Another World Series title would cement a new reputation for the Cubs' franchise

For a century, Chicago Cubs fans wondered what a World Series victory would feel like. Those questions were answered on November 2, 2016. Sure, a small fraction of the fanbase now does not know what that is like, considering young kids were either too young or not born yet, but most fans can say they witnessed it. So, what would it feel like if they won another one?

There are several things to consider when discussing this. First, this is assuming they win another World Series within our lifetimes in the not-so-distant future, not another century...hopefully. Also, consider who the team would be. If the Cubs win another championship, it will not be with the core that won in 2016. Had that team won again, one could look at it like it was another chapter of their ultimate mission.

Why does this matter? Because it would bring another new feeling that no Cubs fan has ever experienced. The mission to win that long-waited World Series is complete; another championship would not have the same fulfillment, but establish the Cubs even further away from their history of futility and weave them deeper into the fabric of baseball normality. It would not be your father's Cubs team, but a separate story in the franchise's history. It might be seen as "less special", but it gives a unique chance to see a Cubs championship without the 100+ pound goat on the back and the feeling of a "normal" championship. For whatever that is worth to a given Cubs fan.

A second World Series title would bring "normalcy" to the Cubs' franchise.

One could argue the thought of seeing a Cubs team have a triumph story separate from what our fathers and grandfathers foretold would be exciting. The narratives of slaying figurative goats and black cats got so old for many. Just being the kings of the baseball world without the same corny storylines or stakes would be refreshing.

Just look at Boston, they've won four championships since 2004 and have completely divorced themselves from their past identity under "The Curse of the Bambino". They are long from being looked through the same lens they were for 86 years. The Cubs might not be "cursed" anymore, but they still have just one title since 1908, which has been pointed out numerous times.

Is there a mass desire among Cubs fans to win another championship? Safe to say yes. However, there is not the same desperation to finally see one like there was for a century.