It was meant to be. Serves them right. I can remember many a Spring day during my childhood tuning in to WGN Chicago cable station expecting to see my favorite cartoons, but instead being greeted with Major League Baseball. You see, WGN is affiliated with the Cubs about as much as the Braves are with TBS Superstation. I hated that.
Cubs. Never win anything. Most of their years, they’ve been a mediocre team.
The fan? Well, he probably did what anyone else would have done when they get caught up in the excitement of the moment. Pretty stupid, but it’s a split second decision that probably made a difference in the game.
I never had ever understood the appeal of baseball. A whole lotta nothing if you ask me. I remember when the Today Show made a huge deal about them installing lights at Wrigley Field. Live remotes with Bryant Gumbel. Night games at Wrigley were a sign of the times. No one needed to pull a Ferris Bueller and skip work/school for a Cubs game anymore. They needed night games to attract more fans.
The whole episode with the Marlins and the Cubs reminds me of that scene in Back to the Future II where Marty is in the future…year 2015 and he sees the news about the Cubs beating Florida in the world series.