Chicago Cubs: It’s always good when we beat the New York Mets

Chicago Cubs: World Series Champions changing history

Now that the Chicago Cubs have won a World Series the pressure is definitely off on the North Side. The intensity of Cubs-Mets games aren’t as critical as they once were before the two were placed in different leagues (1993). Cubs fans watching this week’s series can’t help but be nostalgic. They want the sweep. Yes, it’s still intense.

So why is it good for the Cubs to beat the Mets these days?

Because there’s some sort of recompense when the Cubs get a victory over the Mets. That good feeling of getting a little bit of history back with every win and even more when the Cubs sweep. It’s like we’re saying to all of New York: Hey guess what? Yeah, the lovable losers won! How do you like that? Respect!

Of course, we can never get back 1969 or1986 or any of the hundreds of times we suffered the abuse of New York. All we can do now is beat the Mets every chance we get.

My grandfather never got to see the Cubs win the World Series in 2016. He died of cancer in the 80’s.  I’m glad that he lived to see some of that great Cubs play during those years.

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The Cubs have won two of three so far  in this series. As I watched the Cubs go into extra innings in the third game of the series against the Mets, I was on my feet cheering. I can still hear my Grandpa say, “It’s always good when we beat the Mets”.

We did, and we will, Grandpa.