Who do you want the Cubs to win the World Series for?

[Mizzou]

For my great-grandmother, who would watch the Cubs play on WGN every single day until the day she died. When we would have her over for dinner, she would sit in her car in the driveway waiting to hear the last out before she came in. I can remember my parents looking out to see her sitting there and chuckling about it. She absolutely adored Mark Grace. She never got to see them win one.

 

For my Grandpa, who is responsible for me being this big of a fan. I remember watching games with him when I was just a little boy. I can still remember him telling me stories about Milt Pappas.

 

For Steve Bartman. When we finally win one, no one will ever talk about him again. He can finally live his life in peace.

 

For Ryno, Mark Grace, Andre Dawson, Sammy Sosa, Greg Maddux, and all the other Cubs greats that played for the Cubs for an extended period of time and never got to win one.

 

For myself. I love this team, and I don't know what I'll do when we finally win it. But I hope I get to find out in a few weeks.

[BCVM22]

For my grandfather, who tells me about the 1929 World Series against the Philadelphia A's every time I see him.

[Derwood]

for me

 

and Neifi

[sethuel1]

Santo

[Bote McBoteface]

Ron Santo.

[Skyballer]

For every single Cub player this year that had a positive impact.

[Omar]

Harry Caray.

[UMFan83]

Steve Bartman

 

Also Cardinals and White Sox fans all over

[ctcf]

Steve Bartman

 

Also Cardinals and White Sox fans all over

 

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And Ron Santo, for obvious reasons.

 

Oh, and for me.

[kente777]

Steve Bartman

 

Also Cardinals and White Sox fans all over

 

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And Ron Santo, for obvious reasons.

 

Oh, and for me.

 

1) For Ron Santo

2) For Steve Bartman

3) For ME

 

In that order

[Roast]

1. Ron Santo

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2. Me

 

 

Really, ron deserves this more than maybe anyone ever.

[Andy]

My best friend's grandfather, a die-hard Cubs fan who died never seeing a World Series win.

 

Ron Santo. He'll likely never see himself inducted into the Hall like he should, so the least we can do is get him a world championship.

 

Aramis Ramirez, Carlos Zambrano, Kerry Wood and Derrek Lee. Any of these four could have left and been paid more money, but they all signed below-market-value deals to remain in Chicago. True Cubs all.

 

Len, Bob and Pat, who are all much better at their jobs than we give them credit for. They make being a Cubs fan much more fun than it should be.

 

Steve Bartman. No one with even a tiny little snippet of baseball knowledge blames him for what happened in 2003. Let's win this thing and put him in the parade.

 

Mark Prior. His 2003 season was probably the greatest pitching season I will ever be lucky enough to see from a Cub. You deserve better than what you've gotten.

 

Lou Piniella. As indefensible as some of your moves have been, certain previous managers of this team wouldn't have buried Cesar Izturis on the bench for Ryan Theriot, given Mike Fontenot the starting second base job for a time when he was red-hot, tossed Wade Miller aside for Sean Marshall a month into the season, played Geovany Soto this much down the stretch (granted he should have played even more but I'll take what I can get), allowed Carlos Marmol to earn his way to being the go-to reliever on the team, buried Scott Eyre in mop-up duty until he proved he could be trusted, and so many other things that you did. Considering we won the division by all of 2 games, it's safe to say without any one of those moves we likely aren't where we are.

 

The Milwaukee Brewers. We aren't here if you guys don't fold like a cheap tent for the last three full months of the season. Thanks, Milwaukee, we owe you.

 

Ernie Banks, Ryne Sandberg and Billy Williams, all tremendous representatives of the Cubs, none with a World Series ring to show for it. Give them one.

 

Sammy Sosa. There's no way I would've kept watching meaningless baseball through the summers of 2000 and 2002 without you, and the 2001 season was the closest there's ever been to an actual one-man team in baseball.

 

Every Cub that has been one of my favorite players over the years, for good reasons and for silly reasons. Jon Lieber, Ricky Gutierrez, Eric Young, Corey Patterson, Mark Grudzielanek, Eric Karros, Todd Walker, Hee Seop Choi, Henry Rodriguez, Ryan O'Malley, Matt Murton, Ryan Dempster, Geovany Soto, Michael Barrett, Nomar Garciaparra, Moises Alou, Kenny Lofton, Ryan Theriot, and many many more. All of them have contributed to my enjoyment of Cubs baseball the last seven years.

 

The Cubs fans on NSBB, who've made me 800 times smarter as a baseball fan than I was two years ago before I joined. No fans in sports deserve it more than those on this message board.

 

Juan Pierre. After all, if you hadn't blatantly sucked so badly last year, we might not have lost as many games as we did and might still have the mongrel idiot, Dusty Baker, as the manager.

 

The Baseball Gods, who allowed our three biggest rivals to all make the World Series in a two-year span in 2004 and 2005, then topped it all off with the ridiculous Cardinals' championship in 2006. God knows it's our turn.

 

For everyone in Wrigleyville who contributes to the North Side being the best place on earth to watch baseball. I wouldn't spend hundreds of dollars to spend three days in Chicago each year if it wasn't so damn enjoyable being at Wrigley.

 

Me. Damn it, this is the last year of my life that I won't have to be working for a living, and my 21st birthday next month just happens to coincide with Game 4 of the World Series. If the Cubs were to win it all, in my senior year of college, on my 21st birthday, that would top everything that could possibly happen in my entire life. Make it happen. I beg you.

[Keener98]

For my best friend who died in a car wreck about a week after the 03 playoffs. He was a die hard Cubs fan and was only 29, I think hes up there helping us this year.

[jjgman21]

for every Cub fan who has maintained his/her dignity after taking [expletive] simply for being the most loyal fans in the history of sports.

[Roast]

Me. Damn it, this is the last year of my life that I won't have to be working for a living, and my 21st birthday next month just happens to coincide with Game 4 of the World Series. If the Cubs were to win it all, in my senior year of college, on my 21st birthday, that would top everything that could possibly happen in my entire life. Make it happen. I beg you.

 

Oh god, that would be one incredible night.

[killthegoat06]

for me and Ron Santo

[hardcorecubfan]

for themselves first, don't think of anything else and don't dedicate it to anyone until you have won it.

[Sweet Swinging Billy]

Mainly for my father who died in 2001. Sept. 24th I turned 50, and a Cub WS would be one sweet present! Just think about all the healing that would bring about to so many Cub fans all around the world!!!

[Irrelevant Dude]

Win it for me this year, then Santo and everyone else next year. :D

[inari]

For my neighbor back home, who is currently suffering from cancer. His prognosis isn't good, and if he doesn't get to see them win one this year, it's almost certain he never will.

[CubinNY]

me

[cubsjunky95]

The whole '69 team, the '84 team, and for all of my fellow Cubs fans.

[Tracer Bullet]

Lots of people, but selfishly, it'd be a great slightly early 30th birthday present.

[cubbieblue12]

Ron Santo, the fans, the grounds crew, Jim Hendry, Lou Piniella, the players, Len & Bob, Pat Hughes, the city of Chicago, and all of Major League Baseball.

[professahesse]

The ESPN crew.....so they can finally give us our due. And I hope we beat either the Yankees or the Red Sox.

 

And yes it would be such an incredibly great emotional moment for Ron and Ernie amongst other oldtimers who never made it there.

 

Go Cubs! Win Cubs!