2016 Chicago Cubs season
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The 2016 Chicago Cubs season was the historic Major League Baseball campaign in which the Cubs ended their 108-year World Series championship drought.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2016 Chicago Cubs season canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5022485 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 2016 Chicago Cubs season Context triple: [Mike Montgomery, isPartOf, 2016 Chicago Cubs season]
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A.
2016 Major League Baseball season
The 2016 Major League Baseball season was the 147th regular season of MLB, culminating in a historic postseason highlighted by the Chicago Cubs ending their 108-year championship drought.
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B.
2016 National League pennant
The 2016 National League pennant was the championship title that sent the Chicago Cubs to the World Series in the season when they finally broke their long-standing "Curse of the Billy Goat."
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C.
Cubs Live!
Cubs Live! is a Chicago Cubs-focused studio show that provides pregame and postgame coverage, analysis, and commentary on Marquee Sports Network.
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2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
The 2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the league’s midseason exhibition showcase held at Petco Park in San Diego, featuring top players from the American and National Leagues.
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E.
2016 World Series
The 2016 World Series was the Major League Baseball championship in which the Chicago Cubs ended their 108-year title drought by defeating the Cleveland Indians in a dramatic seven-game series.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 2016 Chicago Cubs season Target entity description: The 2016 Chicago Cubs season was the historic Major League Baseball campaign in which the Cubs ended their 108-year World Series championship drought.
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A.
2016 Major League Baseball season
The 2016 Major League Baseball season was the 147th regular season of MLB, culminating in a historic postseason highlighted by the Chicago Cubs ending their 108-year championship drought.
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B.
2016 National League pennant
The 2016 National League pennant was the championship title that sent the Chicago Cubs to the World Series in the season when they finally broke their long-standing "Curse of the Billy Goat."
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C.
Cubs Live!
Cubs Live! is a Chicago Cubs-focused studio show that provides pregame and postgame coverage, analysis, and commentary on Marquee Sports Network.
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D.
2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
The 2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the league’s midseason exhibition showcase held at Petco Park in San Diego, featuring top players from the American and National Leagues.
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E.
2016 World Series
The 2016 World Series was the Major League Baseball championship in which the Chicago Cubs ended their 108-year title drought by defeating the Cleveland Indians in a dramatic seven-game series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chicago Cubs season
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Major League Baseball season ⓘ |
| award |
National League champions
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World Series champions ⓘ |
| ballpark | Wrigley Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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surface form:
Chicago
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| divisionPlace | 1st in National League Central ⓘ |
| endedChampionshipDrought | 108 years ⓘ |
| generalManager | Jed Hoyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeUniformColor | white ⓘ |
| league | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| leagueDivision | National League Central NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manager | Joe Maddon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalLeagueChampionshipSeriesOpponent | Los Angeles Dodgers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalLeagueChampionshipSeriesResult | 4–2 ⓘ |
| nationalLeagueDivisionSeriesOpponent | San Francisco Giants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalLeagueDivisionSeriesResult | 3–1 ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Addison Russell
NERFINISHED
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Anthony Rizzo NERFINISHED ⓘ Aroldis Chapman NERFINISHED ⓘ Dexter Fowler NERFINISHED ⓘ Jake Arrieta NERFINISHED ⓘ Javier Báez NERFINISHED ⓘ Jon Lester NERFINISHED ⓘ Kris Bryant NERFINISHED ⓘ Kyle Hendricks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDayDate | 2016-04-04 ⓘ |
| openingDayOpponent | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDayVenue | Angel Stadium of Anaheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Ricketts family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postseasonQualification | National League Central champions ⓘ |
| presidentOfBaseballOperations | Theo Epstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousWorldSeriesTitleYear | 1908 ⓘ |
| primaryColor | blue ⓘ |
| regularSeasonLosses | 58 ⓘ |
| regularSeasonRecord | 103–58 ⓘ |
| regularSeasonWins | 103 ⓘ |
| secondaryColor | red ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| team | Chicago Cubs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wonWorldSeries | true ⓘ |
| worldSeriesClinchingCity | Cleveland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worldSeriesClinchingDate | 2016-11-02 ⓘ |
| worldSeriesClinchingGame | Game 7 ⓘ |
| worldSeriesClinchingVenue | Progressive Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worldSeriesGameCount | 7 ⓘ |
| worldSeriesOpponent | Cleveland Indians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worldSeriesResult | 4–3 ⓘ |
| year | 2016 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 2016 Chicago Cubs season Description of subject: The 2016 Chicago Cubs season was the historic Major League Baseball campaign in which the Cubs ended their 108-year World Series championship drought.
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