Cubs Finally Win the World Series (Well, in a Video Game)

Deutsch's PlayStation ad imagines the unimaginable

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This new ad by by Deutsch/LA for PlayStation's MLB 12 The Show is pretty sweet—or bittersweet, maybe, if you're a Chicago Cubs fan. It shows the North Side of Chicago erupting as the Cubs finally win the World Series again—a chain of events about as plausible as that diamond-encrusted panther traveling the world for Cartier. Indeed, the twist ending reveals that Cub fans' misery endures—for a few more months at the very least—though fans can reverse the curse virtually.

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