that is, except for hazel nilson. she lives in sunappe and as wmur's sherice tells us, he's been waiting 108 years to see her team clinch the title. it's been a long wait to see the cubs finally hoist the commissioner's trophy, they probably haven't talked to 108-year-old hazel nilson. >> do you think you're the biggest cubs fan out there? >> i think so. reporter: hazel's love of the cubs was fostered right in chicago. her home, a short walk away from wrigley field. just a baby the last time her home team took the title. >> you've been waiting 108 years to see them win the world series? >> yes! >> do you think they're gonna i think they've got a good team, strong, young. if they don't get too upset. reporter: she's been faithfully watching the cubs rise to the top this season. her love of the sport has not gone unnoticed. >> hazel's extreme fandom is being picked up by newspaper and media outlets. here she is on the pages of the wall street journal. everyone trying to hold on to that optimism she has, 108 years after