This is the fifth time since the LCS went to best of 7 in 1985 that one LCS has ended in a sweep and the other has gone the maximum 7 games.
The team that survived a game 7 won the World Series all four previous times, in an average of...4.5 games. Two sweeps (2007 and 2012) and two five-game series (1988 and 2006).