CHICAGO • A few minutes earlier, they were giving him an ovation.
Now they're throwing his ball back on the field in disgust.
In a pregame ceremony Friday that included a video highlight film and "Welcome Back, Dexter" montage, the Cubs presented Cardinals center fielder Dexter Fowler with his World Series championship ring. The applause grew as he posed with former teammates and execs near home plate for one of the oddest photos in baseball history -- a Cardinal, surrounded by Cubs, and that Cardinal is flashing a Cubs World Series ring.
Moment later, Fowler showed the Cubs what they've been missing.