The Spoils
Most of the championship dust has settled by now. The White House? Been there, done that. New tats? See Javy B. All that remains for the team itself is presentation of the rings and that will happen in due course once the season is underway. We fans have our feet back on the ground, right, and are girding for defense of the long-sought crown.
As Opening Day approaches, I’m curious how we all sifted through the tsunami of championship fools’ gold that flooded the market after IT finally happened. What mementoes did you select to commemorate the once (so far) in all of our lifetimes season of 2016? What gifts did you receive in that spirit? Is your family pet now sporting World Champion Cubs gear? Will there be a new heirloom tree ornament supplanting the traditional angel atop your tannenbaum in Christmases to come? More practically, anybody got a set of Cub jumper cables?
A friend gave me a collector set of 2016 Cub baseball cards that I already re-gifted into a silent auction fundraiser. I kept the Titleist 16 Cub logo golf ball that came along with them to putt with in the lone four-man scramble event I play in every season. Never lost a ball yet on the green.
The only thing I spent any of my own money on was truly rare and worthy of the occasion. I made sure to get myself one of the Tim (Cubby Blue) Souers limited edition “The Last Out” prints. I expect someday our two sons will fight over that. Damned if I’m going to explicitly bequeath it to either of them. If we repeat maybe Tim can come up with something comparable inspired by the encore.
In the meantime, can I really get along without a Cub potluck tote, floor mats or cutting board?
Decisions, decisions…
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