April 24, 2014: An Anniversary Celebration?

Yesterday was the 100^th anniversary of Wrigley Field.  Being a die-hard Cubs fan, I was very excited for this day.  My wife had bought me the Wrigley Field 100^th anniversary Sports Illustrated magazine a couple months ago, so I was up-to-speed with my Wrigley history.  This was supposed to be the perfect day.

It was a beautiful day; a little cold outside, but not a cloud in the sky.  All the special guests were in the house (minus Sammy Sosa of course), and Wrigley Field never looked better.  I know it has its structural problems, along with all sorts of things visiting players don’t like about the facilities, but I’ll tell you what… it has never looked so beautiful.  It is the best place to watch a ball game.

The game was going according to the anniversary day plans… up 5-2 in the 9^th, when disaster struck.  5 runs later, and absolutely no push in the bottom of the 9^th, led to another Cubs loss.  This one seemed especially bad, considering the day.  Why do the Cubs always do this?

I dream about that day… that day when the Cubs win the World Series.  I truly believe it will come, but I also truly believe it will take a miracle.  Today reminded me of how that “dream” could turn out, and HAS turned out before.  The Cubs were up 3 runs in the 9^th… just like they were up 3-0 in the 8^th back in 2003.  Although today pales in comparison to that dreaded day, it reminds me.  It reminds me of past failures, and makes me think of that future “dream” day.  What will it take for the Cubs to win a World Series?

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So I keep thinking this through the entire 9^th inning today… while I’m punching my 2 year-old son’s butt wipe container.  WHAT will it take in that moment?  Will it take coming back from a 3-0 series deficit to our arch enemy ala the Boston Red Sox?  Will it take some act of God for that moment to actually happen when “that moment” presents itself?

Here I sit about 8 hours later, after watching the Hawks tie up the Blues in their Stanley Cup series, telling myself I would trade today’s Cubs loss for this Hawks win every time.  Maybe I’m taking this Cubs’ loss too seriously.  Maybe I got too worked up about this 100^th anniversary stuff.  Maybe I am just pissed off that yesterday was also my 20^th anniversary at my job and nobody gave a rat’s ass.  Maybe it’s a combination of all of the above, or maybe, I keep thinking of the moment that I look forward to SO MUCH, the last sports moment that I need to see in my lifetime, is the moment I also dread to see.   The moment where I KNOW a miracle must happen for my dream to come true.

And while I “dread” this moment, I also know it will happen, and that’s what keeps me going.  Faith is important to have in all aspects of life, even in being a fan of some baseball team; some team that will one day (one day, one day) make me the happiest fan in the world.