TwitterThe Chicago Cubs just won the World Series and it made for very Murray celebrations.
Unfortunately for the team, who have never been crowned World Series champs in their 108-year history, their win has been slightly overshadowed by their biggest fan, Bill Murray.
The 66-year-old Groundhog Day actor hit peak joy when his team won the most prestigious baseball accolade of the season.
GIPHYI think we can all agree Murray’s reaction knocked it out the park, and Twitter reacted accordingly.
https://t.co/CZNvK6QG7k pic.twitter.com/Ze61Dodoeo
— Consequence of Sound (@consequence) November 3, 2016
Murray, amidst thousands of Cubs fans, celebrated the end of the mythical Cubs curse in a hazy Passion Play of drunken glee, whooping and tears.
The actor – a man who clearly knows what America wants – called on the Mayor of the city to cancel school in celebration.
Bill Murray just canceled school in Chicago for the rest of the week pic.twitter.com/taafpwSL5k
— Consequence of Sound (@consequence) November 3, 2016
Celebrating in the only way us simple humans know how, Murray proceeded to make as much noise as physically possible, honking horns, dancing and yelling.
Bill Murray gave a ticket away to Game 6: https://t.co/XMaEUaAfoV
And now he's out here honking horns! pic.twitter.com/TfZEjn33dO
— Cut4 (@Cut4) November 3, 2016
A visibly drunk Murray proceeded to hot-foot it down to the locker room where he interviewed Cubs boss, Theo Epstein with hilarious results.
Drunk Bill Murray interviewing drunk Theo Epstein is one of the best interviews ever. https://t.co/STy90yPQSc
— Joon Lee (@iamjoonlee) November 3, 2016
Then the tables were turned.
As he was interviewed after the glorious win, Murray, the self-declared ‘baseball purist’ said:
I feel like even though the rain’s stopped, I’m glistening.
"I feel like, even though the rain stopped, I'm glistening." – Bill Murray on seeing his #Cubs win the #WorldSeries pic.twitter.com/yfhEfYtwZo
— Jeremy (@JeremySinger) November 3, 2016
Shortly afterwards, Twitter hit peak fandom.
#WorldSeriesGame7 made Bill Murray happy. Everyone can sleep now. Bless you, Bill Murray. Bless you. #njpoet pic.twitter.com/UYM5FYVz1j
— Charles Bivona (@CharlesBivona) November 3, 2016
#BillMurray will play #BillMurray in the movie about the 2016 #WorldSeries pic.twitter.com/hMGm4vUgbH
— Cameron Sinclair (@casinclair) November 3, 2016
https://twitter.com/CauldronICYMI/status/794042090153836544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Meanwhile, Smashing Pumpkins front man Billy Corgan threw shade at fair-weather fans, saying:
I don’t talk to other Cubs celebrities. In fact, I’m anti-Cubs celebrity.
Although I know a few Cubs celebrities, other Cubs celebrities tend to show up when the playoffs are around.
I don’t necessarily see them in June. I might be a little biased being a Chicagoan year-round.
For his sake, I hope he’s not talking about Murray – a dedicated Cub – or he’ll be in for some serious hate from Murray’s army of fans.
Certainly, a joyous sporting moment of this magnitude hasn’t been seen since the end of Space Jam.
A former emo kid who talks too much about 8Chan meme culture, the Kardashian Klan, and how her smartphone is probably killing her. Francesca is a Cardiff University Journalism Masters grad who has done words for BBC, ELLE, The Debrief, DAZED, an art magazine you’ve never heard of and a feminist zine which never went to print.