Every cloud has a silver lining?
Like Bad Kermit, I can barely sum up anything coherent about the Cubs after their brief cameo in the postseason. How can anyone after watching Ryan Dempster walk SEVEN batters, watching the Cubs offense fail to muster more than three runs in any one game, seeing the Cubs infield defense strangely implode, and observing the Cubs sleepwalk through Game 3?
Plenty of fans have declared themselves done with the Cubs, and I can’t blame them. Unfortunately for me, nothing related to the Cubs is rooted in logic. Similar to religion, it’s faith in an abstract concept that keeps me in the fold. Not surprisingly, my religion embraces suffering — almost to the degree the Cubs seem to do.
If you can endure the Cubs, you can survive just about any other disappointment, sucker punch, string of bad luck or tragic event in your life. Or so goes the theory. Then again, not having endured the Cubs does not make you unable to handle life’s myriad disappointments. If you must leave, I won’t begrudge you as you get on with your life.
As for those of you resigned to your lot as a Cubs fan: Want some good news?
It looks like there’s at least one high-profile defector. Let’s hope his trip South signals a permanent change:
See! Woo! You! Woo! Ronnie! Woo! Don’t! Woo! Come! Woo! Back! Woo! And! Woo! Give! Woo! My! Woo! Ears! Woo! A! Woo! Rest! Woo!
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Mike N. Yes, that was the Brant Brown game. While they still got the Wild Card that year, that loss in Milw. forced the one game playoff with Dustbag’s Giants, thus forcing the Cubs to start the “formidable” Mark Clark in game one against the Braves. As they say, the rest (is) was history.
Mike N. I’m still fighting off my depression. I woke up Sunday feeling just awful. The Bears were a small, but good distraction for a few hours, but then the depression came back.
They have GOT to get Soriano out of the lead off spot. The guy swats mistakes, but is clueless when they face better pitching.
BigFlax @Mike N. - It didn’t help that the Dodgers pointedly avoided throwing any lefties (they didn’t have many to throw anyway, of course). Soriano kills lefties - this year he hit .351 with a 1.114 OPS against lefties and .252 with a .779 OPS against righties. The numbers are much closer for his career but he still clearly favors hitting against left-handers.
Ryan Beariot Anyone that wants out im glad to be rid of. They’re probably among the fans who say that they go to Wrigley for the atmosphere and all that BS. i also hope most of the quitter fans were the douchebags who apparently cause every internet moron ever to rejoice in our loss. cause if there’s one thing ive had enough of recently, its idiot fans of any team. bad play, too, but the fans dont help. good riddance and i hope the door hits them on the way out.
Mike N. BigFlax- you bring up an excellent point. The Dodgers game planned well against the Cubs right handed lineup. Hendry needs to get a stud, or two, left handed stick.
Fortunately I have been able to avoid idiot fans - both those who are ready to jump off the Cubs bandwagon, and those that are rejoicing in our loss. Most of the people who mention it to me all offer their condolences.
Irish Yeti @BigFlax - STEVE STONE pointed out in his smug way about how the Cubs really were lacking with the left-handed bats so it must be true.. All of a sudden, this postseason makes me sick. Can’t believe it’s done already. I was really ready for some prolonged celebrations. Maybe flip Huey’s bike.
BigFlax @Irish Yeti - The Cubs’ righties actually hit righties fine this year aside from Soriano; they were better against lefties, of course, but they were also better against righties than our lefties were, so it’s not like you can blame the whole thing strictly on the matchups like that.
SC_Cubbie All I can say is I tried my damnedest to not care about Game 3 but by the time the first pitch rolled around, there I was, Old Style in hand. WTF….
Next year maybe we can finally win one stinking playoff game.
Keghorn Is this reallllllly true? Ronnie Woo-Woo is gone? Thank God! He may have been the only person who made me truly angry at a Cubs game. He really is a BUM. Good riddance. He does nothing for the good of the game at Wrigley other than bring attention to himself. Other than the two games at home in this year’s playoffs, I much rather be focused on what was on the field, not some BUM!
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Mike N. @Bad Kermit -
I can see your point, at least from the standpoint of bringing the sadness back up. But I’d rather have that I guess than having to put up with some a-hole and getting pissed off who’s rubbing my nose in it.
Simmer People are actually leaving the Cubs over this? Let ‘em jump, I say! This isn’t easy, and it sure doubles a guy over, but I would not have it any other way. Er, I mean, I would rather we win for a doggone change, but if we are to lose, I will rise again and again each time.
The first thing I did after the Cubs loss was put on my Cubs hat, and declared I would keep it on for the remainder of the night. Then Chuck informed me that it was morning. Guh! Such is the path we take.
Couldn’t have drawn the suffering equation better myself. Just when I think my eyes have been opened enough, I read TJ Brown.
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1998 Brant Brown. That was the Santo “Oh no!!!” call, correct? (Even though he does it about once a game anyway)