Now, I would go into great detail about how much they sucked in the past four days, but that would of course be insulting to anything that has ever sucked. The Cubs made sucking look like something to be desired. They played baseball the way a nervous kindergartner sings a solo in the school concert. No, they didn't suck. They were a mammoth disappointment. They brought bad baseball to almost unheard proportions. If choking in clutch situations was an Olympic sport, the Alfonso Soriano would be in the gold medal match.
A friend remarked on my drive home that this was "typical Cubs." I disagree. A "typical Cubs" situation would have involved them being in a good place to do something amazing, only have something weird ruin it like a guy hitting the ball and running to third base first, or one of their players holding the bat the wrong way, or a flock of seagulls interfering in some way. No, the Cubs played typical Royals baseball. They looked like they should have won no more than 20 games this year.
I can't say enough bad things about the fans in game 1 and 2 as well, who treated the first playoff games at Wrigley as if they were round 1 and 2 of the Masters. They politely clapped every now and then, but for the most part they seemed rather ho-hum about the whole situation. Are you fucking kidding me? These are the CUBS! They haven't won a fucking world series in a little over a century. There have been 18 United States Presidents since the Cubs won a world series. There have been 9 popes. Even Castro hasn't been around that long! And you want to sit on your hands at game one of the fucking playoffs and act like it's an opera? Give me a fucking break.
All in all, this year was a really special regular season for the Cubbies. It's really too bad that NO ONE decided to show up for the post season.
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i mean, what is this, the braves of the mid-90s? give me a break. i mean, don't even get me STARTED.
to be fair to the fans, though, the cubs were blowing ... and it's hard to get riled up about a less-than-exciting game (x3). it'd be like cheering & hollering during a rock of love marathon.
sad way to end a great season. as we've said for a century ... maybe next year!
If the Cubs were to win the World Series, they would lose the special distinction they exclusively own: the lovable losers.
Boston decided it had enough when the Red Sox decided to win a championship after Prohibition. Sure, you could consider the Phillies, but then you remember Philadelphia fans live in Philadelphia, and you take it back before a bag of urine is hurled at your grandmother.
Granted, I'm sure you'd be willing to trade a state of mind for a World Series ring, but just remember the instant that final out leads to a Cubs title, they're just like any other team. Except with a ring. So I guess it's not that bad. You'd just lose the charm that comes with the Buffalo Bills' mystique.
I may be cynical, but I blame the Texas Rangers. No tradition, no future.
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