Back in the Saddle

by drewishdrewid on Oct 11, 2008 9:50 PM CDT Comment 83 comments

I wore my Cubs hat all day today. I'm back in the saddle.

After the disaster of game three -- which I turned off in the third inning -- I threw my cubs hat into the corner and walked around the block three times. I took off my "Believe" and "It's Gonna Happen" bracelets. I pulled my Cubs flag down from my porch overhang. And I didn't think about baseball for over a day.

When I turned my computer on, I closed the tab for this site before it could come up, and I haven't looked at it since then.

But today, I pulled my Cubs hat on and walked into the kitchen. "Next year is the year," I announced to my wife and son. I put my bracelets back on. My flag is folded and ready for our move, where it will be hung in a place of honor till February, and then it'll go out where the neighborhood can see it. I don't put political signs on my lawn, but I show my Cubs flag proudly.

And now I'm back.

I have no, deep, pithy comments to make. I'm sure there will be changes in the team, although I wouldn't change anything if I were in charge. All I can say is, I believe that this team can do it all in 2009.

Is it February yet?

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I wore my hat the day after

More that it was sunny and it was the only hat I could find, but hey; live and die with this Cubs team, I will.

by NittanyCub on Oct 11, 2008 10:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I dug my Brookfield Zoo hat

out of the closet for the week. :D

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Oct 11, 2008 10:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I wore my Cubs hat the next day also

I shave my head and if it’s sunny out I have to wear a hat (a sunburn on the top of your head is not fun). I took my dog to the dog park and proudly wore my Cubs hat. I was sad and disappointed about the NLDS, but I WILL NEVER STOP BEING A CUBS FAN!!!!!!!!!!!!

"Destiny is a matter of choice, not chance"

by MerlinDog on Oct 11, 2008 10:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Isn't it back ON the saddle? haha

Who cares….

about those blue Believe bracelets…. where can I purchase some more of them?

My last one was torn off during game 2 and I had had it on the whole season. I’m a bit too lazy to search for them on the net.

I think it’s time for me to put the Cubs gear back on to wear around campus, too.

With winning the division 2 years in a row I saw we are in good shape still even though we embarassed ourselves. This team is going to make changes to the lineup (move Derrek and Alfonso) and add a pitcher / SS / OF.

I seriously think there are some good times ahead of us.

by EJThunder on Oct 11, 2008 10:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

p.s. I meant rearrange Alfonso and Derrek -- not trade them.

by EJThunder on Oct 11, 2008 10:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I got my "Believe" bracelet

at Walgreens, and at least $1.00 of it when to the foundation the BCB shirts gave money to. But I got mine over a year ago, so…

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Oct 11, 2008 10:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah, I got mine there too....

I’ll google for it and post what I can find if I find anything on them.

by EJThunder on Oct 11, 2008 10:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

nope - drew had it right

It’s definitely “back IN the saddle, again”. And if you don’t believe me or drew, surely you can’t doubt the word(s) of the singing cowboy (and ex-angels owner), Gene Autry.

“I’m back in the saddle again
Out where a friend is a friend
Where the longhorn cattle feed
On the lowly gypsum weed
Back in the saddle again…”

Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."

by ballhawk on Oct 11, 2008 11:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Back to the shadows again…
Out where an Indian’s your friend.
Where the vegetables are green,
And you can pee right into the stream!
Back to the shadows again

Wait, that’s not Autry. That’s Firesign Theater. Eh, close enough.

Before each game, please remember to feed the bats.

by Cool Hand on Oct 12, 2008 2:21 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Too early, drew.

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

by dtpollitt on Oct 11, 2008 10:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

it's ok

everyone has their own speed. I’d never suggest to anyone that they have to move faster or slower than they’re prepared to. :)

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Oct 11, 2008 11:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

i'm almost there

i watched a baseball game without feeling rage for the first time since about the 5th inning of game one…. progress is being made.

I’m still sort of pissed off that things went so poorly. But I’m getting better. Even if I still haven’t worn my Cubs paraphernalia since.

"Next year" sucks.

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 12, 2008 1:14 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Good to hear you're over it

I’m gonna be wearing my Cubs hat and BCB shirt with pride at the Hawaii Winter League game tonight. Also planning on giving my take of the 4 Cubs out here assuming they all play tonight. For those that don’t know they are INF Tony Thomas Jr., INF Marquez Smith, RHP Blake Parker, and LHP Jeremy Papelbon

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by CHCOWNTHECENTRAL on Oct 11, 2008 10:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

good for you drew....I am just not there yet.

"When I got to Chicago, fans came to Wrigley Field just to have fun, now they come to see us win. The expectations have changed, for the players and for the fans. It’s about winning." Kerry Wood, 7/14/08

by JB 23 on Oct 11, 2008 11:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

we'll be waiting

for you when you are. It’s a ways to go.

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Oct 11, 2008 11:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I broke out my DLee t shirt

today since it was so nice and warm. Even had the nerve to visit my best friend, which is a Cards household, while wearing it. I got some smack about it, but all I had to say is, guess you have had two years to come up with those comments. All in good humor and it shut them up, lol. It will all be all right it seems now. I will be ready when the snow melts way and the Cubbies still play….

My heart is breakin, head is achin, stomach is churnin, acid reflux is burnin, but I will ALWAYS be a Cubs fan.

by love the ivy on Oct 11, 2008 11:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Drew is correct twice.

Stephen Tyler and Aerosmith also sang “In the saddle”

"Im back
Im back in the saddle again
Im back
Im back in the saddle again

Ridin into town alone
By the light of the moon
Im looking for ol sukie jones
She crazy horse saloon
Barkeep gimme a drink
Thats when she caught my eye
She turned to give me a wink
That make a grown man cry

(chorus)" ……..

"Only lazy minds think baseball is dull" - Bernie Lincicome

by alwayshappy2bacubsfan on Oct 12, 2008 12:47 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Welcome back, Drew.

For some reason, I found it comforting to wear my Cubs hat this last week.

I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg

by Trey2317 on Oct 12, 2008 1:15 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

yo, Trey!

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Oct 12, 2008 10:14 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

No my Cubs attire is packed up, might be for a while

Although I do check in here about once a day so I havent totally given it all up

by Madison Cub Fan on Oct 12, 2008 2:43 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Welcome back -

Does it count as wearing Cubs paraphenalia if you wear a Mark Prior Cubs t-shirt to mow the lawn?

The author of this post is not a certified scout, doctor, agent, statistician, manager, or journalist, nor was he ever a very good player, though he tried very hard to be like Ryne Sandberg and was about as scrappy as it gets (in T-ball). Any opinion expressed above should in no way be confused with fact, truth, or reality and is hereby qualified in the following ways: 1) The author does not know as much about baseball as Lou Piniella. 2) The author does not know as much about baseball as Jim Hendry. 3) The author does not know as much about baseball as either Dusty or Darren Baker.

by DGU on Oct 12, 2008 6:18 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Only if you got it on clearance

for $5 once he was tossed out by the Cubs finally. Mine became my painting project t shirt, lol

My heart is breakin, head is achin, stomach is churnin, acid reflux is burnin, but I will ALWAYS be a Cubs fan.

by love the ivy on Oct 12, 2008 9:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

cubs

wore my cub shirt yesterday and had a ray fan offer me his condolences.OUCH.

by NOMAR on Oct 12, 2008 7:39 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I actually wore my hat outside the day after the last game

still haven’t watched a single inning of baseball since though

2009 Cubs: Well, Seems so far away..

by Chanman25 on Oct 12, 2008 8:17 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Neither have I

but my wife has commented on the lower stress level in the house, so… o.0

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Oct 12, 2008 10:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

haha

its NOT helping with how the Bears are performing. I don’t think anything is more annoying than inconsistency.

2009 Cubs: Well, Seems so far away..

by Chanman25 on Oct 12, 2008 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

wow, another close loss.

sheesh.

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Oct 12, 2008 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Literally, if games were THIRTY SECONDS less than how they are played now

the bears would be 6-0, instead of 3-3

2009 Cubs: Well, Seems so far away..

by Chanman25 on Oct 12, 2008 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Today broke my heart.

by sue369 on Oct 12, 2008 6:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

You simply cannot allow...

… a team to do that with six seconds left on the clock. Period.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Oct 12, 2008 7:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

What I don't understand about that game was

why the short kickoff after the touchdown? At least if you put them back at their 20 they have to complete at least two passes to get into field goal range? If they run back the kickoff for a touchdown then they win the game; fine. But when you give them that kind of field position, it just takes two plays which is exactly what the Falcons did. You just don’t give that guy a chance to beat you with a field goal because he will do it more often than not.

Tommie Agee was out.

by Weeghman Park on Oct 12, 2008 8:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I didn't get that either.

by sue369 on Oct 13, 2008 1:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Dumb decision. Bad coaching. When winning by

less than a field goal you have to try and pin a team back in their end of the field. With 11 seconds left, you know they will only get one play. To give the opponent the ball on the 45 is asinine.

"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris

by willie mays hayes' gloves on Oct 13, 2008 2:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

according to Lovie

it was to give the D a break by not having to run down a punt returner.

Bad idea.

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Oct 13, 2008 2:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I guess we can throw away that strategy.

"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris

by willie mays hayes' gloves on Oct 13, 2008 2:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

The Bears...

…are in a tough spot, because they hate to eat contracts and Lovie has a lot of years left to screw this thing up. He coaches not to lose, rather than being aggressive and taking it to your opponent and you can’t do that in the NFL.

Angelo should be embarrassed that his coach said he squibbed the ball because his players were tired. Tired? How the hell does your special teams unit get tired? It was a bad decision, and to make it worse Gould screwed up the kick as well.

"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel

by MPH73 on Oct 13, 2008 5:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

The squib bothers me MUCH less

then seeing our defense suck on 3rd down and giving the g-d sideline with 15 seconds to go.

Frustration!!

"Next year" sucks.

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 14, 2008 2:27 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I haven't worn any Cub things since last Saturday.

But I think I may start today. It’s time.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Oct 12, 2008 10:00 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Still can't do it.

Cxld going to fantasy camp. Had a video shoot in New York, and I wore an old Red Sox hat I had found at the Twins/Red Sox game I went to in 2005. Fits perfect, odd.

Had conversations all week with people who came up to me to talk playoffs. Nice not beig laughed at all week.

I am not over the pain, and do not see when that will happen

Good Guys Wear Blue

by Cubskingdom on Oct 12, 2008 10:22 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Still Wearing My Cap

I even wore it to the gym yesterday and not a single person pointed and laughed (as I imagined). I did pack up my 1989 and 1930 jerseys with my 1984 jacket and my T-shirts for the winter but they’ll be back out in full force come March.

Never, but NEVER, put ketchup on a hot dog.

by CaliCub on Oct 12, 2008 12:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I will probably pull these out to wear at the Y ... when ever ..

Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 12, 2008 5:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I've been back for a few days, wore it to work last week.

Cubbiw Blue looks good on me, brings out the blue in my eyes, dontcha know? ;-)

"WGN, Channel 9 Cubs Baseball, Excitingly, Importantly, Dramatically Yours." - Jack Brickhouse

by BigJohnAZ on Oct 12, 2008 12:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Never Stopped Wearing Cubs attire - NEVER WILL!

It IS who I am and probably supports the Genetic link!

I ALWAYS wear my Cubs caps proudly – any other cap just feels foreign, alien!

Someday…

by GeneticCubsFan on Oct 12, 2008 3:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

My Cub's flag

is still hanging outside and I’ve worn my Cub’s shirts this past week.

by sue369 on Oct 12, 2008 4:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

hi, Sue!

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Oct 12, 2008 4:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hiya Drew!!!

by sue369 on Oct 12, 2008 6:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

My Cubs Flag

has been flying at half mast. One week was enough. Today, it came down for the winter. Spring, it will return. In fact, I need a new flag for next year. Since the Hawkeyes finally looked like the Hawkeyes, the Iowa flag went up. Let’s hope they continue to play well or it too will come down.

This is only the beginning....Lou Pinella end of '07 season and Chicago Transit Authority (the band when they were really good).

by mrcubsfan on Oct 12, 2008 6:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nitpick...

… and I know you’ll take this in the spirit it’s given…

Your flag was at “half-staff”. Unless you own a boat — then it could be at “half-mast”.

Just sayin’.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Oct 12, 2008 7:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Got a good laugh

when I re-read that. Yes, it was half-STAFF, although some would argue my boat sailed a long time ago!

This is only the beginning....Lou Pinella end of '07 season and Chicago Transit Authority (the band when they were really good).

by mrcubsfan on Oct 13, 2008 8:25 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

well haven't seen you for a while

or anyone else really, as a matter of fact..

2009 Cubs: Well, Seems so far away..

by Chanman25 on Oct 12, 2008 7:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

How's it going?

School keeping you busy?

by sue369 on Oct 13, 2008 1:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

sigh .. wish I was as over it as you guys seem to be ..

I packed all of my Cubs T’s — and I do mean ALL of them away. I still don’t want to even look at them.

The old tattered Cubs flag on the car still sits forlornly in the floorboards where I thrust it after angrily pulling it out of the window Monday morning before driving to work (and most of the shoe polish lettered exuberance I wrote all over the rear windshield is gone too, you know, stuff like “What Curse? This Is Our Year!”).

I washed the jerseys and hung them in the closet. If anything comes back out any time soon, it will be the old 1980’s Cub jacket I had that I stopped wearing Saturday night a week ago .. which also takes up closet space here.

And the old Cub cap I’ve worn since 1990 – along with the new one I got this year – still hang in the bedroom.

They say that emotional depression and otherwise terribly lowly mental feelings will run you down and lower your resistance to sickness. Well, I’ve been hideously sick since last Tuesday and am just now getting over what I believe was a physical breakdown directly related to the Cubs debacle last week. I think I buried my feelings as deep as I could because of all of the bullcrap I had to deal with from people I work with who were sick enough to have a laugh at my expense. Personally, I was ready to rip some throats open, but no, that wouldn’t look well on my quality assessment that week now would it?

Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 12, 2008 5:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I really thought about

putting absolutely everything Cubs related away too, but probably around 40% of my attire is Cubs related and the walls in the computer room would be empty. I am too poor to buy replacement clothes and I am too lazy to paint the walls after revealing how badly some fresh paint is really needed. Turns ou I got over it pretty quickly, so I am glad I didn’t go down that road.

My heart is breakin, head is achin, stomach is churnin, acid reflux is burnin, but I will ALWAYS be a Cubs fan.

by love the ivy on Oct 12, 2008 9:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I was going to take the Cubs wheelcover off my car (on the spare tire, on my Honda CRV)

but then just couldn’t bring myself to take it off and put the Honda one back on so it’s still on the car… haven’t been able to wear any Cubs stuff yet and did take my blue bracelet off and haven’t been able to put it back on but my left wrist somehow feel weird without it… guess i got so used to having it on……

GoCubsGo

by MinnesotaFan on Oct 12, 2008 5:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I AM wearing a Cubs shirt now...

…but I still have not worn a cubs hat. My Cubs flag is still flying on top of my house. I think I will go switch it back to the American flag right now.

sigh

"Just win tonight" - derv

by derv on Oct 12, 2008 5:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Flag - changed.

"Just win tonight" - derv

by derv on Oct 12, 2008 6:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm wearing my Cubs gear

but I have not worn this one since 2004:

"The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible." ~Arthur C. Clarke

by Goodie1969 on Oct 12, 2008 6:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

It's autographed?

You ought to put that on eBay. Someone might buy it.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Oct 12, 2008 7:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

How much you think I might get for my Prior T shirt?

Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 12, 2008 8:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'l give you

a towel for it.

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Oct 12, 2008 8:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

LOL ... OWWWWWWWWWW

don’t make a sick man with a chest cough and bloody phlegm laugh like that

Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 12, 2008 8:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

but that's the first laugh i've had in a week .... thanks

Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 12, 2008 8:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I have two hats autographed by Baker if anyone is interested LOL

"Just win tonight" - derv

by derv on Oct 12, 2008 9:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

if you pee on them, I think the'd be worth more

n/t

2009 Cubs: Well, Seems so far away..

by Chanman25 on Oct 12, 2008 9:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think I'll keep it.

So far, Dusty’s Cubs playoff record with that uniform number is 6-6 and Soriano’s is 0-6. In fact, Dusty had more playoff wins as a Cubs manager than Frey, Zimmer, Riggelman, and Piniella combined. Not too shabby.

"The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible." ~Arthur C. Clarke

by Goodie1969 on Oct 13, 2008 5:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don't think Dusty's better playoff...

…record was because of anything he did, in fact, Dusty’s game management skills in big games leaves a lot to be desired. In 03, they won because they had players who chose to perform in the playoffs as opposed to playing like shit. When Dusty had the chance to make an impact, he sat on his ass and didn’t do anything to change the momentum of key games.

In 08, I don’t think a blend of Tony LaRussa, Joe McCarthy and Casey Stengal could have got the Cubs to perform, they just didn’t show up.

"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel

by MPH73 on Oct 13, 2008 5:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I agree Baker was not a great in-game manager

but he got a team of guys who had no business being in that position to feel like there was no reason they couldn’t beat anybody, and they damn near got a chance to prove it against the Yankees in the World Series. We all know how close it was, thus the extreme hurt. I give him at least that much credit. He clearly did something right.

To this day, I feel like if Alex Gonzalez had just fielded that routine grounder, Dusty could well have been a Chicago Legend. As it turns out, he got no glory, only infamy.

"The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible." ~Arthur C. Clarke

by Goodie1969 on Oct 13, 2008 6:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I have always given...

…Baker credit for his won/loss record and numerous playoff appearances. You don’t win as many games as he has over that time period by shear luck.

With Dusty though, you can’t put him in a position where he has significant roster input and you always need to hold your breath in regards to game management skills.

"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel

by MPH73 on Oct 13, 2008 11:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

You can't have it both ways. If you blame him when the team loses, you damn

well better give him some credit when the team wins. I’ll be the first to say he did a losy job his last two years here, but he must have done something right in ‘03. You can’t say the players get all the credit for the wins and the manager gets all the blame for the loss. It doesn’t work that way. Baseball is a team sport and the manager is part of the team. There was plenty of praise to go around for the wins and plenty of blame to go around for the losses.

"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris

by willie mays hayes' gloves on Oct 14, 2008 9:01 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

What I meant was...

…there are situations managers can make their presense felt during the course of a game;

Changing pitchers
pinch hitting
hit & run
bunt, steal
calling time and going out to talk with his team

In the playoffs, these moments become more crucial (for obvious reasons) and Baker chose to sit on the bench just as the game six problem started to brew and never brought in his best pitcher in an elimination game 7.

I have given Baker plenty of credit and have defended him many times on this board. I have said many times, ALL managers have strengths and weaknesses and Baker came here with a reputation of a poor in game manager, but his players loved playing for him.

"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel

by MPH73 on Oct 14, 2008 1:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's fine and you certainly have a valid argument. I have just heard

a lot from the “Dusty Baker is the cause of all of our woes.” crowd in the past few years and a lot of it is garbage. Like I said, I’ll be the first to admit he did a poor job his last two years but you have to give the manager some credit for taking a team as far as he did. Those things don’t happen by accident.

"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris

by willie mays hayes' gloves on Oct 14, 2008 1:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I agree...

…and I will also add that Baker had NOTHING to do with the injury problems to Prior and Wood, none what so ever.

Virtually every major league manager would have rode those guys the same way Baker did that year, because it was the only way they could have gotten to the 2nd round. Also, what both Prior and Wood were asked to do, was not something that many others had done before and Dusty was not establishing new ground.

IMO, both Prior and Wood would have both come up lame even if they were babied.

"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel

by MPH73 on Oct 14, 2008 1:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wood has been the result of poor mechanics and

abuse at a young age. Prior is just a lethal combination of bad luck and lack of intestinal fortitude. That’s a lot of talent to go begging.

"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris

by willie mays hayes' gloves on Oct 14, 2008 1:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Baker's playoff record is irrelevant, because...

… he won exactly the same number of championships as all those other managers combined, too: zero.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Oct 14, 2008 7:34 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

We'll ALL be back

because that’s what we do as Cubs fans. Many here agree and often strongly disagree with others opinions about the club but just about all here on this site are frickin fanatical cub maniacs or else we wouldn’t be here. Even all of us who vent and “hate” as some say will be back hoping for that magical day that WILL come someday. Question is I guess,
What the hell do we all do when it actually happens?

by plenz on Oct 12, 2008 6:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

So you say, but..............

……….I’m not that easy.

I have done some laundry and therefore touched my Cubs garb, but otherwise it’s not going to be donned for quite some time.

In fact, even though I’m a season ticket holder, I might move my opening day tickets and put on the attire at a much later date.

Honestly, people, life moves on and there’s far more to it than the Cubs.

"Happiness? A good cigar, a good meal, a good cigar and a good woman - or a bad woman; it depends on how much happiness you can handle." ~ George Burns

by tville on Oct 12, 2008 9:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

true .. i had a life outside the Cubs and am doing swell with it ..

I just want the Chicago Cubs to tag along with my life just a bit longer than October 5th for a change, was that asking too much??

Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 12, 2008 10:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

rhetorical question, right? ;-)

Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."

by ballhawk on Oct 13, 2008 12:54 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

You'll be back.

For one thing, you’re hanging out here.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Oct 13, 2008 8:10 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

First post............

…………in a week, Al.

Nothing personal, of course.

"Happiness? A good cigar, a good meal, a good cigar and a good woman - or a bad woman; it depends on how much happiness you can handle." ~ George Burns

by tville on Oct 13, 2008 10:35 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs