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The World Series of the Armageddon
Topic Started: Oct 28 2016, 04:54 AM (99 Views)
Catseye
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W.P. Kinsella is probably best known for his 1982 novel "Shoeless Joe," the inspiration for the film "Field of Dreams." But the following year, Kinsella wrote a lesser-known short story titled "The Last Pennant Before Armageddon."

In it, Al Tiller, the manager of the Chicago Cubs, is haunted by a prophetic dream that the world will end if the Cubs defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers to win the National League pennant. This puts Tiller in a bind: He must choose between momentary glory or the end of the world.

"The Last Pennant Before Armageddon" was included in a collection of W.P. Kinsella's essays called "The Thrill of the Grass." In the story, the backdrop for the Cubs' season is the threat of nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union. In one of the manager's dreams, God says, "I think you should know that when the Cubs next win the National League Championship, it will be the last pennant before Armageddon."

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Fascinating.
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