Have you seen the Showtime movie Chuck, based on the life of heavyweight boxer Chuck Wepner, whose 15-round fight with Muhammad Ali served the inspiration for Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky screenplay? What a sad-sack life that guy had. Rocky, as interpreted in motivational speeches by a naked Anthony Rizzo, was a big inspiration for the Cubs as they finished off the Indians in the 2016 World Series after being down 3-1.
And now it’s a Cubs article, because other than the announcement of who will be attending this weekend’s Cubs Convention, there’s nothing else to report.