Now is the Time..Maybe

 

 

"The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time." - Mark Twain

 

When you think of longevity in sports fan basis you think of cities like Chicago, New York and Boston. Some fans aren't even given a choice, they are born into a family of Cubs fans, or Red Sox fans, or even, dare I say... Yankees fans.

 

In 2004, the Boston Red Sox began the season carrying with them an 86 year old curse of not winning the World Series. The only other team with a longer losing streak, the Chicago Cubs. 

The Red Sox curse began, if you believe in curses, when they traded away Babe Ruth. Yes, that Babe Ruth, who would go on to making history in baseball.

 

In 2004, the Red Sox would finally break that so-called curse and win the World Series. And they did it in amazing fashion. They were down 3 games to zero to the Yankees and came back to win the next four straight games against their arch rival. The Red Sox were going to the World Series. Boston Red Sox season tickets are handed down from generation to generation in families, so it is not uncommon to see thousands of elderly folks at the games with sons, daughters, and grandkids.

 

The Boston Red Sox beat the St. Louis Cardinals to finally win the World Series. The next few days afterward, Boston began to see an increase in deaths of the elderly in their community. Many families said their lost loved ones were long time Red Sox fans and they could finally die in peace now. It was as if they were just hanging on with hope. A hope that their favorite team could win one championship in their lifetime. And, so it happened. They could finally rest in peace.

 

And now it's the Chicago Cubs turn. There are so many elderly Cubs fans out there clinging to hope of one day finally seeing the lovable losers win a World Series. The way this team is playing, this could finally be the year. And if they win, it's gonna be one heckuva party, both here and in heaven.

 

Go Cubs!