Friday, October 3, 2008
Cubs
Part of me has to just sit back and laugh at what is going on with the Chicago Cubs. Everyone denies that the cubs are cursed but I am not going to lie, I am starting to believe in it. The Cubs were the best team in baseball this season yet as soon as they step foot on field in the post season they fall apart. Last night they had four errors and the first night walked seven guys. Those statistics were unheard of during the regular season. Also the Cubs scored more runs than another other team in the league this season yet over the last two nights have a combined four runs. It is normal to see a team struggle in one aspect of the game during the post season, but not totally fall apart. The Cubs offense, defense and pitching has completely collapsed over the last two games and I have to ask myself, why does this happen season after season? A few years ago I found have said that they have too much pressure on themselves to win a world series but I just don’t see how that can happen year after year. If they get swept this year, the Cubs will truly be the laugh of major league baseball and I think that more and more Chicago Cubs fans will turn to the ‘dark side’ and start cheering for the White Sox.
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As someone who comes from Cubs territory...Cubbies fans are diehards. I don't think there is any amount of losing that could drive a true Cubs fan away. There isn't a cubs fan alive today who's seen their team be true "winners" and go all the way. True Cubs fans are defensive of their team, despite their general terribleness. Yeah, Dempster might get booed now, but what he'll go in the books for is being a fan favorite, a prankster, and riding his bicycle to games, etc, etc. Even if (when) the post-season get's blown (as will happen) it's not going to drive the fans away. Wrigleyville is a bizzare and almost magical place and Cubs fans have quite the unique mentality when it comes to their team. And I say this as someone who despises baseball!
Anyhow, the moral of the story is never kick a man with a goat out of your baseball stadium. Ever.
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