Amy Bartner

amy.bartner@indystar.com

Like many, Erwin "Erv" Schreiber had been waiting his whole life to see the Cubs win the World Series. The 86-year-old Indianapolis resident grew up in Chicago and had been holding onto a 1984 bottle of Cubs champagne to open if — when — it happened.

So early Thursday morning, he was beyond elated, and his teary reaction was captured in a Facebook video by his grandson Paul's girlfriend, Molly Kruger.

"I got to see them win it!" Schreiber exclaimed joyously, hugging his son David as other members of the family cheer. "I got to see them win it! Oh man! I got to see them win it! Oh man! Oh yes! Oh man! Ohhh, yes, yes!"

Kruger, marketing manager for Indy Eleven, said she went with Grandpa Erv and Paul to see a Cubs game in August, and they scored field passes.

"It was so sweet to watch Erv's face once he stepped foot on that field," she said. "I heard him say a few times, 'Holy smokes, I keep pinching myself.' So we watched the series at his house, and I just knew how much this would mean to him if they won."

Kruger had been posting popular Snapchats of the family's moments throughout the game, and her boyfriend suggested she take video at the end. She posted it to Facebook, and it's been shared more than 500 times.

"The celebration was precious raw emotion."

Warning: You'll probably cry when you see this, even if you're not a Cubs fan.

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