I spent two glorious days among the faithful. I wore my Grandma's vintage Ryne Sandberg jersey over my 2016 BRYZZO (Bryant/Rizzo) shirt and carried my Cubs purse. There are places where that would be too much. The official Cubs Convention at the Sheraton Grand was not one of them.
• Stood close enough to touch the newest Cubs, superstar third baseman Alex Bregman. He's smaller than I expected. (His baseball card says he's 5'11, but I don't believe it.) But positive and friendly and nerdy-smart about hitting. I loved listening to him.
• Checked out our middle infielders, Nico Hoerner and Dansby Swanson. Our Butch and Sundance. They are so cute, so funny, and so good. They're both Gold Glovers!
• Excited by how excited Cubs fans are by PCA, the electric Pete Crow-Armstrong. That charming kid is our superstar, clearly the successor to Anthony Rizzo in the hearts of the faithful. He's clever, too. Though born and raised in Southern California, he wore his Bears cap all weekend.
• Made peace with Clark, the Cubs mascot. Frankly, he's always annoyed me, but seeing him interact with very young fans changed my mind.
• Best of all, there was the 2016 Reunion! We celebrated our World Series Champs. I got to see former manager Joe Maddon, who I adore, in his first official Cubs appearance since he was let go in 2019. I was impressed – but not surprised – by how gracious he was. And of course, there was my all-time favorite-most player, Anthony Rizzo! I went to all four of his events, including his grand entrance holding the World Series trophy over his head. Like old Joe, he's retired now but happy and living his best life. My baseball heroes never stop teaching me by example.
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