Sports

World Champions by Michael Durr

Someday has finally arrived. The Chicago Cubs are the World Series Champions. Throughout my life, I have gone through ups and downs with the sport of baseball. I played t-ball as a young kid and continued playing for a while after that. However, growing up in the era of Michael Jordan, basketball quickly stole my attention. I played basketball in grade school and into high school. In respect to baseball, I guess I have always been somewhat of a bandwagon fan. I remember the days of Andre Dawson and Ryan Sandberg. I remember shifting my attention to the White Sox during the years of the Big Hurt and then shifted back to follow the Sammy Sosa and Mark McGuire home run race. I also remember being in college when the infamous Bartman game happened. There was an outdoor watch party down the street and I remember on my way home a door came flying off a balcony. It was in that moment I realized that a Cubs World Series would be absolutely insane.

After 108 years of waiting.

It didn't disappoint.

This is the year.

2016

NOAH RAP by Michael Durr

YO! It's the dream machine Gonna bring Chicago that golden bling Have you ever seen Noah REBOUND? Slammin and Jammin to the new swing sound Yeah, everybody let's move Vanilla is back with da New Block Groove Gonna rock, And roll this place With the power of Joakim Noah's face. Buckets, ya know what I'm layin' Devastate the floor while da Bulls are sayin'

Noah, Noah, RAP! Noah, Noah, RAP! GO GO GO GO! Go Noah, Go Noah, GO: Go Noah, Go Noah, GO! Go Noah, Go Noah, GO: Go Noah, Go Noah, GO! GO GO GO GO!

Fans, fill in da seats Watch da flames when the NOAH gets HEAT Feel it, if you know what I said Give it up, for those heroes in red Just flowin, day after day Kickin' it up, play by play Cause in this life there's only one winner You better aim high so you can be the center In it to win it, That's what this team is for Chicago Bulls that you gotta adore it's the

Noah, Noah, RAP! Noah, Noah, RAP! GO GO GO GO! Go Noah, Go Noah, GO: Go Noah, Go Noah, GO! Go Noah, Go Noah, GO: Go Noah, Go Noah, GO! GO GO GO GO!

Villains you better run and cower Because one day you might meet the tower So choose your path and don't slip Thibs is in control with the voice of the grim rip Rockin' the crowd the way it should be rocked Benny in da house dropin' it like it's hot You know it's hittin, Like Joakin Noah When the ball starts tippin, You better check your level The power of the Noah is strong Fightin' opponents 'til they're all gone

Noah, Noah, RAP! Noah, Noah, RAP! GO GO GO GO! Go Noah, Go Noah, GO: Go Noah, Go Noah, GO! Go Noah, Go Noah, GO: Go Noah, Go Noah, GO! GO GO GO GO!

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Noah, Noah, RAP! Noah, Noah, RAP! GO GO GO GO! Go Noah, Go Noah, GO: Go Noah, Go Noah, GO! Go Noah, Go Noah, GO: Go Noah, Go Noah, GO! GO GO GO GO!