So... Today was a good day (really)

[CuseCubFan69]

Maybe too many women here. :)

 

Being a Cub fan in September brings out the woman in you.

 

I think they might be the most mature posters on this site so this would be a good thing.

[Peoriaman]

Maybe too many women here. :)

 

Being a Cub fan in September brings out the woman in you.

 

I think they might be the most mature posters on this site so this would be a good thing.

 

 

Probably right. The female sports fans I know are not obsessed, constantly angry and know it alls. :)

[Soul]

Maybe too many women here. :)

 

Being a Cub fan in September brings out the woman in you.

 

I think they might be the most mature posters on this site so this would be a good thing.

 

 

Probably right. The female sports fans I know are not obsessed, constantly angry and know it alls. :)

 

I'd have to agree on that one.

[JonnyRed]

2 games up with 4 to play \:D/

 

 

I can't get all upset over two games. These things happen over the course of 162 games. Bottom line is the lead didn't shrink at all yesterday, a day came off the calendar, and as a result, the magic number is down to 3.

 

I'm with ya...the Cubs still clinch by Saturday, just like in '03.

[C.C.]

2 games up with 4 to play \:D/

 

 

I can't get all upset over two games. These things happen over the course of 162 games. Bottom line is the lead didn't shrink at all yesterday, a day came off the calendar, and as a result, the magic number is down to 3.

 

Let's hope it's just two games.

[inari]

 

2} We had the worst record in the NL last year. We lost 96 games. Expectations around here are absolutely insane. I am thrilled to be up 2 games and to have the chance to compete for a World Series.

 

i don't care how many games they lost last year, and i refuse to use that as a measuring stick. that sounds like something jim hendry would do. being happy with an improvement from one of most pathetic cub seasons ever isn't enough for me...and 85 wins for a team with a $100 mil payroll is not good.

 

 

I would expect nothing less from you.

 

Holding his team to high standards? I'd expect nothing less either.

[Peoriaman]

 

2} We had the worst record in the NL last year. We lost 96 games. Expectations around here are absolutely insane. I am thrilled to be up 2 games and to have the chance to compete for a World Series.

 

i don't care how many games they lost last year, and i refuse to use that as a measuring stick. that sounds like something jim hendry would do. being happy with an improvement from one of most pathetic cub seasons ever isn't enough for me...and 85 wins for a team with a $100 mil payroll is not good.

 

 

I would expect nothing less from you.

 

Holding his team to high standards? I'd expect nothing less either.

 

 

I don't think anybody cares what "standards you hold your team to". Are you a general manager or an owner? :)

[illiniguy]

 

2} We had the worst record in the NL last year. We lost 96 games. Expectations around here are absolutely insane. I am thrilled to be up 2 games and to have the chance to compete for a World Series.

 

i don't care how many games they lost last year, and i refuse to use that as a measuring stick. that sounds like something jim hendry would do. being happy with an improvement from one of most pathetic cub seasons ever isn't enough for me...and 85 wins for a team with a $100 mil payroll is not good.

 

 

I would expect nothing less from you.

 

Holding his team to high standards? I'd expect nothing less either.

Yeah I think Cardinal fans were ready to give back their trophy last year after only winning 83 games during the season. Just find a way in.

[minnesotacubsfan]

 

2} We had the worst record in the NL last year. We lost 96 games. Expectations around here are absolutely insane. I am thrilled to be up 2 games and to have the chance to compete for a World Series.

 

i don't care how many games they lost last year, and i refuse to use that as a measuring stick. that sounds like something jim hendry would do. being happy with an improvement from one of most pathetic cub seasons ever isn't enough for me...and 85 wins for a team with a $100 mil payroll is not good.

 

 

I would expect nothing less from you.

 

Holding his team to high standards? I'd expect nothing less either.

Yeah I think Cardinal fans were ready to give back their trophy last year after only winning 83 games during the season. Just find a way in.

 

I agree with this sentiment

[Soul]

 

2} We had the worst record in the NL last year. We lost 96 games. Expectations around here are absolutely insane. I am thrilled to be up 2 games and to have the chance to compete for a World Series.

 

i don't care how many games they lost last year, and i refuse to use that as a measuring stick. that sounds like something jim hendry would do. being happy with an improvement from one of most pathetic cub seasons ever isn't enough for me...and 85 wins for a team with a $100 mil payroll is not good.

 

 

I would expect nothing less from you.

 

Holding his team to high standards? I'd expect nothing less either.

Yeah I think Cardinal fans were ready to give back their trophy last year after only winning 83 games during the season. Just find a way in.

 

Yeah but Cards fans don't seem to suffer like we do.

 

They're good fans, support the team well.....but they always have the feeling even if they don't make it they'll be back next year. For us every September we're in it is like staring out across a chasm. You either make that jump to the other side, or you fall to your death for all time.

[C.C.]

 

2} We had the worst record in the NL last year. We lost 96 games. Expectations around here are absolutely insane. I am thrilled to be up 2 games and to have the chance to compete for a World Series.

 

i don't care how many games they lost last year, and i refuse to use that as a measuring stick. that sounds like something jim hendry would do. being happy with an improvement from one of most pathetic cub seasons ever isn't enough for me...and 85 wins for a team with a $100 mil payroll is not good.

 

 

I would expect nothing less from you.

 

Holding his team to high standards? I'd expect nothing less either.

Yeah I think Cardinal fans were ready to give back their trophy last year after only winning 83 games during the season. Just find a way in.

 

I agree with this sentiment

 

I don't care if we get to the playoffs winning only 80 games. I just want to celebrate something!!! Just to be still be playing in October makes me happy...

[inari]

 

2} We had the worst record in the NL last year. We lost 96 games. Expectations around here are absolutely insane. I am thrilled to be up 2 games and to have the chance to compete for a World Series.

 

i don't care how many games they lost last year, and i refuse to use that as a measuring stick. that sounds like something jim hendry would do. being happy with an improvement from one of most pathetic cub seasons ever isn't enough for me...and 85 wins for a team with a $100 mil payroll is not good.

 

 

I would expect nothing less from you.

 

Holding his team to high standards? I'd expect nothing less either.

Yeah I think Cardinal fans were ready to give back their trophy last year after only winning 83 games during the season. Just find a way in.

 

I agree with this sentiment

 

I do too, but we've gotta make the playoffs to win the World Series. If we we hadn't been the Marlins punching bag this year we might have already clinched.

[David]

 

2} We had the worst record in the NL last year. We lost 96 games. Expectations around here are absolutely insane. I am thrilled to be up 2 games and to have the chance to compete for a World Series.

 

i don't care how many games they lost last year, and i refuse to use that as a measuring stick. that sounds like something jim hendry would do. being happy with an improvement from one of most pathetic cub seasons ever isn't enough for me...and 85 wins for a team with a $100 mil payroll is not good.

 

 

Agreed. Last year means nothing to me at this point.

 

But if I'm going to lay blame somewhere for the Cubs not having a better record and not being more than two games up right now, it'll be on the first two months of the season where the Cubs played like crap (and also got unlucky). I'm not going to go all "OMGZ THE CUBS SUCK" after two losses. And at this point, I've accepted the first two months of the season and I'm not going to go off about it. Bottom line is that we're up 2 games right now, and 3 Cubs wins + Brewer losses away from a clean slate in the playoffs.

 

Also, people like to say we're playing tight or choking and crap like that, but what does all that really even mean? Baseball is a game with a lot of variance, and while usually the better team wins, a good amount of the time, good teams lose to bad teams. It just happens. Tuesday's game came down to some bloop hits and Dontrelle Willis just being on. Last night, the Cubs barely missed some big HR's that would've made up for Marquis's suckiness. These things just happen. I can't go from thinking we're a good team 3 days ago to thinking we suck because we lost two games.

 

 

EDIT - Didn't even see that I left that sentence unfinished, hah.

 

And, oh yea, I meant Tuesday's game. Monday was an off day, duh.

Edited September 27, 2007 by David

[Peoriaman]

 

2} We had the worst record in the NL last year. We lost 96 games. Expectations around here are absolutely insane. I am thrilled to be up 2 games and to have the chance to compete for a World Series.

 

i don't care how many games they lost last year, and i refuse to use that as a measuring stick. that sounds like something jim hendry would do. being happy with an improvement from one of most pathetic cub seasons ever isn't enough for me...and 85 wins for a team with a $100 mil payroll is not good.

 

 

Agreed. Last year means nothing to me at this point. I don't use

 

But if I'm going to lay blame somewhere for the Cubs not having a better record and not being more than two games up right now, it'll be on the first two months of the season where the Cubs played like crap (and also got unlucky). I'm not going to go all "OMGZ THE CUBS SUCK" after two losses. And at this point, I've accepted the first two months of the season and I'm not going to go off about it. Bottom line is that we're up 2 games right now, and 3 Cubs wins + Brewer losses away from a clean slate in the playoffs.

 

Also, people like to say we're playing tight or choking and crap like that, but what does all that really even mean? Baseball is a game with a lot of variance, and while usually the better team wins, a good amount of the time, good teams lose to bad teams. It just happens. Monday's game came down to some bloop hits and Dontrelle Willis just being on. Last night, the Cubs barely missed some big HR's that would've made up for Marquis's suckiness. These things just happen. I can't go from thinking we're a good team 3 days ago to thinking we suck because we lost two games.

 

 

well said.

[rawaction]

just wakin up in the morning gotta thank god

i don't know but today seems kinda odd

no barking from the dog

no smog

and momma cooked the breakfast with no hog

i got my grub on, but didn't pig out

finally got a call from a girl i wanna.....

hooked it up for later as i hit the door

thinkin would i live another 24

i gotta go cuz i got me a drop top

and if i hit the switch, i can make the ### drop

[Soul]

 

2} We had the worst record in the NL last year. We lost 96 games. Expectations around here are absolutely insane. I am thrilled to be up 2 games and to have the chance to compete for a World Series.

 

i don't care how many games they lost last year, and i refuse to use that as a measuring stick. that sounds like something jim hendry would do. being happy with an improvement from one of most pathetic cub seasons ever isn't enough for me...and 85 wins for a team with a $100 mil payroll is not good.

 

 

I would expect nothing less from you.

 

Holding his team to high standards? I'd expect nothing less either.

Yeah I think Cardinal fans were ready to give back their trophy last year after only winning 83 games during the season. Just find a way in.

 

I agree with this sentiment

 

I do too, but we've gotta make the playoffs to win the World Series. If we we hadn't been the Marlins punching bag this year we might have already clinched.

 

Damn fish. :evil:

 

I want Pittsburgh again.

[minnesotacubsfan]

just wakin up in the morning gotta thank god

i don't know but today seems kinda odd

no barking from the dog

no smog

and momma cooked the breakfast with no hog

i got my grub on, but didn't pig out

finally got a call from a girl i wanna.....

hooked it up for later as i hit the door

thinkin would i live another 24

i gotta go cuz i got me a drop top

and if i hit the switch, i can make the ### drop

 

it was a good daaay.....

[Sammy Sofa]

Messed around and got a triple-double.

[David]

Freakin brothers every way like MJ

[weis21]

Two in the morning got the fat burger

[cl smooth]

and now i'm yellin' DOMINOES!

[rawaction]

The Lakers beat the supersonics.

[RynoRules]

Even saw the lights of the goodyear blimp

 

And it read, "RynoRules is a pimp"

[David]

The Lakers beat the supersonics.

 

I wanna keep going, but don't think I can clean that part up for NSBB

[David]

Drunk as hell but no throwin up

Halfway home and the pager's still blowin up

 

 

 

 

We're definitely getting into Social territory right now...