You can’t be a Cubs fan without having a clear-headed love for the late Harry Caray.

You fondly remember the call when Rick Sutcliffe struck out the batter to clinch the division pennant in 84.  Almost as clearly you remember the times when he seemingly wasn’t even watching the game as he droned on about his love of nachos, the smell of pine tar, or a pain he was experiencing in his foot.  You didn’t believe he was the greatest living baseball expert or the most eloquent commentator, but somehow he connected with you, the cable-subscribing baseball fan.  Harry was a real person, a true Cubs fan, and we LOVED him for it.

All that to say, I think Will Farrell’s caricature of him is genius.   I’m not sure how I missed his reprisal of that sketch in this year’s season finale of SNL, but I just came across it today.  Literally laughed so hard I lost control of the laptop.  Enjoy.

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