The World Series trophy is stylish, beautiful, and quite spindly. Theo Epstein should have remembered this from winning one with the Boston Red Sox, but alas he did not learn the lesson. The Commissioner’s Trophy needed repair after reports that several of the flags snapped off the top of it.
It took the Cubs 108 years to get the World Series trophy, and 7 months to break it
James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL.
How does this happen, you might ask. Well, by bringing it on stage with Eddie Vedder and having the crowd pass it around.
Here’s what happened, according to the Chicago Tribune:
Epstein is shown on stage playing guitar while Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder sings and the trophies are being passed around the room.
“A handful of (the 30) flags came off the trophy during the event Saturday night,” Cubs vice president of communications and community affairs Julian Green told the Tribune. “(It) was repaired and was on display Sunday (at Fenway along with the Red Sox trophy).”
A little bit of glue never hurt anyone.
