April 12, 2017: Ring Thing

I liked it better than the banner raising… this ring thing.  The banner raising was nice, don’t get me wrong.  I was the proudest Cub fan ever that night, watching that 2016 World Series banner go up.  Finally, we were able to put up the other 2 World Series banners as well; didn’t make sense to have a big ceremony for something that happened that long ago, until it happened again… and it did.  Yeah, watching the players walk up into the bleachers, and out from the bullpen in the outfield with the trophy was really cool; the ring ceremony Wednesday night was better.

I don’t know exactly what it was… why I liked it better.  The rings were impressive, with fittingly 108 diamonds, and a value of 70K for the most expensive rings given out.  That was another cool thing; that they gave out rings to so many of the people involved with the team’s success.  That’s Ricketts staying classy, and why not… The money was pouring in before they won it all, and now… he could be like Scrooge McDuck swimming around in his riches.  It’s nice to see him spread that around a bit.

Another cool thing was that the fans presented the rings to the players.  I can’t believe I didn’t know about this; I would have certainly entered that contest.  Still, for die hard fans, which I hope most of them were, to stand on the field, at this historic moment, and present the championship rings… chills galore.  It was nice to see Theo and crew too.  They really weren’t a part of that banner raising ceremony; I thought for sure somebody would say a few words, and thought that would be him.  Theo, Jed, and Jason, the big three if you may, were suited up, and now, blinged up… rightfully so.

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Yep, it’s a very good time to be a Cubs fan.  Pride & happiness are at an all time high.  Although we will never stop celebrating the 2016 Cubs, I think this ring ceremony officially turns the page to 2017.  With the celebrations in the books, it’s time to zone in on getting another.

So now it’s time to give the Cubs a break.  No, I won’t stop watching them, but the blogs for them will be coming less for a while… I think.  The Bulls clinched the playoffs by beating the D league Nets; that’s a blog for another day.  They get number one seed Boston in the 1st round of the playoffs starting Sunday.  But now it’s time to focus on OUR number one seed; the Blackhawks will take on the Predators in Game 1 on Thursday night.  Let’s get ready for that.  Let’s zone in on our next best chance at a championship.  I’m always ready for that.