Down the stretch or in the playoffs? They managed to make the playoffs last year even after a horrid start...and this year's team is MUCH better. If they choke it will almost certainly be in October. I would really be surprised if this team doesn't lead MLB in wins this year. Around 100. But that guarantees nothing in the playoffs. Always a crapshoot.
I'm assuming you're being sarcastic. Last time Soriano went down the Cubs were on fire. Nothing against Soriano and he's been pretty good lately, but they may actually be better without him.
I wonder what they will do with the leadoff spot. Take the opportunity to move Fukudome up? Theriot should really stay in the 2 hole.
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Whatever. I was in the park when my team won the whole damn thing, and I'll remember that night for the rest of my life. When the Cubs are in and the Cards are out, I actually almost root for the Cubs in the playoffs. Just so all of my Cub fan friends can feel what I felt.
Which brings me to a whole different topic. I had this discussion a few weeks ago with a good buddy of mine that lives in Chicago and goes to about 30 games a year. He dreams all the time of winning the World Series, but wonders if it would change everything for Cubs fans, and for himself. He has only felt the agony of defeat, and never had the thrill of winning. I told him that the thrill is awesome, but it is actually disappointing to a degree, because it's not as great as you expected it to be. Sure, I watch viking's video of the final pitch from our seats, and it brings a smile to my face every time, but life goes on just like it would if we had lost. The heartbreak of losing doesn't go away as quickly as the excitement from winning. He said that he read where Red Sox fans actually became depressed after winning the W.S........like something died that night, and they were no longer in the hoping stage as a fan.
Those are deep thoughts, but we really do take our sports way too seriously. The world is in crisis mode right now with WW3 right around the corner, genocide going on, a war that won't end, and we spend the majority of our time watching overpaid athletes that want a bigger contract more than they want a W.S. ring. The fans want to win 10x more than the players. We are all suckers.
That being said, I still love the Cardinals. And right or wrong, I will love going to Busch Stadium for the rest of my days here. I just need to keep it all in perspective.
Good post... Not surprising though coming from a Cards fan since you guys are some of the classiest fans in all of baseball, or even all sports for that matter. When you guys won I wasnt disappointed. Was I cheering for you guys? Absolutely not but I really didnt care. I was much more pissed when the White Sox won, only bc there fans are dicks and rub it in 100x worse. Same with Brewer fans now, they are trying to start a rivalry with us and they are a bunch of douchebags also. All in all a Cubs W.S. would mean a lot to me and even if it wasnt what I was expecting it still would be a hell of a thrill no matter what. The city would go insane. My grandpa is 85 and has been a die hard Cubs fan his whole life. I want him to see a W.S. championship for the Cubs more than anything. He still follows them extremely closely
the game will be in black/white for a period of time
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080612&content_id=2897925&vkey=news_chc&fext=.jsp&c_id=chc
CHICAGO -- When you turn on the Cubs and Braves game Thursday, don't panic. There's nothing wrong with your TV set.
The teams will turn back the clock in honor of the 60th anniversary of Cubs baseball on WGN in the first throwback game at Wrigley Field. The plan is to begin the television broadcast in black-and-white, not color.
Both teams will wear replica 1948 uniforms with the Atlanta Braves switching back to their Boston days for one afternoon.
"I think they're cool -- I have my throwback jersey from when I played with the Braves," Cubs second baseman Mark DeRosa said. "I did it a bunch in the Minor Leagues. I get a kick out of it."
The game should be a treat for TV viewers, who can watch the first two innings in black and white with fewer camera angles. The telecast will try to go without a center-field camera and use basic graphics at the start, and then add a camera or another technical advancement as the game progresses. Commentators Len Kasper and Bob Brenly will don appropriate 1948 garb in the booth.
Fans attending the game are encouraged to join Kasper and Brenly in dressing in 1948-style attire. The ballpark experience will have a classic feel, from music to scorecards to ingame and postgame activities. For the first hour after gates open, Kelly Eisenberg smokey links make a return for $1 a piece and select vendors will sell drinks in the stands for 75 cents.
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080612&content_id=2897925&vkey=news_chc&fext=.jsp&c_id=chc
CHICAGO -- When you turn on the Cubs and Braves game Thursday, don't panic. There's nothing wrong with your TV set.
The teams will turn back the clock in honor of the 60th anniversary of Cubs baseball on WGN in the first throwback game at Wrigley Field. The plan is to begin the television broadcast in black-and-white, not color.
Both teams will wear replica 1948 uniforms with the Atlanta Braves switching back to their Boston days for one afternoon.
"I think they're cool -- I have my throwback jersey from when I played with the Braves," Cubs second baseman Mark DeRosa said. "I did it a bunch in the Minor Leagues. I get a kick out of it."
The game should be a treat for TV viewers, who can watch the first two innings in black and white with fewer camera angles. The telecast will try to go without a center-field camera and use basic graphics at the start, and then add a camera or another technical advancement as the game progresses. Commentators Len Kasper and Bob Brenly will don appropriate 1948 garb in the booth.
Fans attending the game are encouraged to join Kasper and Brenly in dressing in 1948-style attire. The ballpark experience will have a classic feel, from music to scorecards to ingame and postgame activities. For the first hour after gates open, Kelly Eisenberg smokey links make a return for $1 a piece and select vendors will sell drinks in the stands for 75 cents.
