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I would like old-timer status, please!

If the Cubs were doomed to lose Game 7 in 2016 with Michael Martinez at the plate, I envision it unfolding it exactly like that play just did.

Aside from all the obvious moments, there are two postseason moments that will forever be burned into my brain. The first was from the 2015 Wild Card game when Jake got Starling Marte to ground into an inning-ending double play in the sixth inning. Russell blew what could have been a double play in the AB before and the crowd was really getting ramped up. It was my moment of dread. I'm usually pretty level-headed during games, but I let out an involuntary scream of relief when Jake got out of it. Guarantee my neighbors heard it. The other is watching Bryant score from first on RIzzo's double in Game 7. As far as using booze to calm nerves during the game -- I was drinking pretty hard during Game 1 of the 2016 NLCS and barely remember Montero's grand slam. I vowed at that point to never have more than one or two during a playoff game. I'd never forgive myself for blacking out and missing a historic moment.

Lurker hot take: I've visited this board multiple times daily for 12 years and I can't stand the GIFs. Finally had to just turn them off.

I'm stunned and jealous so many of you have tickets to the game. Even if I were to go by myself, my wife would laugh in my face if I wanted to spend in excess of $2K for a standing room ticket, let alone multiple tickets. I have one legit connection to season tickets. My old boss has two bleacher seats. But he's selling them on Stubhub with a smile on his face. Fighting the crowds in Wrigleyville just seems too much for me. The fear of not being able to find a place to semi-comfortably watch the game is real. Am I a complete monster for just wanting to watch the games with my dad in his living room?

I spend more time in here than with my actual my friends. Maybe even my wife.

Party on, guys. What a night.

[tweet] [/tweet] I mostly lurk, but I wanted to share this. Riz giving us a glove slam we can all smile about.

The White Sox weren't even a blip on my childhood radar until I went to college and met three of the nastiest Cub-hating White Sox fans ever. They were nice guys and we're still friends to this day, but they opened my eyes to this weird one-sided "fan rivalry". Of course, two of the three guys ended up being my roommates when the White Sox won the World Series. I did not enjoy that month.

I love you all!

And the Bears are in town the next day. Nice little doubleheader if you're willing to open up the wallet.

This guy seems charming.

Not sure if there's any recent discussion on spring training, so bumping this to see if anyone has had any more recent experiences/tips/advice with the new ballpark? My wife and I have never been to spring training and are planning to be in Arizona March 30-April 4 for one game in Surprise, one game at Cubs Park and one of the games at Chase Field.

Are there fans of other teams that are also stuck in this dilemma? Where they don't get the local broadcast but are still blacked out of Extra Innings and MLB.TV? Have we just been lucky because games have been on WGN my whole life?

This is my doomsday scenario. I just can't believe everyone in that blue "blackout area" won't get half the games on TV.