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Fly the W: Cubs Win, Cubs Win!

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Written November 4, 2016 I remember the summer of '95 like it was yesterday. A doughy little lad of 9 years, fresh off a mission trip to Seoul and a series of doctor’s appointments in which I was literally told to stop eating seconds, I was all about two things:  1 )  Jim Cantore / John Hope  on  The Weather Channel  ( very active hurricane season …look it up) and  2 ) Chicago Cubs baseball. Like most mid ‘90’s southside converts, I couldn’t get enough of the legendary  Harry Caray , his underrated partner in ‘prime’,  Steve Stone , the pre-steroid Sammy Sosa, the consistency of Mark Grace, the defensive reliability of Brian McRae, the sage shortstop play of Shawon Dunston, home runs hit to Waveland Avenue, and the goosebumps every time I heard, ‘ This is America’s #1 sports station, WGN-TV…Chicagooo… ’  To put in perspective, an afternoon of Cubs baseball, for me, was the equivalent of going to Six Flags during a s...