Final Piece To The Puzzle
The biggest change as a result of the Cubs championship was an addition to my framed jersey collection.
Well, more so an addition by subtraction type of thing which I’ll explain later.
I’ve always been a jersey snob since as far back as I can remember. There’s no real reason why I love buying jerseys besides the fact I really like the way they look. However, as I got older and my closet started to look like a damn locker room, I began selling my jersey’s online. At my peak, I owned 33 different Cubs, Bears, Bulls and Blackhawks jerseys, which is pretty ridiculous when you think about it. Today, I’m happy to say I’ve trimmed that number down to 12 (which is still pretty ridiculous when you think about it).
Of the 12 jersey’s, I have six framed in my basement. These are six guys who I respect and were/are a huge fan of at one point in my life. The six were: Ryne Sandberg, Patrick Kane, Sammy Sosa, Jonathan Toews, Walter Payton and Michael Jordan.
The Cubs winning the championship forced me to alter my collection. As much as I loved Sammy Sosa growing up, he was never able to do what the 2016 Cubs did, therefore, his jersey had to come down.
(Yes, I understand Sandberg never won it all either, but he’s my all-time favorite Cub, OK?)
As soon as I saw the beautiful “golden” Cubs jersey that the team would wear on their home opener and during their ring ceremony, I knew that was the jersey that had to go in the frame.
And in my opinion, there’s one guy who exudes what it means to be a Chicago Cub.
Kris Bryant.
And before you ask….yes that’s replica ivy across the top of my basement.
Here’s a couple other shots.
Now that I’m officially out of wall space in my basement, I’m not sure what I’ll do if another Chicago team wins a championship. Maybe I’ll ask my wife if I can extend my memorabilia into our spare bedroom.
Nevermind, I’ll probably just have to re-arrange again.
