Players Clean out Lockers

[jaxxradio]

IMB..I can believe it. I did alot of HS play-by-play a while back and saw a number of kids meltdown after a playoff game. It's even more emotional when the team is playing for someone like the coach you mentioned.

 

You don't see many of the pro athletes "lose it" on the field after a game..but I remeber seeing Wade Boggs and Marty Barrett cry in the dugout when the Mets beat Boston in the 1986 World Series.

[fromthestretch]

I hate going into a clubhouse after a loss that ends the season. It's like going to a funeral for a family member. Tom Hanks was full of crap when he said there's no crying in baseball. I've been known to shed a few tears myself..I knew I shouldn't have watched Oprah last off-season..

 

I don't think the line is crap at all.

 

It's not talking about the clubhouse or in private or whatever...I fully expect players to flip out then. The line is about when you're in the dugout or on the field or even in public...you just don't typically see these guys meltdown in despair like that until they're out of sight or in private.

 

Exactly. It's not like every person wears their emotions on their sleeves. Everyone deals with it differently. To assume a player doesn't care because of the way he acts in front of the camera is ridiculous.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

sometimes that whole Howry word filter thing confuses the [expletive] out of me

[KingCubsFan]

I doubt they spend as much of their free time thinking about the Cubs as we do. It's their job, they get paid to do it, end of story. I'm sure some players were upset, but I bet most of them were over it by the time they boarded the plane.

you don't think they think about their jobs as much as we think about their jobs?

My point is that they probably think about their jobs just as much as most people think about theirs. Which, considering most people here spend their days thinking about the Cubs while at work, is why I think most of them were over it within a few hours. Do you think about your job much when you leave the office?

 

Not everyone's current occupation is their dream job. I'm not sure what you do for a living, but was it something you dreamed about doing as a child? Did you tell everyone that you aspired to be a ? When you got home from school as a kid and went out to play with your friends, instead of grabbing a ball and bat, did you go out and practice ?

 

I'd have to think that if I spent my entire life practicing my butt off to be a professional athlete, actually reached that goal, had a legitimate chance to make baseball history by being a part of the first Cubs team to win a World Series in 100 year and had that chance end in an embarrassing manner, I might not get over it in just a few hours.

This is the part I disagree with. I have no doubt that, as ultra-competitive people, they care about losing a game more than the normal person. But I don't think they (outside of a few exceptions like Wood) have the same emotional attachment to the Cubs organization that most fans do. That results in a bigger letdown for the fans.

[Sammys Boombox]

Wow this thread has gone crazy. I was mad because Sori rolled over like a kicked dog, but I'm sure he felt just as bad if not worse than most of us. It's just frustrating to expect so much from him (and others) and get nothing.

[Sammy Sofa]

I've I learned anything from all this, Chicago Cubs fans think very, very, VERY poorly of dogs.

 

"Gutless dogs."

 

"Kicked dogs."

 

"Choking dogs."

 

I would have not expected this many cat people.

[Sammys Boombox]

I've I learned anything from all this, Chicago Cubs fans think very, very, VERY poorly of dogs.

 

"Gutless dogs."

 

"Kicked dogs."

 

"Choking dogs."

 

I would have not expected this many cat people.

 

I hate cats. I love dogs. Especially black labs. Seriously, man's best friend.

[Butterscup1679666578]

I've I learned anything from all this, Chicago Cubs fans think very, very, VERY poorly of dogs.

 

"Gutless dogs."

 

"Kicked dogs."

 

"Choking dogs."

 

I would have not expected this many cat people.

 

I hate cats. I love dogs. Especially black labs. Seriously, man's best friend.

 

I've already decided I'm getting a black lab after I graduate. I love dogs so much. Wish I could have one now.

[Sammys Boombox]

I've I learned anything from all this, Chicago Cubs fans think very, very, VERY poorly of dogs.

 

"Gutless dogs."

 

"Kicked dogs."

 

"Choking dogs."

 

I would have not expected this many cat people.

 

I hate cats. I love dogs. Especially black labs. Seriously, man's best friend.

 

I've already decided I'm getting a black lab after I graduate. I love dogs so much. Wish I could have one now.

 

Me too. I really hate this four-year period where I can't have a good dog. I got a black lab in '99 as a puppy. He died last winter at my grandparents. It hit me pretty hard. I want another one.