Cubs
players revel in World Series victory parade
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[November 05, 2016]
By Frank Pingue
(Reuters) - Showered with confetti and
cheered by screaming fans, the Cubs wound their way through downtown
Chicago on open-topped buses on Friday to celebrate the team's first
World Series victory in 108 years.
Hundreds of thousands of long-suffering fans skipped work and school
to line the streets while the Chicago River that flows through the
city was dyed Cubs blue in honor of the newly-crowned Major League
Baseball champions.
The parade left Wrigley Field under clear blue skies and players
took turns holding up the glittering World Series trophy as the
procession made its way south through miles of downtown streets
before ending at Grant Park where a free rally was held.
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Members of the Cubs stood on the upper level of red double-decker
buses that were adorned with banners that read "World Series
champions" and followed a police escort.
Supporters that crammed the route held signs that read, "World
Champs" while others held white flags with a blue 'W' on it that is
a Cubs tradition signifying victory.
The city's streets, many of which were closed by 4 AM CDT (0900
GMT), were left covered in red, white and blue confetti that was
shot from cannons along the parade route.
The Cubs vanquished generations of futility when they beat the
Cleveland Indians on Wednesday in a thrilling finale to MLB's
best-of-seven championship series.
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Busses carrying the Chicago Cubs move down Chicago's Magnificent
Mile as they celebrate winning the team's first World Series in 108
years during a victory parade in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., November
4, 2016. REUTERS/Frank Polich
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The city of Chicago said it expected about 5 million people at the
World Series celebration, more than double the number at a similar
event in 2015 when the National Hockey League's Chicago Blackhawks
won their third Stanley Cup in six years.
(Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto; Editing by Steve Keating)
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