On Monday, January 16, the World Series champion Chicago Cubs celebrated their first title in 108 years at the nation’s capital with President Obama.

Over his last eight years in office, President Obama has welcomed many teams into his office to celebrate their championship.

“Even I was not crazy enough to suggest that during these eight years, we would see the Cubs win the World Series. But I did say that there has never been anything false about hope,” said the President.

Almost the entire team was there to celebrate the accomplishment. Only pitchers Jon Lester and Jake Arrieta had failed to show up due to personal reasons. The Cubs had gifted President Obama with a Cubs jersey with number 44 on it for his presidency, a lifelong pass to Wrigley Field for his family, the “W” flag signed by every member of the team, and made him the newest member of the Cubs family.

Obama had acknowledged that his wife, Michelle, has been a lifelong Cubs fan, giving that team rivalry in the marriage. This was also the very first time that she had attended a championship team meeting, where she got to meet her favorite player Jose Cardenal, who played for the team from 1972-1977.

For a Chicago man himself, President Obama felt that it was great that the last team he had met with before he left office was a home team, the Chicago Cubs.