World Series managers sent a clear message to their players - pay no attention to the historic title droughts that have created such a tremendous buzz around your games.
The Chicago Cubs, who have not won a title since 1908 in the longest championship futility streak in American sports history, worked out on the eve of the opener of the 112th World Series against the Cleveland Indians, whose title drought since 1948 is the second-longest in Major League Baseball annals.
"I think we all have a tremendous amount of respect for history and what has happened before us or not happened before us, Cubs manager Joe Maddon said. "But you go in that room right now, they are very young. Really not impacted by a lot of the lore."
The Cubs feature five starters who are 24 or younger, including 22-year-old shortstop Addison Russell. Not reaching the World Series since 1945 is ancient history to him and his teammates even as it represents a lifetime's wait for many of their devoted supporters.
Addison Russell of the Chicago Cubs warms up during Media Day workouts, ahead of the 2016 World Series against the Cleveland Indians, at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, on October 24, 2016 (Getty/AFP)
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