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This exchange (from the playoffs thread) just made me shudder:

Sorry Leee, I've gotta root for Florida because they'll be easier opponents for the Cubs.

-- jaymc (jmcunnin...), October 1st, 2003 6:28 PM. (jaymc)
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Careful, last time the Fish beat the Giants in a DS, they won the whole bloody thing.

-- Leee (redhalcyo...), October 1st, 2003 6:50 PM. (Leee)

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 15 October 2003 05:10 (twenty years ago) link

Yes, but look at wood! All orange and explody!

― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Wednesday, 15 October 2003 05:15 (twenty years ago) link

... clown ... flashbacks ...

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 15 October 2003 05:18 (twenty years ago) link

"Guess what? The bookies aren't laughing anymore."

― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Wednesday, 15 October 2003 05:25 (twenty years ago) link

I was just upset at Blount rubbing it in. But you know what I'm saying--refresh my memory, how many similarly dominant teams in the history of sports have ended up with so little to show for it? (I'm sure there are a few, but it's late.) Is choking more about ceasing suddenly to overachieve, or ...

― brian nemtusak (sanlazaro), Wednesday, 15 October 2003 05:27 (twenty years ago) link

oh my god im going to cry

― phil-two (phil-two), Wednesday, 15 October 2003 05:30 (twenty years ago) link

from the above story on bookies:

"You don't get grief for being a Cubs fan," Jones said about her new life in Las Vegas. "You get grief for being a Bears fan, because they don't win."

huh? i seem to recall the bears winning a superbowl in the 80s...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Wednesday, 15 October 2003 10:30 (twenty years ago) link

"Still got game 7. Still got game 7"

That's probably what Red Sox were saying in 86.

At least Gonzales actually has driven in some runs in this series, unlike Leon Durham who couldn't drive in a needed run AND would boot a play to lose a game. (Mind you, Durham was the reason that the Cubs traded Buckner to the Red Sox.)

The first time I ever got drunk was at my cousins wedding reception in 84, I was 14 and got blammoed stealing drinks off of tables after seeing Lee Smith gave up that gopher ball to Steve Garvey on the TV in the lobby.

― earlnash, Wednesday, 15 October 2003 11:31 (twenty years ago) link

You Cubs fans can console yourself with the fact that at least they're not the Tigers.

― Nicolars (Nicole), Wednesday, 15 October 2003 11:38 (twenty years ago) link

But the Tigers are just plain terrible -- they don't toy with you.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 15 October 2003 13:57 (twenty years ago) link

But the magnitude of their suckage is something that is almost indescribably depressing.

― Nicolars (Nicole), Wednesday, 15 October 2003 14:06 (twenty years ago) link

But Detroit has the Red Wings!

― Leee (Leee), Wednesday, 15 October 2003 19:46 (twenty years ago) link

And Ben Wallace's 'fro!

― Leee (Leee), Wednesday, 15 October 2003 19:46 (twenty years ago) link

The Tigers also won a World Series more recently than the Cubs.

― hstencil, Wednesday, 15 October 2003 19:48 (twenty years ago) link

Everyone has won a World Series more recently than the Cubs. Including the Sox. Both of 'em.

― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Wednesday, 15 October 2003 19:52 (twenty years ago) link

But the Tigers won it in 1984, which is at least within my lifetime.

― hstencil, Wednesday, 15 October 2003 20:00 (twenty years ago) link

Yeah! Fuck, the manager of the team even has a '84 Tigers World Series ring!

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 15 October 2003 20:26 (twenty years ago) link

this poor bastard

― cinniblount (James Blount), Wednesday, 15 October 2003 20:49 (twenty years ago) link

Hey, don't jump all over me -- I was just talking about this year!

― Nicolars (Nicole), Wednesday, 15 October 2003 21:01 (twenty years ago) link

http://web.archive.org/web/19970616054203/http://www.nd.edu/~sbartman/

May the Lord forgive me.

I don't know whether to laugh or cry.

― Kerry (dymaxia), Wednesday, 15 October 2003 21:08 (twenty years ago) link

that poor bastard

― cinniblount (James Blount), Wednesday, 15 October 2003 21:23 (twenty years ago) link

billy corgan's singing 'take me out' tonight - not a good sign

― cinniblount (James Blount), Wednesday, 15 October 2003 21:23 (twenty years ago) link

http://www.dit.upm.es/figures/icons/bartman.gif

― Leee (Leee), Wednesday, 15 October 2003 21:24 (twenty years ago) link

He's a cure fan... This explains it all.

― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 15 October 2003 21:30 (twenty years ago) link

uh oh

― brian nemtusak (sanlazaro), Wednesday, 15 October 2003 22:50 (twenty years ago) link

I really am feelin bad for that guy now, I like wanted to cry reading a newspaper article about him today.

― Ally-zay, Wednesday, 15 October 2003 22:53 (twenty years ago) link

He's a cure fan... This explains it all.

(OH, just checked the links. thought you were talking about corgan.)

― brian nemtusak (sanlazaro), Wednesday, 15 October 2003 22:57 (twenty years ago) link

I'm feeling bad for him now too ... I still think it was a dopey move, but jesus. What the fuck does he do now? And really, even if he did 'open the door,' it's true, the Cubs barreled through it all by themselves.

― brian nemtusak (sanlazaro), Wednesday, 15 October 2003 23:01 (twenty years ago) link

His website is further proof that listening to the radio at the game=dork.

― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 15 October 2003 23:13 (twenty years ago) link

Yeah and if someone on ILX thinks you're a dork, watch the fuck out, yo.

― Ally-zay, Wednesday, 15 October 2003 23:21 (twenty years ago) link

We should have an weekly Cool Award[tm].

― Leee (Leee), Wednesday, 15 October 2003 23:26 (twenty years ago) link

It's not me, Ally. It's science, yo.

― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 15 October 2003 23:27 (twenty years ago) link

I'm awarding this week's Cool Award(TM) arbitrarily to Al Leiter.

― Ally-zay, Wednesday, 15 October 2003 23:28 (twenty years ago) link

uh-oh

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 15 October 2003 23:30 (twenty years ago) link

3-0!!! Cabrera's a fucking stud.

And I've fallen for Al Leiter this series too. When you hear Bret Boone mumble you can tell it's just the roids talking.

― Yanc3y (ystrickler), Wednesday, 15 October 2003 23:30 (twenty years ago) link

QUINN'S WITH A HOOKER?

(xpost) Leiter is just awesome, I didn't realize he was commentating these days.

― Ally-zay, Wednesday, 15 October 2003 23:31 (twenty years ago) link

Um, what the thread title said.

― brian nemtusak (sanlazaro), Wednesday, 15 October 2003 23:31 (twenty years ago) link

HAA-HAAA! Kerry! KERRY!!!!

― brian nemtusak (sanlazaro), Thursday, 16 October 2003 00:06 (twenty years ago) link

(I take it back. Or. Um. Anyway, I'd put the Cubs and Fish in a dead heat now, momentumwise ...)

― brian nemtusak (sanlazaro), Thursday, 16 October 2003 00:12 (twenty years ago) link

Not anymore!

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 16 October 2003 00:24 (twenty years ago) link

In the immortal words of Joe Carter, "Momentum knows no friends ..."

― brian nemtusak (sanlazaro), Thursday, 16 October 2003 00:57 (twenty years ago) link

I think I'm going to be sick.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 16 October 2003 01:43 (twenty years ago) link

John, you going to be up for a while? Wanna go have a beer?

― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Thursday, 16 October 2003 02:41 (twenty years ago) link

Yeah, Al Leiter's a great color guy, no?

― ModJ (ModJ), Thursday, 16 October 2003 02:44 (twenty years ago) link

Granted, it'll be a sad beer, but it's better than going to bed thirsty. Hell, everyone's invited! Sad beer all around!

― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Thursday, 16 October 2003 02:45 (twenty years ago) link

The Cubs really Munsoned this series.

― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Thursday, 16 October 2003 03:11 (twenty years ago) link

http://www.dippyrecords.com/getalife/images/kingpin.jpg

― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Thursday, 16 October 2003 03:13 (twenty years ago) link

i reserve judgment till someone wins the yankees-bosox series. then i will render judgment.

i just wanna add, that i just want all the cubs fans and bosox fans TO JUST SHUT THE FUCK UP ALREADY. real misery is being a phillies fan (this year included).

― Little Big Macher (llamasfur), Thursday, 16 October 2003 03:14 (twenty years ago) link

I see your Phillies and raise you a Texas Rangers. (30 years, 3 good seasons)

Good thing I hate Tom Hicks (and by extension the Stars and Rangers).

― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Thursday, 16 October 2003 03:17 (twenty years ago) link

http://giganticmag.com/images/munson.jpg

― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Thursday, 16 October 2003 03:18 (twenty years ago) link

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There's no crying in baseball!

― felicity (felicity), Thursday, 16 October 2003 20:06 (twenty years ago) link

tell that to darren baker.

― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 16 October 2003 20:07 (twenty years ago) link

It was funny, though. I was totally taken by surprise at the end of the game when the Marlins suddenly starting being happy and celebrating and piling on, because my brain had just nonsensically assumed that since we were at Wrigley Field the only two outcomes were 1. celebration or 2. non-celebration and that in the event of 2. everyone would be very sad and solemn and walk quietly off the field, including the Marlins.

It kind of cracked me up when I realized how deluded that was.

― felicity (felicity), Thursday, 16 October 2003 20:11 (twenty years ago) link

Yanc3y claimed all of us NYC Laydeez as his like a year ago, it's no longer creepy to us when he acts like this. It's like he's Charlie and we're the Angels. Don't worry. But there really is no crying in baseball. Unless Pedro Martinez body slams you to the ground, then you cry I think.

― Ally-zay, Thursday, 16 October 2003 20:12 (twenty years ago) link

mmhmm

― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 16 October 2003 20:14 (twenty years ago) link

Y, please carry on. "I'm lovin' it."

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 16 October 2003 20:16 (twenty years ago) link

Yanc3y claimed all of us NYC Laydeez as his like a year ago

Ha ha, so true.

I myself have these weird Yanc3ylike feelings of possessiveness over a guy at my tennis club for no reason. The poor guy goes there with his girlfriend and I have these irrational angry feelings towards her, that she is not worthy of being his girlfriend (even though I don't know either of them at all), so seeing them together makes me livid with rage, even though I have no connection to them whatsoever.

x-post: Oh come on, Darren Baker is like 4 years old! It's cute when he cries. Like when the college basketball cheerleaders cry, I love that.

― felicity (felicity), Thursday, 16 October 2003 20:22 (twenty years ago) link

A Cubs fan gets some perspective:

http://espn.go.com/page2/s/shea/031016.html

"The Cubs are it for me. The other sports I love, but this would be the greatest. ... I don't need it anymore. I have a son; he's 1-year-old. That's my joy. I don't need the Cubs anymore. But, you know, life will go on and we'll get through this."

Does this mean he didn't pay attention to his child before the Cubs lost? Weel, shit... Go Marlins!

― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Friday, 17 October 2003 05:37 (twenty years ago) link

the kid's only one - what's to pay attention to?

― cinniblount (James Blount), Friday, 17 October 2003 05:43 (twenty years ago) link

yeah all they do at that age is cry (they're kinda like cubs and sox fans)

― geeta (geeta), Friday, 17 October 2003 05:53 (twenty years ago) link

ha! No shit, dude. Maybe it's my lack of perspective on history, but I'm gonna lose patience with this whinging real quick-like. And nobody better say "curse." That wuzn't no curse, boy, that was losing some key games right there.

― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Friday, 17 October 2003 05:55 (twenty years ago) link

Bold statement.

― oops (Oops), Friday, 17 October 2003 06:05 (twenty years ago) link

Bold statement to say it wasn't a curse? Were you watching?

― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Friday, 17 October 2003 06:12 (twenty years ago) link

I meant that I was just so sure that a goat was the reason why they lost the series. It's the only explanation. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go trim my rabbits' feet and see if my mother's back is okay.

― oops (Oops), Friday, 17 October 2003 06:30 (twenty years ago) link

bold statement

― cinniblount (James Blount), Friday, 17 October 2003 07:36 (twenty years ago) link

seven years pass...

http://triblocal.com/downers-grove/2011/06/24/police-men-bound-for-cubs-game-accused-of-yelling-slurs-at-children/

this kind of squares w/ my opinion of suburban cubs fans. (speaking as someone who grew up around wrigley and had to put up with them.)

― by another name (amateurist), Saturday, 25 June 2011 06:39 (twelve years ago) link

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