Norman Rockwell’s classic Cubs painting sold for $662,500

This is from the Bright One’s sports blog:

Finally, a sleepy scene from the Cubs dugout ends with a positive. Sadly, this is not a reference to the current batch of North Siders and their aging caretaker, Lou Piniella.

New York auction house Christie’s spun off the Norman Rockwell painting “The Dugout” Wednesday in an auction worth a nifty $662,500 – plus some fees that are hardly worth mentioning on top of that pile of dough.