Eddie Vedder dedicated the seventh-inning stretch to David Ross
Eddie Vedder likes the Cubs -- that much is obvious as the lifelong fan has brought Ernie Banks on stage with Pearl Jam and celebrated with Theo Epstein at the end of the Cubs' NLCS clincher. Coming out to sing the seventh-inning stretch during the Cubs' 3-2 victory in Sunday's must-win Game 5, Vedder first thanked Epstein, owner Tom Ricketts and manager Joe Maddon before he got to the man he really wanted to honor with his song:
"There's one guy in particular I want to sing my [butt] off for. He's No. 3, he's behind the plate, he may retire, but he'll never quit -- Mr. David Ross, I'd like to belt this one out for you. It's his last game at Wrigley, let's sing it for him."
Not a bad ovation for the 39-year-old catcher, who became a fan icon after only 387 regular-season plate appearances as a Cub in his career. Of course, Ross was also instrumental in Sunday's action -- he "assisted"
"I've gotten to know him a little bit here and he's a really down to earth genuine human being," the catcher said of the singer after the game. "Everybody's looking at me, saying, 'Dude, Eddie Vedder just dedicated the whole seventh inning stretch to you.' My mind's blown away. He's just a good person to be who he is, a rock star. Everybody knows who Eddie Vedder is. To say my name is a huge compliment."
Beyond uniting Cubs fans in singing for Ross, Vedder's appearance also inspired A's reliever
the lead singer of Pearl Jam singing take me out to the ball game at wrigley field during the WS, does it get eddie vedder than that?
— Obi-Sean Kenobi Doolittle (@whatwouldDOOdo) October 31, 2016
Tune in to FOX on Tuesday to see if David Ross and the Cubs can keep their World Series hopes alive in Game 6, with 7:30 p.m. ET air time l 8 p.m. game time.
