It starts again. Possibly the most stressful, agonizing, and self-doubting times of the year for Cubs fans. The Cubs officially clinched the NL Central Division title on Friday. As we all know, the ole' Cubbies are not known for their post-season record in the past 99 years, much less actually getting to the post-season.
What are we all to think? My rational side says to just keep it to yourself, and don't get too excited because they'll probably choke after the first week, but the
side of me that dreams big (and usually ends up emotionaly scarring me) wants to believe that the Cubs actually have what it takes to make it to the World Series and take the cake! I think being a Cubs fan has made me into even more of a pessimist that I really am.
When the Cubs made the NLCS in 2003, I really REALLY thought they had what it took. But oh no...that stupid billy goat came back to bite. I wonder what Steve Bartman is doing now. I think they should have done more to that stupid baseball rather than blow it up in a Plexiglas box. Why not charge $10 a pop to take a whiz on it and give the proceeds to charity? So much wasted potential...
Just for the record, I really don't see the Cubs going past the Division Series. But if they do, I hope for the sake of all Cubs fans everywhere there isn't some fluke play in game 7 of the NLCS that ruins it all again. Otherwise the whole north side of Chicago will have to be put on suicide watch. MLB.com had a pretty good article on it all yesterday.
**UPDATE**
Well, it's Friday night, and I'm still mourning the last 2 nights' losses to the Diamondbacks. Does anyone see what I'm talking about. I'm still keeping the hope alive...stranger things have happened...unfortunately those things never seem to happen to the Cubs.
**UPDATE #2**
It is Saturday night now, and I did not get to see the Cubs game, but they lost...
