An American baseball reference?

[Amy Z]

No: HPFGUIDX 68530

Darrin wrote:

> WAIT A SECOND.
> 
> Ch-udley Cannons.
> 
> Ch-icago Cubs.
> 
> Now just a gosh-darned minute!

I would love to think that JKR is referring to the long-suffering 
Cubbies here, but I think the profile of the Cannons fits the Red Sox 
more than the Cubs.  The Red Sox, non-aficionados of baseball, are 
famous for not having won a World Series since The Great War.  The 
Cubs have *never* won a World Series.  The Cannons were once a great 
team, with their glory days far in the past.

Amy Z
with deep condolences to Darrin from the sisterly perspective of an 
Expos fan (star Vladimir Guerrero on the disabled list, team destined 
for dissolution)

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all just keep our fingers crossed and hope for the best.