{"id":15540,"date":"2017-04-12T16:56:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-12T21:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=15540"},"modified":"2022-08-15T09:33:46","modified_gmt":"2022-08-15T14:33:46","slug":"first-base-cubs-world-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/first-base-cubs-world-series\/","title":{"rendered":"You Can Buy the First Base from Game 7 of the 2016 Cubs World Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"arIndex_0\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you think you\u2019re the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/cubs-parade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">biggest cubs fan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> out there? Here&#8217;s your chance to prove it! MLB Auctions put the first base from the 2016 World Series Game 7 used during the 9th and 10th innings up for sale early Monday morning. For those who&#8217;ve waited 108 years for last year&#8217;s World Series win, no price may be too steep, even though the\u00a0price is climbing hundreds of dollars every hour. <\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"arIndex_1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So we know what you\u2019re thinking\u2026 how much is this piece of Cubs history going to set you back? Since going live late Monday morning, the World Series first base is now at $17,550 (<em>ouch<\/em>) with 68 bids and continuing to rise with the smallest bid increment of $25. <\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"arIndex_2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If owning the base touched by Anthony Rizzo in the game&#8217;s final moments isn&#8217;t quite worth the damage to your wallet, head over to the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/auctions.mlb.com\/iSynApp\/allAuction.action?sid=1101001&amp;rc=25&amp;pgcust1=2016WS&amp;pgcust2=key_search&amp;pgcust3=panname_keyword_s&amp;queryTokenList[0].type=fieldmatch&amp;queryTokenList[0].name=panname_keyword_s&amp;queryTokenList[0].value1=%202016WS&amp;queryTokenList[0].value2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MLB Auction site<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> now for a chance to bid on over a dozen authentic World Series items, ranging from World Series baseballs, game jerseys, and even stuff for Cleveland fans.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"arIndex_3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There&#8217;s still time to join the auction. So it comes down to the final question\u2026 Do you still think you\u2019re the biggest Cubs fan? <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/auctions.mlb.com\/iSynApp\/auctionDisplay.action?auctionId=1765089&amp;pgmode1=partsearch&amp;pgcust1=2016WS&amp;pgmode3=livebid&amp;&amp;qt[0].type=fieldmatch&amp;qt[0].name=panname_keyword_s&amp;qt[0].value1=2016WS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prove it now!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"arIndex_4\"><em>Featured Image Credit: <a href=\"http:\/\/vesphoto.net\/2016\/the-chicago-cubs-win-the-2016-world-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ron Vesely<\/a>; Originally Reported by <a href=\"http:\/\/chicagoist.com\/2017\/04\/12\/wanna_buy_the_first_base_from_the_c.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chicagoist<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you think you\u2019re the biggest cubs fan out there? Here&#8217;s your chance to prove it! 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