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Sneaky Cubs fan changes Pittsburgh sign to 'Lets Go Cubs'

Mike Oz
(WGN)
(WGN)

The NL wild-card clash Wednesday night between the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates looks to be a classic, with two great pitchers on the mound in Jake Arrieta and Gerrit Cole, plus two of the best teams in MLB playing a winner-take-all game.

But that may not be the only classic in this conversation. A Chicago Cubs fan in Pittsburgh pulled off a classic prank. He snuck into an office building across the street from PNC Park and changed their sign from "Lets Go Bucs" to "Lets Go Cubs." Sneaky, brilliant and hilarious.

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The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette identified the culprit as Steve Mpistolarides. He's a police officer in Cook County (Ill.) and lives in Chicago. According to the Post-Gazette, the sign stayed that way for about 10 minutes before someone noticed and switched it back.

"It was just for fun. Just a prank," Mpistolarides said.

And what a great prank it was. This could have been prevented if they'd just spelled out Pirates instead of Bucs. Can't jumble those letters up into anything Cub-specific. Keep that in mind for the future, Pittsburgh.

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Mike Oz is the editor of Big League Stew on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at mikeozstew@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter!