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Cubs fans know well the space between hope and disappointment. After all, they have been waiting for this day for 71 years -- a lifetime.What happened in the space of those seven decades? Baseball unionized. Baseball became racially integrated. Ballplayers broke records. And the Cubs never made it past the playoffs.Something else happened in that space. Gargantuan legends grew from one goat, and each year proved, for the Cubs at least, that a curse was real.By making it to the World Series, the Chicago Cubs have shown us how quickly things can change and let us believe that perhaps nothing is doomed after all.Baseball can be a slow game to watch, but it offers us something that other sports do not. In its slowness, it offers us space.The space of baseball is what makes superstition possible; there is room for story. There is time for each player to settle into their body before the pitch: the batter adjusts his gloves, the pitcher collects his thoughts, the outfielder inhales.Then, action -- the bat hits, the glove catches, the ball falls. Hope and reality collide in the moment between the pitchers throw and the batters swing. For the fans, those seconds before the ball lands can feel like tension, and spectators become almost still as they wait.Of course, we never experience true silence, especially not at a major league baseball stadium, where every pause is a moment for commercialism to offer us something, for a T-shirt gun to explode into the stands, for an organ to resound.Yes, there is more noise these days than ever. Yet underneath the roar of a crowd is something like silence. My brother attended Saturdays pennant game, and he said he was so caught up in the electricity of the crowd that he forgot to open his peanuts until the third inning, and everyone stood for the entire game.This essay is not about silence; it is about pause. Between the pitches are pauses that help all restless bodies to be still, even for a moment.It is in the stillness that we learn to pay attention. Cubs fans have taught us to be unwavering in their dedication. For 71 years, they have watched as their team struggled. Then, suddenly, the spell is lifted; maybe there are no spells, after all.This lifted curse could be the spell-breaker we need in order to see that the world has enough magic, that anything is possible. Its exhilarating; it has the underdog feeling of March Madness, the triumph of ancient mythology. What will happen if we pay attention to it?We will learn that nothing is permanent, and that things are always possible, and changing. We will become so captivated by the energy of a game that we will be present for it. We will forget to open our peanuts.When we watch the World Series this week, we can remember that no matter how bleak it looks, there is always chance for the spell to be broken.Carrie Ann Welsh is a writer based in Wisconsin.? Tom Myers Jersey . No. 13-seeded John Isner and No. 21 Philipp Kohlschreiber were among six players who dropped out of the tournament on Tuesday, joining No. 12 seed Tommy Haas and two other players who withdrew on Monday. P. J. Williams Jersey . -- Al Jefferson found a groove just in time for the Charlotte Bobcats. https://www.saintsjerseyssale.com/1913f-ted-ginn-jr-jersey-saints.html . -- Jimmie Johnson held off a teammate, passed a pair of Hall of Famers, and dominated once more at Dover. Saquan Hampton Jersey . -- Running backs Darren McFadden and Rashad Jennings were back at practice for the Oakland Raiders on Wednesday despite being hampered by hamstring injuries. Shy Tuttle Jersey . LeBron James and Chris Bosh didnt need any more. Williams scored 11 points in 10 minutes, Alan Anderson scored 17 points, and the Brooklyn Nets finished the exhibition season with a 108-87 win over the Miami Heat on Friday night.Zafar Ansari says Englands promising display in the drawn first Test with India has strengthened belief within the team that they can win the five-match series. Alastair Cooks side dominated much of the match in Rajkot after centuries from Joe Root, Moeen Ali and Ben Stokes helped them post 537 in the first innings before Cook himself scored his fifth ton on the subcontinent in the second to set up a nervy final afternoon for the hosts. India vs England November 17, 2016, 3:30am Live on Get Sky Sports Get a Sky Sports pass Ansari took three wickets in the match and says confidence is high heading into the second Test at Visakhapatnam. England bowler James Anderson has been training in India ahead of the second Test The talk going into the series was of India dominating and obviously its only one Test match, but I think weve put down a marker at least, he told Sky Sports News HQ. Four more Test matches is going to be hard work, but we want to continue that.We went into the series feeling fairly confident, fairly at ease with what was ahead of us and that has continued.dddddddddddd. The game in Rajkot reiterated those things. Joe Root was one of four centurions for England in the first Test It proved we have the skills to win the games out here. Its not going to be easy - five Tests in India, they have a lot of good players - but I think if we just keep it simple, doing what weve done so far, well be alright.Ansari, whose father is from Pakistan, is aware that his presence the national side alongside Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid and teenage opener Haseeb Hameed has a wider significance.As a collective as a group of four British Muslims ... thats really exciting and something were proud of, he added. Ansari is proud of the Muslim representation in the England side alongside Moeen Ali (L), Adil Rashid (R) and Haseeb Hameed A lot of people outside the group clearly care about that and value that a lot - and that is a good thing in our society.Ansari, citing his very privileged background as the Cambridge-educated son of two professors, does not feel of an aspiring class.I wouldnt hold myself up as a role-model - at least in that way, he said. I dont necessarily challenge norms in a particularly obvious way or even in a superficial way. So I wouldnt necessarily characterise myself as breaking down boundaries.But Moeen, Adil and Haseeb - all of them are doing a wonderful job representing, if they are representing, their communities. Six months half price Upgrade to Sky Sports now to watch Man Utd v Arsenal and get the first six months half price Also See: Signs good for Hameed Five things: Rajkot India hold out for draw Nass: Dont rush Anderson ' ' '