The Cubs ARE still the Cubs

Oh, god, now I've morphed into Ally-zay and a goat... I don't like where this is headed...

ACtually, thanks sincerely -- now I can put my dick in that kid's eye!

PS It was a real mistake to cut the hair.

You're looking in the wrong place. What hope is left resides in Kid K's arm.

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Staying alive, staying alive...ah, ah, ah, ah, staying alllliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiivvvvvvvvvvveeeeeee....

"Tom Hicks refused to re-sign me, because I was washed up. Tom Hicks can suck it!"

The Braves are the only team to ever come back from being down 3-1 in a series.

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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)

"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...

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.

It still hasn't quite sunk in that they lost. I mean, how? There's something almost unreal about it. They HAD it. Where did it go?

Rationally, we all know where it went -- there was that awful eighth inning, and then last night there was Wood giving up seven earned runs (earned runs, no less!) and Dusty leaving him there to do it. The Cubs don't need a new bullpen, they need a new goddamn manager. I'd like to thump his melon.

And then on the other hand, if I had been pulling for the Marlins, which I hadn't because I'm an indie fuxor and there's just too much romance at stake not to pull for the Cubs, but if I had been, I would be thrilled beyond thrilled. What a great team. Beckett was a marvel, and Miguel Cabrera is the most adorable thing ever to play great baseball. It's impossible not to like these guys. They're so nice, so well-meaning, so clean, so talented, so... good. Face it, Chicago, the Marlins are very very good. I thought I wouldn't watch the World Series if the Cubs lost, but I can't help it. I'm no hardcore loyalist. I've come around to Diamond's way of thinking. I just want to see people play baseball, and play it well.

I can't abide this line of thought. Dusty has been very, very good throughout the season, and is a big part of how the team went from a 67-95 record last year to the NLCS this year.

and why hasn't jeffrey maier been mentioned in this cub fan hubbub??? that was an even worse fuckup by a fan!!!

Meh, we got elections for that. Baseball is _serious_.

I'm sure some people are consulting the northwest suburban mafia already. It will take time for them to execute the perfect plan. They will bury him under their driveway or something.

Love that Eddie Bauer Cubs hat Billy Corgan was wearing.

How is Darren Baker doing?

There were a lot of good signs at the game (don't know if they showed the goat-related ones on TV) but the funniest thing we saw was afterwards leaving Wrigley Field a guy walking around with a hand-made sign that simply said "GOD HELP US."

:)

Oh man, gygax is so OTM here. I mean, do we still "trusty" in "Dusty"? What is Darren Baker doing up there on that podium with Dusty? Shouldn't he have to answer some tough questions after some questionable decisions? Isn't he just using his cute son to paint himself as a more sympathetic figure?

Doesn't he need to asked why Matt Clement is sitting on the bench stroking his beard? McKeon had Redman out of there in a hearbeat. Does Dusty understand the urgency of the situation. Meanwhile, Kerry Wood is allowed to give up 7 earned? And why does Kerry Wood receive a standing ovation after giving up seven earned? I guarantee you that would never happen at Sox park. Guarantee it. I'm pretty sure I talked about his control on this or the other thread a couple nights ago. I give him a lot of credit for his post-game comments though. Anyway, that reception is why the Tribune company doesn't have to do jack to help this team win, and Cub fans will lie there and take it. For 95 years.

Anyway, wow felicity you went to the game! Man, I'm really sorry, I truly am. As I say, I actually coerced myself into rooting for the Cub last night, for the sake of the city and the people I know who hold them dear. I still can't get over what that Beckett kid did last night. Incredible. Has anybody ever given up only one run in 13 innings of work in a span of 4 DAYS?

I saw like 5 seconds of the game last night. Nick said I needed to get used to paying attention to the Cubs. Some guy had to duck because the ball would've hit him in the head. Then they showed him ducking from like 7 different angles. It was funny.

Yeah, actually, I completely forgot about the game situation for a brief instant while we were applauding Wood.

AT WRIGLEY. KERRY WOOD EXITS.

Me: (clapping head off) KERRY! WE LOVE YOU!
Me: (to friend) Why is he hanging his head down like that?
Friend: I think he's upset about the 3 runs he just gave up.
Me: Oh.

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

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.

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!

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.)