The Year of The Cub

     If you're in Wrigleyville, and you happen to be looking at the vatrious rooftops along Sheffield Avenue, you may notice one in particular.

     This is its story.  The Lakeview Baseball Club has been a Wrigleyville staple since the 1980s.  In the mid-90s, they started hanging a sign out in front of the club(visible from Wrigley Field)  One of the signs reads "Eamus Catuli!", which is an approximate Latin translation of "Let's Go Cubs!"  But then there are also a series of numbers right next to the phrase that have their own significance.  As of now they read AC0568105.  What do they mean?

     First off, AC is an abbreviation for Anno Catuli(yup, more Latin), which means "In the Year of The Cubs".  The first number signify how long since the Cubs have won their division, the second number tells how long since they made it to the World Series, and the third number signifies how long since they've gone all the way.  So, 05 represents the number of years since 2008, our last division title.  68 represents the number of years since 1945, our last world Series berth.  And 105 represents the number of years since 1908, our last...you get the idea.

     So on that glorious night when we finally do win it all, Cubs fans everywhere will be dancing in the street, toasting those players of old, and thanking Chiune Sugihara.  But they will also be milling about the Lakeview Baseball Club, waiting for the glorious moment those numbers read AC000000.