also said star right guard Kyle Long will have surgery on his right ankle next Monday. The three-time Pro Bowl lineman was hurt in last weeks loss at Tampa Bay and placed on injured reserve.Fox said Long will have surgery to repair a left shoulder injury he has been dealing with since the preseason in the distant future.Game notesG Josh Sitton (ankle) and CB CreVon LeBlanc (concussion) also were injured Sunday, and Fox had no further news on the severity of their injuries. ... The Bears waived DL Jimmy Staten. In his third season, Staten has not appeared in a regular-season game with the Kansas City Chiefs (2015-16), New England Patriots (2015), New York Giants (2015), Seattle Seahawks (2014-15) and Chicago Bears (2016).---More AP NFL coverage: http://pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '