Re: I Don't Get It

[cubs121]

I have all the belief in the world we can win the next three games, but if we don't I'm not confident at all in 2009. Derrek Lee is not a good hitter anymore, certainly not for a first baseman. Theriot's magic might be up. Edmonds and Dempster have no chance to repeat last season if they're even Cubs at all. Reed might not either. Fukudome is all but done. Soriano is injury-prone (I don't believe in curses but it's pretty ridiculous this was never the case prior to two weeks into his Cubs career). DeRosa won't repeat this year. Harden is still a health risk, as is Wood. Never know what to expect from Marmol and Z because of overuse (though I'm not as worried about Z as I once was). There's a lot that could go wrong this year. Soto and Aramis are the only guys I'm stone cold confident in for 09.

Yeah, but it's really a moot point until the new owner is announced and we see what kind of spending will be done and moves will be made.

 

I REALLY hope Hendry can sell high on Theriot this winter, I don't think he'll match his numbers in 2009. I'm sure it won't happen though.

 

If Dempster gets the money I think he will, I'll be happy he's gone. Also, you have Gaudin, Shark, and possibly Hill around to take Dempster's spot. Not great really, but thats only if we don't acquire another.

I agree with selling high on Theriot. I can't wait for the new owner to be announced.

[Elrhino]

I'm 32. Too young to really have too much invested in 84. 89 was the first year I fell in love with baseball. 2003 broke my heart. I thought our young rotation was going to be utterly unstoppable in the playoffs. I was in the dump for months after that one.

 

These last two years almost seem more comical and tragically amusing. I'll get over this one in a week. No matter how badly the Cubs choke and find new and creative ways to embarrass themselves in the playoffs, there will never be a level of devastation compared to 2003 for me.

Edited October 3, 2008 by Elrhino

[jersey cubs fan]

I'm 32. Too young to really have too much invested in 84. 89 was the first year I fell in love with baseball. 2003 broke my heart. I was in the dump for months after that one. I thought our young rotation was going to be utterly unstoppable in the playoffs. These last two years almost seem more tragically comical. I'll get over this one in a week. No matter how badly the Cubs choke and find new and creative ways to embarrass themselves in the playoffs, there will never be another 2003 for me.

 

Same age, but 84 resonates with me far more than 89.

 

By the time 2003 rolled around, I was resigned to the fate of having Dusty kill 2 of the big 3 starting pitchers.

[C.C.]

I'm 32. Too young to really have too much invested in 84. 89 was the first year I fell in love with baseball. 2003 broke my heart. I thought our young rotation was going to be utterly unstoppable in the playoffs. I was in the dump for months after that one.

 

These last two years almost seem more comical and tragically amusing. I'll get over this one in a week. No matter how badly the Cubs choke and find new and creative ways to embarrass themselves in the playoffs, there will never be a level of devastation compared to 2003 for me.

 

 

I'm a bit older and 1984 broke my heart. I remember my dad telling me (after game 2) "don't get too excited we still need to win one more". I remember telling him "Dad it's over we are going to the World Series!" He tried his best to keep my excitement at a reasonable level, and 3 games later I understood why. I was devastated! Took me a long time to get over. I still remember the back of the sun-times sports page with the headline EVEN STEVEN after game 4. I also remember the Chicago Tribune headline that read "Wait Till next" with graphic of a little Cub crying after game 5.

 

KILLED ME!!!!

 

I wasn't crushed again until 2003. 1989 didn't really bother me all that much. We just got beat. Nothing heartbreaking about it.

[Cubfanintheknow]

I just have this nagging feeling they're going to come back and take this series. No statistical analysis to prove how, no Cubbie Kool-Aid (or alcohol, for that matter), just this feeling they're going to win the next three. The Cubs have been a great story all year long. And everybody loves a great story. The Red Sox ended years of futility in '04 by first overcoming the biggest deficit in ALCS history. And they looked just as bad--if not worse--than the Cubs do now. But it made good copy. Still does.

 

This is all a part of the story.

[Andy]

Me too. I don't know why. I knew we were done after 2-0 last year and barely even bothered watching Game 3 in favor of college football, and this year I know we aren't done. Gotta be something to this, right?

[illiniguy]

I think they either get swept or win the series. If we get this next game I have no doubt we get the series.

[Mugged By Fluffy]

I'm 32. Too young to really have too much invested in 84. 89 was the first year I fell in love with baseball. 2003 broke my heart. I thought our young rotation was going to be utterly unstoppable in the playoffs. I was in the dump for months after that one.

 

These last two years almost seem more comical and tragically amusing. I'll get over this one in a week. No matter how badly the Cubs choke and find new and creative ways to embarrass themselves in the playoffs, there will never be a level of devastation compared to 2003 for me.

 

 

I'm a bit older and 1984 broke my heart. I remember my dad telling me (after game 2) "don't get too excited we still need to win one more". I remember telling him "Dad it's over we are going to the World Series!" He tried his best to keep my excitement at a reasonable level, and 3 games later I understood why. I was devastated! Took me a long time to get over. I still remember the back of the sun-times sports page with the headline EVEN STEVEN after game 4. I also remember the Chicago Tribune headline that read "Wait Till next" with graphic of a little Cub crying after game 5.

 

KILLED ME!!!!

 

I wasn't crushed again until 2003. 1989 didn't really bother me all that much. We just got beat. Nothing heartbreaking about it.

 

Same story here. 1984 was devastating, with 1989 bieng somewhat upsetting. In 1998, much like last season(2007) I knew the Cubs did not have what it took to be WS winners and expected little from them. 2003 was a return to the 1984 heartbreak.

 

This time, it is more pissed off devastation than the emotional kind of 2003. I am furious at these guys.

[cubsfan1947]

This is what you guys need. A bit long, but it describes exactly how I feel.

 

Enjoy 8-)

 

Shorter version

This has lyrics.

[hawkeyecub]

Me too. I don't know why. I knew we were done after 2-0 last year and barely even bothered watching Game 3 in favor of college football, and this year I know we aren't done. Gotta be something to this, right?

 

Me three. After Hill gave up the HR to Young on the first pitch and our offense looked exactly the same, I watched more of the Iowa game than the Cubs.

 

As long as Harden is close to healthy and we get the win like we should, I think/hope the team will loosen up and remember that they're the best team in the league. Very confident in Lilly to pitch a gem in L.A. for game 4.

[Mark_R]

This playoff hurts because i've been 100% sober for it.

 

The pain needs to be coddled with booze.

[robnail]

I just have this nagging feeling they're going to come back and take this series. No statistical analysis to prove how, no Cubbie Kool-Aid (or alcohol, for that matter), just this feeling they're going to win the next three. The Cubs have been a great story all year long. And everybody loves a great story. The Red Sox ended years of futility in '04 by first overcoming the biggest deficit in ALCS history. And they looked just as bad--if not worse--than the Cubs do now. But it made good copy. Still does.

 

This is all a part of the story.

 

While I don't subscribe to the school of thought that allows for the possibility of a great scribe in the sky penning us some titillating copy, I am starting to let myself be conned into believing that if one looks at the next two games objectively, there is no reason the Cubs can't get the series back to Wrigley. Again speaking objectively, Harden-Kuroda and Lilly-three-day-Lowe are more favorable match-ups for this team than were Demp-fresh-Lowe and Zambrano-Billingsley.

 

That said, I'm fully prepared to get swept. Today, I went through my usual post-elimination depression bout. So at least that's out of the way. I've mentally accepted the collapse of '08 as if it's already happened. If the Cubs can even win a game, I'll be ecstatic.