Come to Think of it: The Chicago Cubs in the World Series: A Fan Fantasy

"It's going to be a big difference between family ownership and corporate ownership. For one thing, as you can tell from talking to us, we all have the same agenda, which may not always be happening inside a corporation. We just want to win. We want to bring a championship back here ." -Tom Ricketts in his first press conference as owner of the Cubs.

Reading this quote made my mind start to wander a bit. What if it’s true? Can family ownership actually take that passion to win, and be accountable to the fans, such that it actually results in what we Cubs fans have dreamed about since we were eight years old? To win the World Series.

I mean, a fan can dream, can’t he? Yes, dream….Zzzzzz…

“Wake up Dad," screamed my son. "It’s time to go to the game," he said excitedly.

Oh yeah, right. The day I’ve always dreamed about—going to a real, honest-to-goodness World Series game at Wrigley Field. I can’t wait.

"You got your Cubs hat and glove son?," I asked. "Sure thing, Dad—let’s go," he told me.

We got in the car and drove to Wrigley Field. On the radio all we heard were talk show hosts and excited fans saying what a thrill it was to see the Cubs beat the Phillies in the NLCS and come home to Chicago after splitting the series with the Yanks in New York. What an unbelievable experience this has been so far.

On the way, we witnessed pandemonium on the streets of Chicago. Everywhere was a sea of Cubbie blue and red. Cars were honking horns and shouting out the window, “Go Cubs!” Everyone honked in return. It seemed the entire city was abuzz with Cubbie enthusiasm.

The chaos is understandable, I thought. After all, it had been 65 years since a World Series came to Wrigley. And none of us were around to take part in that, so, for many of us, this was going to be our first time ever witnessing a World Series game in person.

But I must admit having Mayor Daley sound off the sirens was a surprise. Sure, his old man did it for the ’59 Sox, but the Daley's are anything but Cubs fans, so to have him do it again was really a shock.

And I must admit it was hysterical when they couldn’t get the siren to shut off. I bet there will be lawsuits for hearing loss over that one!

For Tom Ricketts to deliver on his promise so quickly is a testament to the End of the Curse. Although, I must admit, that goat will stink up the stadium a bit.

Seeing Geovany Soto, fresh off of having worked out with Ryan Dempster during the winter, and his added 15 pounds of muscle, has been just terrific. As has his 30 homers and .385 OBP.

But the way Alfonso Soriano has come back from such a miserable season is probably the biggest surprise. His 44 homers, .305 batting average, and 40 steals have been great, but his .370 OBP has been really unbelievable. Getting laser eye surgery in the offseason has done wonders.

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