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- Updated: October 31, 2016
CHICAGO — Bob Newhart has a little bit of a problem facing him Tuesday night.
He’s going to dinner with Don Rickles, which in and of itself isn’t an issue. It’s difficult to imagine a more entertaining get-together than one involving these comedic legends, along with their wives, Ginny Newhart and Barbara Rickles. But this dinner also bumps up against Game 6 of the World Series in Cleveland for this die-hard Cubs fan of the past eight decades.
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“Of all the days for him to pick to have dinner,” Newhart told MLB.com. “It’s when the Cubs could be eliminated or could advance to the final game.
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“I’m going to have to figure out a way to sneak a radio in. Maybe we’ll go to a restaurant where they have TV.”
Newhart, 87, and as immensely affable as he is immensely talented, has been closely following this historic Cubs run throughout the 2016 season and into the World Series. Fans of the legendary comedian, who brought the Bob Newhart Show and Newhart to millions of television viewers, have the chance to share Newhart’s angst and celebration through his Twitter account, @BobNewhart.
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When the Cubs rallied for four runs in the ninth inning to take Game 4 from the Giants and claim the National League Division Series, Newhart tweeted a picture of himself holding the “W” flag in front of a television showing Aroldis Chapman’s final strikeout of Brandon Belt. His wife took the picture, the Cubs had sent him the flag and the hat and his daughter updated his social media accounts.
Added to the picture was the humorous commentary: “Cubs, I am 87 and I am getting too old for this.” His most recent tweet came Sunday night after the Cubs returned the World Series to Cleveland via a 3-2 victory, stating, “One thing I’ve learned in 80 years of being a Cubs fan … you can never count the Cubbies out. …
