On Demand: Cubs-Indians World Series a huge draw for fans, media and celebrities alike

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There are thousands of ways fans can consume video, pictures and text about the 2016 World Series.

Literally.

According to MLB Communications, over 2,100 media have been credentialed to report on the sights, sounds and emotions of this year's Fall Classic between the Cubs and Indians.

"We have people here from about 15 different countries," MLB Vice President of Communications John Blundell said. "We have a lot of media from Latin America and Asia. We have some from the U.K. and some from as far as Australia to cover this series."

Over 42,000 fans per game this weekend at Wrigley Field will comprise a bulk of those sights, sounds and other intangibles. And that number will include scores of celebrities, from Friday's Seventh Inning Stretch singer Bill Murray to the likes of Eddie Vedder, Billy Corgan and various television personalities.

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Blundell's office has helped facilitate several requests from celebrities as well, including a bizarre one from talk show host Jimmy Kimmel. The late night celebrity surprised Cubs fan Ryan Slagle with tickets after a video surfaced of Slagle shedding tears of joy in the waning moments of Game Six of the NLCS.

"His show called us and we secured the tickets so he could take care of that fan, which was a very nice gesture. A lot of {fans and celebrities} want to be here to be a part of history. It's exciting to be around everything."

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Although seats at Wrigley Field (or Cleveland's Progressive Field) may be the 'best seats in the house,' fans are seemingly doing just fine watching the games from the comforts of a quiet living room or a noisy bar. World Series ratings are currently the highest they've been nationally since the Yankees-Phillies series in 2009. Those numbers are sure to climb as a clinch nears.

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