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Take Me Out To The Cubs Game: A Short Story

Found August 21, 2012 on Miller Park Drunk:
PLAYERS: Harry Caray,  Jonathan Lucroy
TEAMS: Chicago Cubs,  Milwaukee Brewers
He grew up a Cubs fan just like his dad did. As a kid his dad would sit him down in front of the TV, turn on WGN and the two of them would spend a summer day with Harry Caray. It was a ritual as a kid, but then he got older and friends and girls and other things got in the way. He grew up and he didn't watch as much Cubs baseball with his dad as he used to. He didn't watch any at all really. Now that he's older he doesn't consider himself much of a baseball fan, more of a football guy. He probably couldn't even tell you who won the World Series last year, but he did like the Cubs. He loved the idea of it more than anything else. "Did you know that a guy lived his whole life without ever seeing the Cubs in the World Series? I hope that's not me." He'd say and he meant it too. The Cubs were his team. Forever and always. He had a son of his own now and he figured he'd be a Cubs fan just like him. Harry Caray wasn't around and half the games...
Original Story: http://www.millerparkdrunk.com/baseba...
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