Miami
With pressure mounting on the Chicago Cubs as they struggle to clinch the NL Central, Bill Murray provided comic relief. The Cubs’ No. 1 fan hung out with the team during batting practice before Thursday’s game against the Florida Marlins. Murray said this is the year the Cubs will win the World Series – something they last did in 1908.
“I really feel this is going to happen,” he said. Wearing a Cubs’ cap backward, Murray had a bag of sunflower seeds tucked under his badly wrinkled shirt.
“There is no time for being cautiously optimistic,” he said. “That’s for losers. I’ve very optimistic. Look at how I’m dressed. Do I look cautious?”
Apparently, Murray’s daring fashion statement did little for Chicago, which fell 6-4. But the superfan won’t give up – he might fly to Cincinnati for the Cubs’ final season series.
“I’ve never been to Cincinnati, and I was trying to keep that record intact,” Murray said. “But I may have to go.”
