In Back to the Future II, it’s shortly after Marty first goes to the future. He’s by the clock tower and the old man asked him for a donation to save the tower. On a big video screen, it flashes “Cubs win the World Series”. The old man makes the comment that if only he could go back to the beginning of the season and bet on them – that’s what gives Marty the idea to get the book that ends up causing all the trouble.

Linda — I just loved reading your comment. It’s true that every Chicago sports team has had a championship but the Cubs! (Do we really need to bring a goal into the field to get one?) And I didn’t remember the part in Back to the Future II… I’ll have to go check it out! 🙂

When it came to baseball, my dad and brother were White Sox fans, while my mom – and me, by default, rooted for the Cubs. I remember when Fergie Jenkins came to my grade school and I was able to meet him (I kick myself now that I didn’t have foresight, as a kid, to get his autograph). I remember my mom listening to Cubs games on the radio while she did housework, and playing the record album that came out in 1069 when the Cubs were doing so well (and still failed to go all the way). My older sister stayed out of the North Side – South Side debate.

Every Chicago sports team has had a championship in my lifetime (the Bulls with their amazing run had me listening to the games on the radio in my mini-van while my oldest was at her rehearsals for the Joffrey Ballet’s Nutcracker). Neither my father or brother were here to see the Sox win the World Series, and my mom was never able to celebrate a Cubs championship. I’m still hopeful I’ll see the Cubs take it all – one of these years. According to the movie Back to the Future II, the Cubs will win next year. Wouldn’t it be unbelievable if they actually did? LOL!

I don’t get to many games, but will definitely be going to at least one this year. I need to celebrate 100 years at Wrigley Field. I’m glad they haven’t modernized it more than adding lights for night games. It’s not just a stadium. It’s a piece of history. After all, I cringe every time I drive past Solider Field and see the monstrosity that looks like a giant UFO has landed on what used to be a beautiful stadium. I just hope Wrigley Field stays as it is for many years to come.

We’re planning on taking them this summer. I’m not sure how many innings they’ll last but it should be fun 🙂

You are so lucky to be near one of the great ballparks from the “Golden Age of Ballparks” that is still standing.

Take them as soon as possible. I took my daughter to her first A’s game at four months, my son at nine months (he was born at the end of the season) and have had many great moments at the yard. Now, they take turns getting to the park hours before it opens on big give-a-away days, just to make sure we get one.

I have taken my kids to college, minor league and both major-league parks in my area. It is memories that they will cherish forever.