I'm Over It (Already)!

by graceunderpressure on Oct 8, 2008 10:39 AM CDT

Well, this didn't take me long. Last night, I was sitting at home watching the debate and wishing I was watching a game 5, when it hit me that I'm ready again for a new season of loving my Cubs. This I thought came pretty quick, but afterall this postseason wasn't about heartbreak like 03, this was just an embarrassment. An with any embarrassment you realize that people only care for a short while then it is back to life as normal. Anyway, I'm already ready again. I don't know why this is, but when you feel passion it is a hard train to stop or slow down. All of the questions about, "will we care as much?" and "will the regular season mean anything?" now seem to be in their proper perspective. I can only answer for me, and the answer is of course I will care and of course the regular season will mean something! I know I will get myself all worked up all over again. Afterall, that is the beauty of this sport. It is a crazy crazy ride, and at the end of the day, I love it. Having said that, I worry about next year. I think these last two postseason failures will take their toll. I think we have some major issues that will likley run their course, specifically the guy at the top of the lineup. You can love this team and really dislike certain players. Trust me, I've done it before (Oh Henry). In the end, IF the pitching stays healthy and the back end of the bullpen stays consistent, we'll all probably be back again this time next year. Either way, I'll be along for the ride.

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I'm not over it yet

But I have gotten to a place where I realize I will be over it long before the 2009 season kicks off. Does that even make sense?

by SuperContext on Oct 8, 2008 11:49 AM CDT 0 recs

Yes it does.

I was watching the debate thinking the exact same thing as graceunderpressure, but I am not completely over it. I listen to radio/tv coverage of the upcoming NLCS and think THAT SHOULD BE US! We should be all jazzed up about the upcoming series, and think all over again how much it stinks that we are not participating. But my mind is starting to wonder more and more into 2009 and I am already starting to get feelings of excitement over next year. Much sooner than I was expecting…I think repeating post-season apparences make us believe all that much more than we can get back again next year.

"Cub fans like to think of things in catastrophic terms." - Crane Kenney

by NashvilleBlue on Oct 8, 2008 12:24 PM CDT up 0 recs

For me

For me it’s kind of like someone is kicking me in the butt with tennis shoes instead of steel boots now.

Thngs of worth are worth fighting for regardless of the odds.

by cubstoseriesby100 on Oct 8, 2008 12:04 PM CDT 0 recs

I'm still not over '84, '89, '98, '01 ,'03, '04, '07 etc...

But I’ve moved on and I’ve also already moved on from ‘08. I’m still not sure how the regular season will feel next year. I’m hoping I won’t have the attitude of “Oh, sure they are having a great season, but they will get swept in the playoffs again”

"Destiny is a matter of choice, not chance"

by MerlinDog on Oct 8, 2008 12:07 PM CDT 0 recs

Yes, this is my concern.

It will be hard to get excited over a win, or even a 7 or 8 game winning streak, in April and May.

"That’s what I love about my skip, man. He’ll tell you that you suck...I know I suck. We know we suck...Yeah, we suck. But we’ll see who sucks at the end."
- Gary Sheffield

by DrGalazkiewicz on Oct 8, 2008 11:09 PM CDT up 0 recs

One thing

Already clinching the division was less exciting this year than in the past.

Next year I think it will seem more routine for lack of a better word.

Thngs of worth are worth fighting for regardless of the odds.

by cubstoseriesby100 on Oct 8, 2008 12:24 PM CDT 0 recs

Be careful...

…I would not assume this club is going to win the division again next year. Did you see what happened to the Tigers?

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

by MPH73 on Oct 8, 2008 1:14 PM CDT up 0 recs

That's too bad

that you found it less exciting because clinching two in a row really was something special.

by Kowlady on Oct 8, 2008 2:45 PM CDT up 0 recs

Yes, it was.

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

by Al on Oct 8, 2008 2:54 PM CDT up 0 recs

I didn't mean it wasn't special

I really phrased that post badly. I thought it was special and heck I got all choked up when it happened.
I long for the day when winning the division becomes special yes but sort of well we expected it let’s get on with the show.

Thngs of worth are worth fighting for regardless of the odds.

by cubstoseriesby100 on Oct 8, 2008 3:49 PM CDT up 0 recs

im enjoying the Bears season

as they are already halfway to the win total I pessimistically predicted for them when the season started.

---AC 00 00 00 - Believe

by mjk83 on Oct 8, 2008 12:57 PM CDT 0 recs

I'll be freezing my butt of some cold day in winter

I’ll pop in a few DVD’s from this season and it’ll be back….just not yet

"Pounding sand since 1982...."

by cubswynn on Oct 8, 2008 12:58 PM CDT 0 recs

I'm over my disappointment

with their pathetic performance. But I’m not over the fact that it ended so abruptly. I so wanted the baseball season to go on and on. I miss listening to a game every day. I feel like hibernating. Wake me when pitchers and catchers report.

by Kowlady on Oct 8, 2008 2:38 PM CDT 0 recs

I am kind of the opposite

I am over the fact that the Cubs are out. It happens – good teams go out early. I am not over the fact that they failed to even threaten to win even one game, and that they looked clueless and over-matched by the Dodgers.

by SuperContext on Oct 8, 2008 4:20 PM CDT up 0 recs

I am back to getting some "culture"

Going to the theatre tonight and tomorrow and starting next Friday a retrospective of my favorite living director Andrzej Wajda. Sadly the Cubs loss means I can try to see all 35 plus of his films ( plus another dozen done for TV). Despite being one the world’s greatest directors , virtually none of his films are actually available for screening anymore. It is small consolation but am excited anyway.
I am also planning ahead as I switched my airline reservation to come to Chicago from tonight to next April for the first home weekend series Vs Cardinals.

"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry

by Doggie Stalker on Oct 8, 2008 3:39 PM CDT 0 recs

Without getting specific

I had a friend say Sunday “Gosh darn it now I have to actually pay attention to the election”

My comment was “Actually the only bright spot for me is being able to fully concentrate on the election!”

Thngs of worth are worth fighting for regardless of the odds.

by cubstoseriesby100 on Oct 8, 2008 3:51 PM CDT 0 recs

I just can't shake the feeling...

….that this team is, for lack of a better term, “locked” into the current roster composition for at least the next 2 seasons, and that the current roster composition is just not quite good enough.

I guess that we just have to hope that they keep on making the playoffs and that some streaky guys get hot at the right moments. Because I’m not sure how Hendry will free up the resources to make changes that will truly improve the team, rather than tinkering at the margins or reshuffling the deck.

MLBMilestone.com - following the numbers to Cooperstown

by D98 on Oct 8, 2008 4:13 PM CDT 0 recs

I think

this offseason will be hendry’s biggest. he has to be very active. were this close and our core isnt getting any younger.

I BELIEVE!!!! GO CUBBIES!!!!!!!!!!

by cubsluver22 on Oct 8, 2008 4:49 PM CDT 0 recs

An Absolutely True Story

Last week my wife and her mom went to visit some longtime family friends of theirs in Pismo Beach (about 175 mi north of LA). I opted not to go because I started a new job two months ago and I’ve got a massive project going on right now.

Les, the husband of the couple they visited, is over 80 years old and a lifelong Cub fan. He and his wife Dorothy have two grown daughters, no sons, and no grandkids. For some reason the daughters don’t share in his passion for the Cubs. What’s worse, Les is also slowly dying of emphysema.

Last Sunday, Les took my wife around their house and loaded her up with lots of his Cubs memorabilia – a logo beer glass, a hardcover book on the team’s history written by the Sporting News, a special Cubs edition Fannie May chocolate bar, and a few other goodies. As they went from room to room, he calmly and gently explained to my wife that “I realize I’m not going to see them win a World Series, so I’m passing my stuff along to your husband so he can carry the torch”. It was hard for me not to get a lump in my throat when my wife took everything out of her suitcase and shared what happened.

So, will I be back next year? You’re G.D. right I will be…and every year after.

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

by CaliCub on Oct 9, 2008 12:29 AM CDT 0 recs

That's nice that he felt comfortable "passing the torch" to you thought your wife.

That’s a perfect example of Cubs extended family. Even if he has given up thinking he will see it he know someone will and that will be an extension of him. But now the pressure is going to be on you to be patient and follow through.

Tommie Agee was out.

by Weeghman Park on Oct 9, 2008 12:35 AM CDT up 0 recs

I'll be totally over it in about 36 hours

that’s when the puck drops on the ’Hawks 2008-2009 season at MSG.

Sweet Lou for Mayor in '11.

by blackhawk24 on Oct 9, 2008 6:32 AM CDT 0 recs

As the Cubs retool, so should the fans.

We all need to take a step back. I know I, for one, will look at the regular season with less importance; the losses won’t mean as much to me. If they’re in first or second after the all star break, i may step it up. But this team has done nothing that should get me excited about next season. Because, honestly, we all expect them to have a good season. That hasn’t been the problem. The problems happen after the season. That Tuesday night game in July means nothing until we win a playoff game. Hell we could go 162-0 and it would mean nothing. We all need to chill out.

by cedarpip on Oct 9, 2008 11:51 AM CDT 0 recs