“Enjoy the ride.”
If there was a countdown of the top slogans used by our guy David Kaplan during the summer of 2016, this was near the top of the list. Kaplan declared (ranted?) this while the Cubs were on a brief downturn near the All-Star break of their World Series-winning season. Fans were in a panic. Kaplan called for calm.
Similarly, there’s another adage that goes, ‘You don’t know what you got until it’s gone.’ And that’s where this list comes into play.
We’re looking at players who gave fans a thrill for one great season.