Joy and Despair in Wrigleyville: 10 Best Chicago Cubs Shout-Outs in Movies and TV (Photos)

The greatest sports moment in our lifetime has arrived after arguably the greatest baseball game ever played. The Chicago Cubs, after 108 years of suffering, are World Series Champions. Aside from the Boston Red Sox’s championship drought, there’s no other team that has come to be defined for its combination of tradition, passion and seemingly endless tragedy. As such, the Cubs have become the basis for many jokes and stories in movies and TV. Here are 10 of the best.

If you ask a Cubs fan to name a movie about their favorite team, they will almost assuredly mention “Rookie of the Year.”