The time has arrived

Today is the day.  The one that I've thought about since Opening Day.  The one that Joe Maddon has been preparing for all season long.  Forget the curses, the goat, Bartman and the Tribe.  It took hard work, determination and a belief that it was not only possible, but realistic!  More on Joe Maddon later in the week.

Here we are.

World Series.  Game one.

Take a group of young players, an experienced Manager, an enthusiastic owner and a data-driven, don't-doubt-the-strategy General Manager - and put them in a city that believes in their team.  The Chicago Cubs.  Now the world is watching.  Baseball loves to rout for the underdog.  After 71 years without a World Series title, the Cubs qualify as the underdog.

The enthusiasm, the determined attitude and the leadership allowing them to thrive have become the cornerstone of their success.  Who says baseball is just a game?  Perhaps it is.  Yet we are in dire need of this kind of Cinderella story.  One that makes us smile, laugh, relate and cry tears of belief and joy.

Play ball.