droughts. no matter which team wins they will send their respective city into a frenzy. the cubs haven't even made it to the world series since 1945, before colored tv, and they haven't won it since 1908. cleveland hasn't won a world series since 1948. if they can win the championship like their cavs did, it would be the city's second pro sports title in the same year after more than a half century without one. imagine that. 41,000 seats at wrigley field in chicago, the average ticket price for the three scheduled games there, more than $3800. for a single seat, according to ticket tracker ticket iq. the cheapest ticket listed on the secondary market for game one which is in cleveland tomorrow, $700 and that doesn't even get you a seat. that's to stand there and watch the game. championship droughts one of the factors driving the prices of the tickets through the roof. these teams have fans who waited literally a lifetime, sometimes multiple generations, to see their squad win the world series. also a factor, supply compared to demand. season ticket holders aren't