Ten-year-old Joey Marshall is at his grandma's house, watching the Cubs in a Memorial Day match with the Pirates. Normally Joey would be for the Pirates, because his last birthday party had a pirate theme, but his grandma is a Cubs fan, so he's cheering along with her.
His Grandma tells him at the end of each inning, "Never be a Cubs fan, Joey. It's nothing but heartbreak. Better to be a Yankees fan..." But her voice trails off into a choking sound as she says it, so he knows there is a truth somewhere beyond what he yet knows at his tender age.
He is not too young to learn the game, though. To his surprise, he just figured out what a "fielder's choice" is. If he can understand that, a whole new world can open. Perhaps he will become the choice fielder, and play for the Cubs, and win a World Series, and make his grandma happy...
You laugh the laugh of the knowing as you hear his dream. Everyone in Periwinkle County does. But if your dream cannot soar beyond your grasp, what's a Wrigley Field for...
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