Cubs playoff games occuring during other obligations. OH NO!

[KPet]

Throughout various threads here, people have said things similar to "I hope Game 1 is a night game because I'll be stuck at work!"

 

Since we're all obviously big Cubs fans here on this board, I think it would be interesting to see if there are any situations or scenarios that will absolutely prevent any of us from going to a game we have tickets for, or prevent us from even watching on TV.

 

Feel free to include past experiences of not being able to watch a Cubs playoff game as well, whether it was 07, 03, 98, 89, 84, etc......

 

I'll include my own from last year to start it off:

 

I was a senior at the University of Missouri and my girlfriend had her Sorority Semi-formal the night of Game 2. The semi-formal was at an outdoor facility in this crappy rural town and worst of all; NO TV! There was absolutely no way to get out of going to her date party because she had been looking forward to it for months. (I suppose I could've just broken up with her, but that's probably a different story).

 

Anyways, I had to use my piece of crap Samsung phone to check the MLB.Com gamecast. I had to hit "refresh" every 20 seconds to see if a ball or strike had just been thrown. I'd venture to say, that was without question one of the worst nights of my life. There is certainly nothing like following the biggest game of the season on a 2 inch LCD screen for a team you have watched either in person or on TV all season long.

[UMFan83]

I have a weird mind...and during this summer one hypothetical situation I thought of is this...

 

Cubs are in the World Series this fall. Your wife has an operable brain tumor and needs immediate surgery that will give her a 50% chance of living. The surgery is scheduled to take place during Game 7 of the World Series. Despite being extremely nervous and full of emotion regarding the surgery, you sit in the waiting room watching the game on TV. It's the bottom of the 9th, the Cubs are up 1 run, the bases are loaded and there is 2 outs and a 3-2 count. Suddenly, just as you have begun to give your mind a rest from the worrying and pain of dealing with your situation and have begun to enjoy baseball, the doctor comes out to give you the news on the surgery....do you tell the doctor to hold on a pitch or are you human enough to quickly get your priorities in place and forget about the game?

[KPet]

I have a weird mind...and during this summer one hypothetical situation I thought of is this...

 

Cubs are in the World Series this fall. Your wife has an operable brain tumor and needs immediate surgery that will give her a 50% chance of living. The surgery is scheduled to take place during Game 7 of the World Series. Despite being extremely nervous and full of emotion regarding the surgery, you sit in the waiting room watching the game on TV. It's the bottom of the 9th, the Cubs are up 1 run, the bases are loaded and there is 2 outs and a 3-2 count. Suddenly, just as you have begun to give your mind a rest from the worrying and pain of dealing with your situation and have begun to enjoy baseball, the doctor comes out to give you the news on the surgery....do you tell the doctor to hold on a pitch or are you human enough to quickly get your priorities in place and forget about the game?

 

Haha, or better yet, if you're the doctor, do you take a couple extra "bathroom breaks" to go check the score in the break room?

[Andy]

I missed Game 3 of the NLDS and Game 4 of the NLCS in 2003 due to having to cover my high school's football team for our little TV 'news show' that we did in high school. I did bring a portable radio to listen to the games though.

[1908]

I have a weird mind...and during this summer one hypothetical situation I thought of is this...

 

Cubs are in the World Series this fall. Your wife has an operable brain tumor and needs immediate surgery that will give her a 50% chance of living. The surgery is scheduled to take place during Game 7 of the World Series. Despite being extremely nervous and full of emotion regarding the surgery, you sit in the waiting room watching the game on TV. It's the bottom of the 9th, the Cubs are up 1 run, the bases are loaded and there is 2 outs and a 3-2 count. Suddenly, just as you have begun to give your mind a rest from the worrying and pain of dealing with your situation and have begun to enjoy baseball, the doctor comes out to give you the news on the surgery....do you tell the doctor to hold on a pitch or are you human enough to quickly get your priorities in place and forget about the game?

Are you married?

[FearTheBako]

I have a weird mind...and during this summer one hypothetical situation I thought of is this...

 

Cubs are in the World Series this fall. Your wife has an operable brain tumor and needs immediate surgery that will give her a 50% chance of living. The surgery is scheduled to take place during Game 7 of the World Series. Despite being extremely nervous and full of emotion regarding the surgery, you sit in the waiting room watching the game on TV. It's the bottom of the 9th, the Cubs are up 1 run, the bases are loaded and there is 2 outs and a 3-2 count. Suddenly, just as you have begun to give your mind a rest from the worrying and pain of dealing with your situation and have begun to enjoy baseball, the doctor comes out to give you the news on the surgery....do you tell the doctor to hold on a pitch or are you human enough to quickly get your priorities in place and forget about the game?

 

That makes you think. I would hope a life or death situation with a loved one would take priority over the Cubs. Man I love the Cubs but they would not even cross my mind in a situation like that. Besides that, I cannot imagine a situation that would keep me from watching a Cubs playoff game. My friends and family know me well enough to realize that this playoff run is a priority in my life now and they wouldn't keep me away from that.

Edited September 26, 2008 by FearTheBako

[KPet]

I have a weird mind...and during this summer one hypothetical situation I thought of is this...

 

Cubs are in the World Series this fall. Your wife has an operable brain tumor and needs immediate surgery that will give her a 50% chance of living. The surgery is scheduled to take place during Game 7 of the World Series. Despite being extremely nervous and full of emotion regarding the surgery, you sit in the waiting room watching the game on TV. It's the bottom of the 9th, the Cubs are up 1 run, the bases are loaded and there is 2 outs and a 3-2 count. Suddenly, just as you have begun to give your mind a rest from the worrying and pain of dealing with your situation and have begun to enjoy baseball, the doctor comes out to give you the news on the surgery....do you tell the doctor to hold on a pitch or are you human enough to quickly get your priorities in place and forget about the game?

 

 

 

You know whats funny about this. I guarantee you if the Cubs win the World Series, there are going to be a bunch of Tribune and Suntimes stories about fathers hanging out in the waiting room while their wife is in labor during the clincher, or about die-hards who had to leave a funeral early to catch the end of the game.

[Cynosure]

I have a weird mind...and during this summer one hypothetical situation I thought of is this...

 

Cubs are in the World Series this fall. Your wife has an operable brain tumor and needs immediate surgery that will give her a 50% chance of living. The surgery is scheduled to take place during Game 7 of the World Series. Despite being extremely nervous and full of emotion regarding the surgery, you sit in the waiting room watching the game on TV. It's the bottom of the 9th, the Cubs are up 1 run, the bases are loaded and there is 2 outs and a 3-2 count. Suddenly, just as you have begun to give your mind a rest from the worrying and pain of dealing with your situation and have begun to enjoy baseball, the doctor comes out to give you the news on the surgery....do you tell the doctor to hold on a pitch or are you human enough to quickly get your priorities in place and forget about the game?

Are you married?

 

I know where this is going...

 

I'm not married but even I know you don't give a flying piece of monkey crap about the game until you find out about your wife.

[UMFan83]

I have a weird mind...and during this summer one hypothetical situation I thought of is this...

 

Cubs are in the World Series this fall. Your wife has an operable brain tumor and needs immediate surgery that will give her a 50% chance of living. The surgery is scheduled to take place during Game 7 of the World Series. Despite being extremely nervous and full of emotion regarding the surgery, you sit in the waiting room watching the game on TV. It's the bottom of the 9th, the Cubs are up 1 run, the bases are loaded and there is 2 outs and a 3-2 count. Suddenly, just as you have begun to give your mind a rest from the worrying and pain of dealing with your situation and have begun to enjoy baseball, the doctor comes out to give you the news on the surgery....do you tell the doctor to hold on a pitch or are you human enough to quickly get your priorities in place and forget about the game?

Are you married?

 

I figured that would be the response. No, I'm not, and I would expect anyone who has a significant other that means something to them to not give my question a second thought.

 

I bet the TV would be on though (even though I doubt there would be little interest in the game...minds would be elsewhere)

 

The reason I came up with that question is that I was thinking of scenarios where I wouldn't be there to at least watch Game 7 of the World Series if the Cubs were in it, and death or situations relating to death was the only one I could come up with.

[1908]

I have a weird mind...and during this summer one hypothetical situation I thought of is this...

 

Cubs are in the World Series this fall. Your wife has an operable brain tumor and needs immediate surgery that will give her a 50% chance of living. The surgery is scheduled to take place during Game 7 of the World Series. Despite being extremely nervous and full of emotion regarding the surgery, you sit in the waiting room watching the game on TV. It's the bottom of the 9th, the Cubs are up 1 run, the bases are loaded and there is 2 outs and a 3-2 count. Suddenly, just as you have begun to give your mind a rest from the worrying and pain of dealing with your situation and have begun to enjoy baseball, the doctor comes out to give you the news on the surgery....do you tell the doctor to hold on a pitch or are you human enough to quickly get your priorities in place and forget about the game?

Are you married?

I figured that would be the response. No, I'm not, and I would expect anyone who has a significant other that means something to them to not give my question a second thought.

I pretty much knew you weren't when you asked the question. I originally phrased my response as "Not married, huh?"

 

If my wife were that sick, I'd be selling my world series tickets to pay medical bills and woundn't be watching any baseball games.

[Derwood]

i missed games 6 and 7 of the 2003 NLCS because I was at work. we had the game on (minus sound) in one little monitor in the studio but I couldn't really pay attention. someone mentioned something about fan interference and later that we lost

[David]

i missed games 6 and 7 of the 2003 NLCS because I was at work. we had the game on (minus sound) in one little monitor in the studio but I couldn't really pay attention. someone mentioned something about fan interference and later that we lost

 

how are you not calling in sick or something on the night of game 6? :shock:

[Cynosure]

i missed games 6 and 7 of the 2003 NLCS because I was at work. we had the game on (minus sound) in one little monitor in the studio but I couldn't really pay attention. someone mentioned something about fan interference and later that we lost

 

how are you not calling in sick or something on the night of game 6? :shock:

 

Yea, seriously...

[nilodnayr]

I have a weird mind...and during this summer one hypothetical situation I thought of is this...

 

Cubs are in the World Series this fall. Your wife has an operable brain tumor and needs immediate surgery that will give her a 50% chance of living. The surgery is scheduled to take place during Game 7 of the World Series. Despite being extremely nervous and full of emotion regarding the surgery, you sit in the waiting room watching the game on TV. It's the bottom of the 9th, the Cubs are up 1 run, the bases are loaded and there is 2 outs and a 3-2 count. Suddenly, just as you have begun to give your mind a rest from the worrying and pain of dealing with your situation and have begun to enjoy baseball, the doctor comes out to give you the news on the surgery....do you tell the doctor to hold on a pitch or are you human enough to quickly get your priorities in place and forget about the game?

Are you married?

 

I figured that would be the response. No, I'm not, and I would expect anyone who has a significant other that means something to them to not give my question a second thought.

 

I bet the TV would be on though (even though I doubt there would be little interest in the game...minds would be elsewhere)

 

The reason I came up with that question is that I was thinking of scenarios where I wouldn't be there to at least watch Game 7 of the World Series if the Cubs were in it, and death or situations relating to death was the only one I could come up with.

 

Or how about you are going to NYC with your GF for Halloween weekend and she asks you if you should take a Thursday night or Monday morning flight and you say (without checking the playoff schedule), "why of course we should go Thursday night, that gives us an extra night"....and then you realize Game 7 of the WS is that Thursday night #-o

 

Won't matter though, Cubs will in it in less than 7 :D

[Old Style]

I almost missed Game 7 of the 2003 NLCS when my dad had to be rushed to the emergency room. My mom and my sister took him. My dad refused to let me go with. He told me to stay at home and send text message updates to my sister so he could keep track of the game.

 

Is there any question why I am such a Cub fanatic?

[Derwood]

i missed games 6 and 7 of the 2003 NLCS because I was at work. we had the game on (minus sound) in one little monitor in the studio but I couldn't really pay attention. someone mentioned something about fan interference and later that we lost

 

how are you not calling in sick or something on the night of game 6? :shock:

 

I probably made $700 or $800 that day

[Cynosure]

i missed games 6 and 7 of the 2003 NLCS because I was at work. we had the game on (minus sound) in one little monitor in the studio but I couldn't really pay attention. someone mentioned something about fan interference and later that we lost

 

how are you not calling in sick or something on the night of game 6? :shock:

 

I probably made $700 or $800 that day

 

Guess that makes sense since it was only the NLCS. If it was a clinching game in the WS I would have called in sick.

[David]

memories like that are priceless :ninja:

 

 

even though it wound up for the best for you :evil:

[Derwood]

i missed games 6 and 7 of the 2003 NLCS because I was at work. we had the game on (minus sound) in one little monitor in the studio but I couldn't really pay attention. someone mentioned something about fan interference and later that we lost

 

how are you not calling in sick or something on the night of game 6? :shock:

 

I probably made $700 or $800 that day

 

Guess that makes sense since it was only the NLCS. If it was a clinching game in the WS I would have called in sick.

 

WS seemed like a foregone conclusion. I definitely would have skipped work for WS games

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Any day games during the first round, I'll have to Tivo and watch them when I get home. I won't miss any of the other games. I'm also planning to come to Chicago for the first two games of NLCS if the Cubs get that far.

[Cynosure]

Any day games during the first round, I'll have to Tivo and watch them when I get home. I won't miss any of the other games. I'm also planning to come to Chicago for the first two games of NLCS WHEN the Cubs get that far.

 

Fixed.

[bukie]

I have a weird mind...and during this summer one hypothetical situation I thought of is this...

 

Cubs are in the World Series this fall. Your wife has an operable brain tumor and needs immediate surgery that will give her a 50% chance of living. The surgery is scheduled to take place during Game 7 of the World Series. Despite being extremely nervous and full of emotion regarding the surgery, you sit in the waiting room watching the game on TV. It's the bottom of the 9th, the Cubs are up 1 run, the bases are loaded and there is 2 outs and a 3-2 count. Suddenly, just as you have begun to give your mind a rest from the worrying and pain of dealing with your situation and have begun to enjoy baseball, the doctor comes out to give you the news on the surgery....do you tell the doctor to hold on a pitch or are you human enough to quickly get your priorities in place and forget about the game?

 

The second my wife needed brain surgery that would have a 50% mortality rate, I already forgot about the game.

[David]

yea, the scenario needs to be a little more realistic... maybe a 1% mortality rate or something which is still very serious.

[Butterscup1679666578]

My buddy went down to the two games in Florida for the NLCS and ditched his Homecoming Dance date. He told her the day before he left for FL (a day or two before the dance) ... he was basically like "oh by the way I'm not going to the dance, I've got Cubs tickets." She wasn't pleased.

 

Last year I missed Game 2 (Smashing Pumpkins concert) and Game 3 (had to work the Mizzou-Nebraska game, although it was on one of the TVs in the press box).

[Hairyducked Idiot]

After the first two games of the playoffs last season, I decided my will to live was more important than my Cub fan cred. I didn't watch.