MLB DECLARES CUBS SERIES OVER!!!

by bergs55 on Oct 1, 2008 11:59 PM CDT Comment 28 comments

This just in from the AP...

CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) -- In a shocking move, Major League Baseball has decided to cancel the rest of the NLDS between the Chicago Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers - awarding the series and a trip to the NLCS to the Dodgers.

When asked why MLB had decided to do so, Comissioner Bud Selig said, "It's obvious from one game who is going to win the series. What's the point on playing the rest of it? With the economy the way it is, we thought we might save some money on flights if we just called it now."

Cubs manager, Lou Piniella agreed with Selig's decision. " Well you know, we just decided to pack it up and call it a year. We lost the first game and when that happens, it's all over. To be honest, I don't really know why it's supposed to be a five game series. Everybody knows the season is over when you lose number one. But it's okay, me and Matty Sinatro got a great tee time tomorrow morning at the Waveland golf course."

Carlos Zambrano, who was scheduled to pitch in game #2, said, "The fans are right. The season is over. We lost game one. Never has a team come back from losing the first game of a series, so we're done. Now I can go back to emailing my friends."

Selig added, "come to think of it, we should probably just call the Red Sox series too. The Angels losing game one at home? Their season is obviously over."

C'mon, people - it's one game. Lighten up...everything will be okay.

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I'll laugh if...

you promise that if the worst happens tomorrow you won’t be posting about how “It’s only 2 games!!”

by hmlee on Oct 2, 2008 12:01 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

On the positive side...

our collective pick to click or whatever was Derosa.

Free Ronny Cedeno

by Kansas25 on Oct 2, 2008 12:05 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I worry that he wasted it in a game we were going to lose no matter what

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by AceCubbie on Oct 2, 2008 6:47 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Actually I voted right before his HR

(not for him, for Jedmonds), and at that point Dempster was the collective pick to click by a healthy margin. Seems there were plenty of votes after DeRo’s HR and Demp’s meltdown.

My next sig line quote will also be from Lou Piniella, and the first word will be either "Look", or "Listen", followed by a comma.

by JohnM on Oct 2, 2008 6:52 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Two games...

…then I’ll worry.

by bergs55 on Oct 2, 2008 12:07 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I am so holding you to that...

I hope I don’t have to… but… just saying…

by hmlee on Oct 2, 2008 12:08 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

YES!! Another post about the game

What is that, Kansas25? 483?

Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.

by dtpollitt on Oct 2, 2008 12:07 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

your not passed out yet?

"A catchers biggest concern behind the plate is to make his pitcher pitch a little better than he can" Roy Campanella

by Madison Cub Fan on Oct 2, 2008 12:10 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I was too busy losing to drink

Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.

by dtpollitt on Oct 2, 2008 12:11 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh, and let's move this to Badger talk

cfn is my favorite site for all things college football, and this is one of the best pieces i have read thus far. ive been dedicated to this site for its expert analysis for years, i recommend checking it out. no matter the outcome, THIS is the game that is going to set the tone for the rest of our badger season:

http://cfn.scout.com/2/796357.html

Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.

by dtpollitt on Oct 2, 2008 12:12 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I can't even think about the Badgers after last week.

by Mapmaker on Oct 2, 2008 12:13 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

TWO HUGE GAMES

If we win OSU and PSU, we are back in the top 5 and on the hunt for the Rose Bowl. Keep your chin up.

Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.

by dtpollitt on Oct 2, 2008 12:14 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Definitely

I think PSU looks even stronger than OSU

by Mapmaker on Oct 2, 2008 12:31 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I do have the buckymail, having something delivered to my email

that includes a variety of badger articles.

"A catchers biggest concern behind the plate is to make his pitcher pitch a little better than he can" Roy Campanella

by Madison Cub Fan on Oct 2, 2008 12:35 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

head shake

What was up with that stupid 2-pt conversion madness last week? I wanted to cry

by hmlee on Oct 2, 2008 9:33 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Except....

You are going to lose on the road to the Hawkeyes in a couple of weeks, so scratch that Top 5 idea!!

All things great in 2008!!

by By Santo's Grace on Oct 2, 2008 8:55 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

We'll just say...

we’ve equaled our hits from tonight.

Free Ronny Cedeno

by Kansas25 on Oct 2, 2008 12:14 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I didn't get to see the game.

I was stuck at work, following the game on the computer.

I am bitterly disappointed. But it’s not over, and anyone who says it is is just foolish. Yeah, we wanted to start off right, and we didn’t. But that’s why we play best of five, not best of one.

Let’s get that mojo working tomorrow, folks. And let’s not tear into each other. We’re all in this together.

Go Cubs!

IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!

by Cubfansince1957 on Oct 2, 2008 12:10 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

"no team has ever won after game one"

Well, since 1995 in the NLDS, the team that wins game one is 23-3. Pretty daunting.

by sackings108 on Oct 2, 2008 12:11 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

MAY I NOTE

THAT THE BEST TEAM IN BASEBALL IS ABOUT TO LOSE GAME 1, TOO

Just sayin’…it ain’t over til it’s over.

Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.

by dtpollitt on Oct 2, 2008 12:16 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Man, Dan, this is one night I can completely agree with all of you I normally butt heads with.

This guys coming on here to act like the season’s over are freaking idiots, and nothing but bandwagon jumpers. The rest of us that have been here all along know that nothings over, and we’ll stick it out. Go Cubs, and Go Big Z tomorrow. Maybe Al should lock registration until the postseason is over.

by sackings108 on Oct 2, 2008 12:17 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Win tomorrow and the pressure goes back to LA to win both at home

by Mapmaker on Oct 2, 2008 12:32 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I heart you too, sack!

Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.

by dtpollitt on Oct 2, 2008 12:56 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

They aren't idiots....

they are just disappointed that the Cubs lost the first game (again). I think a lot of those people are just plain tired of being let down again by the team they love so much.

Hopefully, those of us who “stick it out” with the team (even if they lose this series) will not come on here and gripe and complain about how “if only Fonzie had just gotten a few key hits or if Zambrano had not had another melt-down inning or if the bullpen had come thru like they were supposed to…we would have won the series!”

It’s too late to 2nd guess then.

If you think you've seen it all...just wait!

by CubFanSince1970 on Oct 2, 2008 8:25 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

This was very funny--and much needed--Thanks!

I am disappointed in the lousy showing by the Cubs tonight, but all they can do is try and win tomorrow. A loss like tonight’s warrants a lot of venting because the Cubs seemed to continue their play from the Arizona series last year, but after the venting all you can do is root for the team to win tomorrow.

The only thing the team can do is try and win tomorrow’s game.

by DudeVf11 on Oct 2, 2008 12:26 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs