Mike McCann's Field of Fotos

The Cubs 3 - 2 victory in Sunday night's game five extends the World Series and sends it back to Cleveland. In the city that's also home to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, this is the corner just beyond the right field wall. Turning around from that notable street sign, here's a view of Progressive Field's glass-walled exterior. Inside, some flag waving in support of the home team. Below, it's a look across the field toward the right field corner: the retired numbers for Bob Lemon (#21), Mel Harder (18), Larry Doby (14), Jackie Robinson (42) and "The Fans," in recognition of the Indians' major league record of 455 consecutive home game sellouts. The place will be packed Tuesday night, as the Tribe has the opportunity to close out the World Series on its home turf.

The World Series shifts tonight from one of the best of the new generation ballparks, Progressive Field, to the classic original, Wrigley Field. The last time baseball's fall classic was played there, there was no Internet, not even TV coverage. And of course, no lights. I don't think that Wrigleyville's apartment buildings were as posh. I'll bet you, none were adorned with statues. There were no scoreboard electronics, baseball had 16 teams, not 30 -- in six divisions. But you can envision that '45 series with the Cubs hosting the Tigers. Care to make a friendly bet how many 82 year olds in the stands tonight were 11 year olds playing hooky from the school the last time the World Series came to Wrigley? I am sure we'll be reading about those die-hard fans over the next three days. Let's just hope the weather warms up and dries out -- and some memorable baseball takes place.

Say hello to the last living member of the Indians 1948 World Champions. I met 1st baseman Eddie Robinson -- who later played for the Yankees -- at this summer's Old Timers Day in the Bronx. With his former team in the World Series, he's popped back in the spotlight and has done interviews with the New York Daily News , Cleveland's channel 5, and Fort Worth's Star Telegram . Robinson also has a connection to the current Indians. In 1957, he was a teammate (on the Orioles) of Tito Francona, whose son Terry -- the current Indians skipper -- was born two years later. Surprisingly, the Indians have yet to invite this link to their last title to this year's World Series. Spry and fit at age 95, Robinson told the Fort Worth paper he'd attend game six or seven if asked. How could they not reach out? Seems like a no-brainer.

It's been 68 years since the Indians were World Series champs. Hall of Famer pitchers Bob Feller and Bob Lemon anchored a terrific staff. Larry Doby   -- a nother Cooperstown inductee --   was their regular centerfielder, batting .318 in their six-game win over the Boston Braves. One of baseball's least publicized trailblazers, the New Jersey product was not just a terrific player -- a seven-time All Star and two-time AL home run champ are just the start -- he's also he player who broke the color barrier in the American League, thanks to the wisdom of Hall of Fame owner Bill Veeck.   But did you realize that Larry and Cleveland teammate Satchell Paige also made history as the first two black players on a World Series winner (keep in mind, Jackie Robinson's only ring with the Dodgers came in 1955). Doby, who passed away in 2003, is one of several Indians honored with a statue outside Progressive Field. His retired #14 is one those proudly displayed along ...

Tonight at Cleveland's Progressive Field, the 113rd World Series gets underway. There'll be plenty of time to compare the Indians and Cubs players and managers, discuss the game-turning plays and the surprises that always emerge from baseball's ultimate stage. Let's get in the mood by zooming in on downtown Cleveland, walking toward Progressive Field, the way I did during my July visit. That sign for the Hard Rock Cafe seems to overwhelm the ballpark. While that's just an optical illusion, Cleveland's revitalization -- also symbolized by Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum -- is very real. This city has come a long way from "The Mistake by the Lake," days of the '80s and '90s. Prediction? I've been so far off the mark the last couple of weeks -- not mention buying into the Giants "even year" expectations, that I hardly feel qualified. That being said, I'll pick the Indians in seven games. In this postseason...

...you share it with Omar Quintanilla. A utilityman with the Rockies, Rangers, Orioles and Mets, he hit only eight home runs in over 1100 career at-bats; just two of them came during his time with the Mets. I was there for one of them against the Cardinals on June 11th, 2013. Here, he gets a high five from captain David Wright after circling the bases. Quintanilla shares his birthday with another onetime Mets infielder, Ron Gardenhire. But he's far better known for his 13-year run as Minnesota Twins manager. Speaking of the Twins, it's also Gene Larkin's birthday. He earned a place in history with a 10th inning walk-off RBI single in game seven of the 1991 World Series. Want to talk World Series champs? There's Eric Hosmer of the Royals, who earned his ring in 2015. Omar Moreno's got a ring. The speedy centerfielder earned his with the "We Are Family" 1979 Pirates. And Rawly Eastwick has a pair of them, from his days a reliever with Cincinnati's...

...the World Series is returning to Wrigley Field. Let's put that moment into context: in October 1945, not-quite-three year old Ferguson Jenkins might just have picked up his first Spaldeen, five-year-old Ron Santo's hometown team was the Seattle Rainiers, and seven-year-old Billy Williams was a second grade student. Ernie Banks, then 14 (the number he'd make his own with the Cubs) was a year away from entering Booker T. Washington high school in Dallas -- a school that did not field a baseball team! That was 1945, the last Cubs pennant winner until now. Those beloved Cubs never played a World Series game in Chicago. Neither did later-decade favorites Ryne Sandberg, Rick Sutcliffe and Leon Durham. A 71-year drought developed and lingered since the days of Phil Cavaretta, Bill "Swish" Nicholson and Stan Hack. Last night, thanks to Javier Baez, Anthony Rizzo, Kyle Hendricks and Aroldis Chapman, the streak was ended and the Cubbies' ticket to the Big Da...