Saturday, October 22, 2016

CONGRATS CUBBIES!

Something special happened tonight. The Chicago Cubs are going to the World Series for the first time in 71 years. They last won the World Series 108 years ago. Both of those were a long ass time ago. The Cubs deserved it!

I have been a San Francisco Giants fan since they first came to California back in the 1950s. Giants fans & players have had a magnificent ride with three World Series wins in the past six years. We have experienced the euphoria of winning the ultimate prize in baseball. And it feels freaking incredible!

The Cubs fans & the city of Chicago now know that feeling with even more emotions swirling around in their hearts since their journey has been so very long in coming. The Cubs beat my Giants in the first round of the playoffs this year. They earned their conquest & I tip my hat to them. It must feel amazing to get that huge monkey off their backs.

Tonight they beat the Los Angeles Dodgers, the hated rivals of the Giants, which made their victory much more palatable for us Giants fans. As much as I wanted my Giants to continue their unbelievable streak of even year World Series wins, having won in 2010, 2012 & 2014, this is the Cubbies year. I cheered them on big time as they sent the Dodgers home for the season. Now, I will root for them to break the curse & FINALLY win the World Series against the Cleveland Indians.

As tonight's game neared the end, what took my breath away were the expressions & emotions on the faces of the fans. You could see the hope, the fear & the sheer disbelief on the face of every person - young, old & in between. They were afraid to believe that their long, long wait was over. It literally brought tears to my eyes as the camera found person after person praying, hoping & agonizing over the impending victory.

They just interviewed Dorothy, an old lady in the stands, who has been a Cubs season ticket holder since 1984. Both of her brothers, who were huge Cubs fans, too, have passed away. She wished that her siblings could have been with her to share their triumph. When the reporter asked her how she was going to celebrate, she smiled brightly & replied, "I'm going to have a Jagermeister!"

If our Giants couldn't win it, then let's hope they lost to the ultimate World Champions!

GO CUBS!!!!!

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