Now that we've had a couple days to drown in our sorrows after Saturday night's Game 3 loss, we've all come to the realization that, Yes, the Cubs will not be playing baseball anymore this year.
Kinda hard to say that isn't it?
I mean, this was the team to go all the way.
Best record in the National League.
Great starting pitching.
A solid bullpen.
Outstanding Hitting.
The most runs scored in the National League.
Home Field throughout the Playoffs.
A manager with a World Series championship.
But...It just didn't happen.
The Cubs forgot how to play baseball in the 3 most important games of the year.
It's hard to say Los Angeles will be playing Philadelphia in the NLCS. It just doesn't seem right. That was supposed to be us.
I mean..."It's Gonna Happen!" Right?
I guess not. It hurts, but life does go on. We're Cubs fans so we know how to deal with it. We've done it before. We'll do it this year like we have before. It's just this one hurts a little more.
Last year...I think we were just happy to get there. Sure it was a let down, but we knew we ran into great starting pitching. Plus, Arizona had home field advantage.
2003 was rough...But we still made it further. We put up a better showing than this year!
1998---We were just happy to get there.
And, of course no one my age will remember anything beyond that.
In a way, Cubs fans my age have had it better than a lot of people. I mean, I've been able to watch some good Cubs teams. We've been to the playoffs 3 years of the last 10! Think about other teams...Cincinnatti, Kansas City for example. I know fans of those teams, and they haven't had the privledge to watch playoffs runs like I have.
Maybe, older Cubs fans aren't as disappointed because they didn't get their hopes up. They'd seen it happen way more times than I have so they weren't ready to book World Series trips like I was. They were there in 1989 when Wil Clark and the Giants killed us. They were there in 1984 when the Padres stole the series from us. They were there in 1969 when the black cat in New York creepily ruined any playoff chance.
I'm just happy I get to look forward to many more years of watching the Cubs. This team isn't done. They've got a good foundation, but we don't have a lot of time. Lee and Ramirez are getting older. Edmonds won't repeat his breakout year. However, we do still have good young stars like Theriot and Soto so there's always hope.
Stay with me through the next few months as I will preview the remaining playoff games.
(As painful as it is) I will also look at what the Cubs need to do for next season to bring about a World Series title after 101 years. I will also recap the great stories and memories of the past season.
So, it's over...We have to deal with it...But remember, THERE'S ALWAYS NEXT YEAR...
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It's gotta make you worry though if it will ever happen. If the best Cubs team in years can't even get to the NLCS, it's gotta make it seem a little less possible that they can win the World Series some time soon, perhaps even in our lifetimes.
I'm so tired of waiting for next year. What can I say? You and I both thought Dempster would pull us through game one but we were sadly mistaken. Between the grand slam and manny's homerun..it was a bad start. Zambrano didn't pitch too bad in game two but the in fielding is just horrendous. Now that the Cubs, White Sox and Brewers are out of the playoffs, I wonder what our class is going to talk about? Horrible. Horrible. I think you put it the right way when you said "forgot how to play baseball." Looking at all the players faces you could just tell that their hearts weren't into it.
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