By Myra Leon
Despite the Chicago Cubs winning the 2016 World Series, attendance in 2008 was higher by more than 67,780.
Prior to 2016, the Cubs came close in ending the longest World Series drought in Major League Baseball in 2008 after winning back-to-back division titles.
With key players in their roster such as Carlos Zambrano, Derrek Lee, and Alfonso Soriano, fans believed that the curse will finally be broken in 2008 and the attendance data reflected this confidence.
The Cubs ended up being swept by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS and finished their season 97-64. The ‘lovable losers’ would have to wait another eight years to see the Cubs finally win the World Series.
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Myra Leon Data Journalism 