Watch: 60 Minutes Segment Details Story of Cubs Winning World Series
On Sunday, 60 Minutes ran a segment that revisited just how the Cubs were able to break the longest drought in professional sports last year by winning the World Series. They spoke to Theo Epstein, Joe Maddon, Tom Ricketts, and more to find out how it went down and what it all meant. Here are a few previews, as well as a link to the full video below.
Cubs president Theo Epstein chooses his players based on statistics and something more: their character. @Billwhitakercbs reports: pic.twitter.com/kCouod5SSH
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) May 7, 2017
Theo Epstein tells #60Minutes how he determines which players have the character traits he is looking for: Talk to their friends and enemies pic.twitter.com/1qYScdVIcO
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) May 7, 2017
Maddon knows how to ease the pressure. As Tampa’s manager, he recalls pouring shots for his players after they lost their first six games. pic.twitter.com/NBDsiAVvXj
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) May 7, 2017
Just 4 outs from victory last year, the Cubs blew a three run lead. Jason Heyward tells #60Minutes how they pulled it together: pic.twitter.com/FUgG8TD5Jo
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) May 7, 2017
Here is the link to the full segment.