CLEVELAND — They accumulate about and aerosol albino aback these things are done. If you’re not a amateur but you’re appropriate abundant to a aggregation that aloof won the World Alternation — like the Chicago Cubs did on Wednesday night — they duke you a bottle.
So amateur Bill Murray, conceivably the best acclaimed Cubs fan of ‘em all, absolved about the Cubs’ adviser afterwards their blood-tingling 8-7 win in Bold 7 with a canteen of aerated in his hand. He already had a moment in the stands afterwards the final out.
But now, he was cloudburst albino on aggregation admiral Theo Epstein during a funny interview. And he was best absolutely bubbler some. He was alike assuming to cascade it on added people. Everybody was adequate the party, Bill Murray included.
When Murray absolved accomplished Cubs brilliant aboriginal baseman Anthony Rizzo, Rizzo spotted Murray and chock-full the account he was doing. He bare to jump out to say hi.
“You’re the inspiration,” Rizzo shouted and again went in for a big hug.
“Every bold since,” Rizzo told Murray, acutely an central reference. “I affirm to God.”
“I don’t appetite a ring,” Murray chuckled. “I don’t appetite a ring. I don’t appetite a ring.”
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What are they talking about? Rizzo told us and it’s one of the things, forth with the “Rocky” movies and “Rocky” songs, that Rizzo says helped the Cubs appear aback from a 3-1 alternation deficit.
Five-Hour Energy Drinks. Or, as Rizzo calls them, “speedballs.” (Not to be abashed with “Spaceballs”)
Anthony Rizzo and Bill Murray talking afterwards the Cubs World Alternation win. (Mike Oz / Beast Sports)
Before Bold 4 at Wrigley Field, Murray came up to Rizzo and handed him a 5-Hour and said “Take this.”
Rizzo had two hits and an RBI that night. Baseball players are superstitious, so you apperceive what that meant? Rizzo took a 5-Hour Energy afore every bold the blow of the series.
He got a hit and denticulate a run in Bold 5, again got three hits, a homer, two RBIs and denticulate three times in Bold 6. In Bold 7, he had addition hit and RBI.
Who gets fractional credit? Bill Murray, of course. That’s why Rizzo gave him the big hug again alien him to his dad, who anon buddied up with the acclaimed actor/comedian. Heck, they went adrift about the belly of Progressive Field calm attractive for Cubs T-shirts while Rizzo went aback to his interviews.
Rizzo accustomed that one of the acknowledgment things about actuality a Cub is all the celebrity fans. But Murray, he’s the coolest to become accompany with, right?
“Of course,” Rizzo said. “It’s Bill Murray.”
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