--- title: Best Fan Reactions to Chicago Cubs World Series Win Video description: After 108 years, the Chicago Cubs brought home their first World Series in 108 years; here's how their die-hard fans reacted. canonical: https://time.com/4556312/fans-reactions-chicago-cubs-world-series-win/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-11-03T15:21:46.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:38:21.586Z og:title: See the Best Emotional Cubs Fans After the World Series Win og:description: Here's what happens when your team wins after 108 years og:url: https://time.com/4556312/fans-reactions-chicago-cubs-world-series-win/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb2f4093a5361aae6/6988accdcd1bbab1eb702f6e/bill-murray-chicago-cubs-win.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: World Series - Chicago Cubs v Cleveland Indians - Game Seven og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: See the Best Emotional Cubs Fans After the World Series Win twitter:description: Here's what happens when your team wins after 108 years twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb2f4093a5361aae6/6988accdcd1bbab1eb702f6e/bill-murray-chicago-cubs-win.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # These Fans Are Feeling All the Feelings After the Chicago Cubs' World Series Win > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Nov 3, 2016 3:21 PM UTC  Bill Murray reacts on the field after the Chicago Cubs defeated the Cleveland Indians 8-7 in Game Seven of the 2016 World Series at Progressive Field on November 2, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cubs win their first World Series in 108 years. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) Bill Murray reacts on the field after the Chicago Cubs defeated the Cleveland Indians 8-7 in Game Seven of the 2016 World Series at Progressive Field on November 2, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cubs win their first World Series in 108 years. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) Ezra Shaw—Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Nov 3, 2016 3:21 PM UTC The [Chicago Cubs defeated the Cleveland Indians](http://time.com/4555893/world-series-chicago-cubs-happiest-photo/) in a historic seventh game on Wednesday night, [bringing them their first World Series in 108 years](http://time.com/4555453/cubs-win-world-series-how-chicago-broke-the-curse/?xid=homepage), lighting up social media. 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; from [super fan and national treasure Bill Murray](http://time.com/4556121/bill-murray-celebrate-chicago-cubs/) to [former Supreme Court Justice, John Paul Stevens](http://time.com/4548507/chicago-cubs-world-series-john-paul-stevens/?iid=sr-link6), Cubs fans have made no secret of their [extreme love for their team](http://time.com/4549552/bill-murray-cubs-world-series-take-me-out-to-the-ballgame/). We’ve rounded up the most heartwarming reactions to the Cubs’ phenomenal win from loyal fans everywhere, below. No one was more excited than Bill Murray who believed in the Cubs so much that [he crashed a White House press conference a few weeks earlier to discuss his team](http://time.com/4541417/bill-murray-crashes-white-house/). > [](https://twitter.com/JoeTrahan/status/794042548851339264) Some people just couldn’t contain their excitement. > [](https://twitter.com/stephaniedobyns/status/794042466777198592) > [](https://twitter.com/peytonxxnicole/status/794041454649700356) While others were experiencing a win for the first time in a very, very long time. > [](https://twitter.com/%5FDrewDavis14%5F/status/794050841267224576) > [](https://twitter.com/wjperez0914/status/794049014362574848) > [](https://twitter.com/thorsgirltap/status/794045737889763330) > [](https://twitter.com/annie%5Fdangelo/status/794046648699809792) Even astrophysicist and [aspiring rapper Neil DeGrasse Tyson](http://time.com/4197726/flat-earth-tyson-bob-twitter-feud/) got in on the fun, letting fans know what was happening in the world the last time the Cubs won. > [](https://twitter.com/neiltyson/status/793990477448171522) > [](https://twitter.com/neiltyson/status/793990796869595136) > [](https://twitter.com/neiltyson/status/793991320557809664) > [](https://twitter.com/neiltyson/status/793991513114103808) > [](https://twitter.com/neiltyson/status/793991977779994624) > [](https://twitter.com/neiltyson/status/793997282463141888) Many congrats to the Cubs! ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4556312/fans-reactions-chicago-cubs-world-series-win/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4556312/fans-reactions-chicago-cubs-world-series-win/"},"headline":"These Fans Are Feeling All the Feelings After the Chicago Cubs' World Series Win","datePublished":"2016-11-03T15:21:46.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:38:21.586Z","description":"Here's what happens when your team wins after 108 years","url":"https://time.com/4556312/fans-reactions-chicago-cubs-world-series-win/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Entertainment","Sports topic","Internet","Baseball","twitter","Culture","Chicago Cubs"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb2f4093a5361aae6/6988accdcd1bbab1eb702f6e/bill-murray-chicago-cubs-win.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb2f4093a5361aae6/6988accdcd1bbab1eb702f6e/bill-murray-chicago-cubs-win.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"World Series - Chicago Cubs v Cleveland Indians - Game Seven","caption":"World Series - Chicago Cubs v Cleveland Indians - Game Seven","creditText":"Ezra Shaw—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4556312/fans-reactions-chicago-cubs-world-series-win/","name":"These Fans Are Feeling All the Feelings After the Chicago Cubs' World Series Win"}}]}] ```