During the 11 days since the Chicago Cubs won their first World Series in 108 years, much has been written and circulated about the dedicated fans, supporters and players who lived their lives and died before they could experience the exhilaration enjoyed earlier this month by the living Cubs faithful.
There was even a guy who took a radio to his father's grave, so they could "listen" together as Chicago closed out the Series in what was probably the most exciting WS finish since Bill Mazeroski of the Pittsburgh Pirates belted a sayonara home run to beat the New York Yankees 10-9 in Game 7 of the 1960 Fall Classic.
As rain fell intermittently — even causing a delay — during the ninth inning of that final game on Nov. 2, there was mention the raindrops could have been tears of joy dropped from heaven by former Cubs players and fans watching from above. Those such as Ernie Banks, Ron Santo and Harry Caray.