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CHICAGO This was the moment Mary Gerrity had waited for her entire life.She loves the Cubs. A lifelong Chicagoan, shes always loved the Cubs.And in the moments Josh Tomlin Jersey after her Cubs clinched their first trip to the World Series since 1945 a few years after she was born Mary was standing on top of the Wrigley Field dugout as the players rushed the field and the fans in the stands went crazy. She was in her baseball heaven.See, Marys an usher at Wrigley. If youve been there,you know the ushers are the lifeblood of this historic stadium. Its not a job so much as it is a calling. The players who wear the uniform measure their time with the club in years. Ushers here measure their time in decades.MORE: Must-see NLCS photosIf you havent been to Wrigley, schedule a trip and make sure you get there early to chat with the ushers. You wont be disappointed.Anyway, in the moments after the final out of the Cubs 5-0 win against the Dodgers in Game 6 of the NLCS, I couldnt help butnotice the look of purejoy on Marys face as she sang along with Go, Cubs, Go, a look that told me the story of what the moment meant to an entire city, to a fan base thats not constrained by geographical bounds. Acouple feet to her left, there was her friend and fellow usherKathy West. Kathy couldnt hold back the tears.I tweeted pictures of the two (Mary Yonder Alonso Jersey has the darker hair), and Twitters reaction to those images told me the looks on their faces spoke to baseball fans everywhere.Wrigley ushers. Yeah, this is something special. pic.twitter.com/HwxeZbooGj Ryan Fagan (@ryanfagan) October 23, 2016I played softball all my life, Mary told meas the celebration raged all around, and when I was a kid, I wanted to play in the major leagues. I was going to be a pitcher, the first woman pitcher. I played softball up until two years ago. I just love this game. I love it. I love it.SPECTOR: A lot has changed since Cubs' last pennantThis is Marys 12th season as an usher at Wrigley. Both Mary and Kathy started as ushers in other spots in the stadium and worked their way to the prime location in the section directly behind the Cubs dugout. I asked Mary, who worked for the Chicago Transit Authority before retiring, why she wanted to be an usher at Wrigley.Because I love the Cubs and I love baseball, she said. Its a dream retirement job.MORE: TV schedule for Cubs-Indians World SeriesAnd now its a dream trip to the World Series.Its an amazing experience for the Cubs' players Indians Cool Base Team Red Jersey and coaches and front office types, sure, but for the people like Mary and Kathy and all the other lifelong Cubs fans?MORE: Get Cubs championship gearIts unbelievable, Mary said.Yes, it is, Mary. Yes, it is. CHICAGO This was the moment Mary Gerrity had waited for her entire life.She loves the Cubs. A lifelong Chicagoan, shes always loved the Cubs.And in the moments Josh Tomlin Jersey after her Cubs clinched their first trip to the World Series since 1945 a few years after she was born Mary was standing on top of the Wrigley Field dugout as the players rushed the field and the fans in the stands went crazy. She was in her baseball heaven.See, Marys an usher at Wrigley. If youve been there,you know the ushers are the lifeblood of this historic stadium. Its not a job so much as it is a calling. The players who wear the uniform measure their time with the club in years. Ushers here measure their time in decades.MORE: Must-see NLCS photosIf you havent been to Wrigley, schedule a trip and make sure you get there early to chat with the ushers. You wont be disappointed.Anyway, in the moments after the final out of the Cubs 5-0 win against the Dodgers in Game 6 of the NLCS, I couldnt help butnotice the look of purejoy on Marys face as she sang along with Go, Cubs, Go, a look that told me the story of what the moment meant to an entire city, to a fan base thats not constrained by geographical bounds. Acouple feet to her left, there was her friend and fellow usherKathy West. Kathy couldnt hold back the tears.I tweeted pictures of the two (Mary Yonder Alonso Jersey has the darker hair), and Twitters reaction to those images told me the looks on their faces spoke to baseball fans everywhere.Wrigley ushers. Yeah, this is something special. pic.twitter.com/HwxeZbooGj Ryan Fagan (@ryanfagan) October 23, 2016I played softball all my life, Mary told meas the celebration raged all around, and when I was a kid, I wanted to play in the major leagues. I was going to be a pitcher, the first woman pitcher. I played softball up until two years ago. I just love this game. I love it. I love it.SPECTOR: A lot has changed since Cubs' last pennantThis is Marys 12th season as an usher at Wrigley. Both Mary and Kathy started as ushers in other spots in the stadium and worked their way to the prime location in the section directly behind the Cubs dugout. I asked Mary, who worked for the Chicago Transit Authority before retiring, why she wanted to be an usher at Wrigley.Because I love the Cubs and I love baseball, she said. Its a dream retirement job.MORE: TV schedule for Cubs-Indians World SeriesAnd now its a dream trip to the World Series.Its an amazing experience for the Cubs' players Indians Cool Base Team Red Jersey and coaches and front office types, sure, but for the people like Mary and Kathy and all the other lifelong Cubs fans?MORE: Get Cubs championship gearIts unbelievable, Mary said.Yes, it is, Mary. 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