Ballad of a non-native son - The Checkdown

A displaced Cubs fan explores the irony of "road fans."

I fancy myself an avid fan of the Chicago Cubs baseball team. As a child watching them on WGN, I grew to recognize the voices of Steve Stone and Thom Brennaman as well as that of my own mother's. If it were possible, I would have Harry Caray officiate my wedding.

That being the case my initial surprise a couple weeks back, while milling around Denver's Blake Street en route to watch "my Cubbies" take on the hometown Colorado Rockies, was of the pleasant variety...