CNN
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Chicago Cubs fans know a thing or two about patience. You don’t suffer the longest championship drought in North American sports history – 108 seasons from 1908 to 2016 – without learning how to deal with disappointment.
Despite another underwhelming season in which the Cubs finished with a record of 83-79 and missed the playoffs for the fourth year in a row, Chicago had the sixth-highest average home attendance in the MLB this season at 35,949.
To show his appreciation for the Cubs faithful, left fielder Ian Happ chucked a ball wrapped in $100 bills to the left stands on Sunday. The gesture marked the team’s final game of the season, in which the Cincinnati Reds claimed a 3-0 shutout win over Chicago.
Happ’s message, written on the ball, read: “Thanks for the support all season! Beers for the left field crew on me!”
The moment was shared on the Bleacher Bums Instagram page – which dubs itself a fan page for the left-field bleachers at Wrigley Field – adding, “(Ian Happ) just tossed this ball to us with some $$ to buy our section some drinks for the last game of the year! What a guy! Cheers Ian!”
