NLDS Game 2: Dodgers (Billingsley) @ Cubs (Z!) TBS, 8:30 CST

[JeffH]

I get yelled at every time I post this, but it needs to be said, now more than ever.

 

The worst organization in professional sports.

 

Not even close

 

You're delusional.

 

No offense to you personally.

[RedFlash]

I'm not ready to give up on this game, but even my tolerance/optimism level is draining by the scoreless inning.

[rocket]

IS ANYONE ELSE REALLY EXCITED FOR THE PLAYOFFS THIS YEAR I REALLY CANT WAIT FOR THEM TO START

 

LETS GO CUBS

 

ummmmm the cubs are losing 5-0 aren't you payign attetnion??!?!?!?!?!

[Omar]

Usual fake rally.

[Andy]

If the White Sox win tomorrow I'm pretty sure I won't be able to keep my composure.

You know, earlier today I said I want the Sox to lose if we do.

 

Right now I don't give two craps what the Sox do. Win it all, who cares. As long as they don't beat us.

[CubsBears29]

Very small Fake Rally time again.

 

 

wooooooo...... :-&

[witty alias]

The good news is, I can go ahead and watch It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia in about 10 minutes. I didn't want to miss the new episodes and now I won't..

[Mugged By Fluffy]

I'm just so shocked right now. I mean i felt this was our best chance to make it and when it's all said and done, we weren't even close.

 

It really does make one wonder if there really is something to this effing curse and whatnot.

 

How do you be the best team in the NL, 97-wins, all those stats, etc etc etc and just completely wet the bed when it comes to the games that absolutely matter the most? This ain't just a mega-choke job.

 

 

I freaked about curses a little bit last night, but at the end of the day its about players tightening up due to the added pressure. The second inning was the ultimate proof of this hypothesis. The reality is only a certain breed of professional athlete can perform when confronted with the stress of having to perform within a very small timeframe in front of a huge fan base in a major media market constantly reminding the that they are "cursed." To date, only the '04 Red Sox had the right mix of carefree, loosey-goosey guys to get it done. Maybe the '80 Phils too. The '05 White Sox? No pressure on them. They're the second team in this city and always would be whether they won or lost. Their fans only care about beating the Cubs.

 

If the Cubs are ever to win anything, they need to model the psychological profile of their team after the '04 Red Sox.

 

+1

[questionmarkgrace]

just like lee to pad his average with no one on

[ZiggyTaxi]

there's nothing wrong with the organization. let's stop pretending like the cubs have a bad organization and that's why they fail.

 

So, what kind of organization does this for 100 years?

[splintersag]

If the White Sox win tomorrow I'm pretty sure I won't be able to keep my composure.

Eh, the White Sox aren't too bad for me. I won't be rooting for them that much, but I will if they make the ALCS or if they play the Dodgers in the WS.

 

I don't live in Chicago, so I can stand them.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

I'm just hoping that maybe we can go on a Braves-like run with 14 divisional titles and maybe sneak a WS title in there somewhere. Awww...who the F am I kidding?!??!?

[ChiCubsFan]

that should be interference...right?

[splintersag]

Question: Did the Office come on today?

[Prior4CyYoung]

well that is one way to break up a double play.

[17 Seconds]

I get yelled at every time I post this, but it needs to be said, now more than ever.

 

The worst organization in professional sports.

 

Not even close

 

You're delusional.

 

No offense to you personally.

 

The fact that the players choke every season has nothing to do with the organization. They put a great team on the field.

[Handlebar McSkullet]

The Cubs are teaching us life's greatest lesson... don't ever get your hopes up for anything, because you will surely be disappointed.

[UMFan83]

This. is. a. choke. job.

 

You expected anything else from the chokingist franchise in the history of American sports?

 

1999, 1984, 1989, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008.

 

Go to hell, Cubs. Go to hell and die.

 

This post makes me laugh because you for some reason led off with 1999, a choke no doubt no just really random. And then you went in chronological order.

[CubsBears29]

Very small Fake Rally time again.

 

 

wooooooo...... :-&

 

 

Very, VERY small Fake Rally time.

[bhogg]

damnit --- missed his stupid face

[UMFan83]

Question: Did the Office come on today?

 

No office this week due to the VP debate.

[RedFlash]

I get yelled at every time I post this, but it needs to be said, now more than ever.

 

The worst organization in professional sports.

 

Not even close

 

You're delusional.

 

No offense to you personally.

 

But he's not wrong. There are WORSE run franchises in pro sports....like the Oakland Raiders, Detroit Lions, New York Rangers, New York Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers, etc, etc. So the Cubs are clearly not as bad (

tho there not overly great, either) as you claim it to be, Jeff.

[ISUCubsFan]

that should be interference...right?

 

That would be my understanding of the rule.

[imb]

IS ANYONE ELSE REALLY EXCITED FOR THE PLAYOFFS THIS YEAR I REALLY CANT WAIT FOR THEM TO START

 

LETS GO CUBS

 

ummmmm the cubs are losing 5-0 aren't you payign attetnion??!?!?!?!?!

 

wtf is it on the boob tube or what

[Hairyducked Idiot]

I get yelled at every time I post this, but it needs to be said, now more than ever.

 

The worst organization in professional sports.

 

Not even close

 

You're delusional.

 

No offense to you personally.

 

The fact that the players choke every season has nothing to do with the organization. They put a great team on the field.

 

 

I'll keep asking till I get an answer:

 

What level of underperformance over what sample is needed to suspect an organizational effect?

 

Surely we can study this statistically instead of just spewing dogma.