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Iowa sports history: Cubs fans wait for hours to see World Series trophy at Principal Park

Iowa sports history: Cubs fans wait for hours to see World Series trophy at Principal Park
WEBVTT AND DANGEROUERIC: EXCITING NEWS THISMORNING.THE CHICAGO CUBS WORLD SERIESTROPHY WILL SOON BE IN DESMOINES. KCCI'S TOMMIE CLARK IS LIVE ATPRINCIPAL PARK.ABOUT HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE DOWNTHERE ALREADY?TOMMIE I GUARANTEE IT ISOVER100 PEOPLE READY TO SEE THETROPHY.WE ARE AT THE FRONT OF THE LINE.PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WAITING USSINCE LAST NIGHT TO SEE THETROPHY.TELL ME, WHAT ARE THEDETAILSPEOPLE WANT TO SEE THE TROPHY?>> THE TROPHY WILL BE HERE FOR90 MINUTES AND WE'RE HOPING TOGET AS MANY FANS AS POSSIBLE.THE FIRST 500 PEOPLE AREGUARANTEED TO SEE THE TROPHY.TOMMIE: WHAT DOES IT MEAN THATYOU GET TO HAVE THE TROPHY?>> WE SEE TH FANS ALREADY OUTHERE.WE HAV BEEN AFFILIATED WITH THECUBS FOR OVER 30 YEARS.A LOT OF THOSE PLAYERS IMPACTSTHE WORLD SERIES TEAM.IT MEANS A LOT TO THE FANSTO BEA PART OF THE WORLD SERIES.TOMMIE: DO YOU EXPECT THE LINE?>> WE DIDN'T KNOW QUITE WHAT WEWOULD SEE THIS MORNING.IT HAS BEEN FUN TO SEE EVERYBODYCOME OUT.TOMMIE: THANK YOU SO MUCH FORJOINING US.YOU CAN SEE IT FROM 10:00 UNTIL
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Iowa sports history: Cubs fans wait for hours to see World Series trophy at Principal Park
Editor's note: This story first aired on KCCI in 2017.A once-in-a-lifetime moment? Cubs fans hope that's not the case. Hundreds of Chicago faithful lined up at Principal Park, home of the Triple A Iowa Cubs, to see the World Series trophy and snap a few selfies on Feb. 1, 2017. The Cubs, who last won the World Series in 1908, beat Cleveland in the 2016 World Series. Photos: Cubs fans line up to see World Series trophy in Des Moines

Editor's note: This story first aired on KCCI in 2017.

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A once-in-a-lifetime moment? Cubs fans hope that's not the case.

Hundreds of Chicago faithful lined up at Principal Park, home of the Triple A Iowa Cubs, to see the World Series trophy and snap a few selfies on Feb. 1, 2017. The Cubs, who last won the World Series in 1908, beat Cleveland in the 2016 World Series.

Photos: Cubs fans line up to see World Series trophy in Des Moines