5/21/2018 - chicago (nobody) @ NOBODY (because there isn't a game)

[BigSlick]

Nah, right outside during the rain delay

[squally1313]

We were at Redmonds and going into the bottom of the eighth I closed my tab out, asking for bottles of champagne when I did so. Right around the time Davis was heading to the plate, I realized that our buckets of beer, which we thought was fiscally responsible, was actually $40 for 5 Budweisers. Between that and thinking I jinxed them by asking about champagne, it was a long half hour. Basically just sat in the corner in silence.

[Derwood]

I was just at home and my main memory was being utterly exhausted. When the rain delay started I thought I might just pass out from exhaustion. All the games went so late, I had a job that required waking up at 6am everyday, and, as Mojo already stated, all the election stuff was happening at the same time, so the combination was just being completely mentally and physically spent

[itisallpartoftheplan]

We were at Redmonds and going into the bottom of the eighth I closed my tab out, asking for bottles of champagne when I did so. Right around the time Davis was heading to the plate, I realized that our buckets of beer, which we thought was fiscally responsible, was actually $40 for 5 Budweisers. Between that and thinking I jinxed them by asking about champagne, it was a long half hour. Basically just sat in the corner in silence.

 

I told my wife to get champagne after game 6 but to not let me see it or let me know if she actually got some. When the game was over she brought it out and we sprayed it all over...outside.

[UMFan83]

Game 7 was on my birthday and my wife insisted on throwing a small party when I got home from work, so I couldn't immediately drive down to the city. I decided I'd watch the start of the game at home (in Wheaton) and if the score was anything other than an Indians blowout, I'd drive down mid-game to the city to be there for the end.

 

I was going to stay until the end of the 5th inning but with 2 outs in the 4th, Kyle got squeezed on a pitch and ended up walking the guy and Lester was coming in. Finally got downtown after all the mid-game drama and looked everywhere in Wrigleyville for parking. Ended up parking super far away at Damen and School. Turned off the car as the Cubs made the last out in the top of the 8th. Started walking towards Wrigley, I am passing by bars and I see the first out, and then the 2nd out, and then the hit and Lester pulled. I get to Southport and School as Chapman gives up the hit to make it 6-4. Friends walking around Southport/Addison so we agree to meet at D'agostinos. I can barely see the TV as I'm walking up but can hear the group of ~100 people huddled around make a loud audible groan. I can finally see the TV and see Indians players celebrating. They didn't just....? It took me a few seconds to realize what happened. Strangely, half the people there couldnt grasp what had happened, many of them were just there for the party and didn't understand that the game was now tied.

 

I remained positive thinking the Cubs would score in the 9th and all would be good but when Fowler grounded out, I turned into a dejected ninny and decided I was too upset and would just go home. If they ended up winning so be it. So I slowly walked back toward my car and tried really hard to not hear any noises from the crowd. I didn't know how I wanted to find out about a walkoff World Series loss so I just tried to block everything out and occasionally refresh this board, but it was too bogged down to load often. I did hear about the rain delay and thought maybe I could make it home before the game resumed. But it was a super short rain delay obviously, so I literally sat down in my car right before Schwarber singled to lead off the 10th. I just sat in my car and watched the game on my phone until I saw the Zobrist double. Now all the sudden I HAD to get back to Wrigleyville so I basically power walked/jogged back and caught what was going on from the bars I passed. Got back to Dags right as Carl got the 2nd out and watched the rest there. When the Cubs won, the entire growing crowd just instinctively sprinted down Addison towards the park. somewhere between Lakewood and Racine the crowd was large enough that you couldn't walk without having to push through people. I ended up getting to somewhere close to the Cubby Bear before I turned around and found some random bar to meet up with my friends.

 

Anyways GREAT story I know, I just felt like typing all of it out and remembering it.

[mul21]

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Apparently some horsefeathers has decided to start chopping onions outside my office. The parents watching with their kids and people watching with their grandparents..........man, all the feels. I was watching the game by myself in my living room after my girlfriend went to bed and after the 8th inning debacle I got out the little laminated card from my grandfather's funeral with old Irish May the road rise to meet you proverb on it so he could watch the last couple innings with me if it happened. Biggest Cubs fan I've ever known.

[Brian707]

Had to break this out last night and read it again. Last time I bought a paper

 

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[Andy]

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Apparently some horsefeathers has decided to start chopping onions outside my office. The parents watching with their kids and people watching with their grandparents..........man, all the feels. I was watching the game by myself in my living room after my girlfriend went to bed and after the 8th inning debacle I got out the little laminated card from my grandfather's funeral with old Irish May the road rise to meet you proverb on it so he could watch the last couple innings with me if it happened. Biggest Cubs fan I've ever known.

There's a picture on my Facebook, courtesy of my wife, of me squeezing my then 2 month old son and rocking back and forth, a complete blubbering crying mess. I still can't decide if it's a good or unfortunate thing she didn't take any video of my insanity in the 10th inning.