Tuesday, May 1, 2007

Chicago Cubs-Last Day of the 1969 Season

As most Cub fans know, 1969 was a season to remember. The Cubs were on the way to winning the pennant when the New York Mets came out of nowhere to win it and the World Series. The disappointment felt by Cub fans from that 1969 season has lingered through the years and even with some of the players.
I will never forget the last day of the 1969 season. I was watching the final game of the season on telelvision. It was at Wrigley Field and the Cubs legendary broadcaster Jack Brickhouse was announcing the game.
The Mets had overtaken the Cubs on September 10th and never looked back. At the end of the game, when the last out was made, the fans in the lower box seats rushed onto the field, hugging the players and thanking them for the 1969 season.
And Jack Brickhouse, seeing this, said 'Look at that will you!', the fans are on the field thanking the players for the season!', and the ushers just stood around and let the fans do it. No one was arrested or anything like that.
Then the cameras showed a fan in the stands with a sign which read, 'The Cubs are Still Number One to Us.' The Brickhouse came on camera with tears in his eyes and told us that we would never forget the excitement and thrills of the 1969 season, even though the Cubs finished second.
And Brickhouse was right, of course. 1969 has remained in the memories of Cubs fans everywhere.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Good post.