I Guess That's Why They Call It the (Cubby) Blues

Now, you probably know that I am a dyed-in-the-wool, bleeds-red St. Louis Cardinals fan. (And I'm busy keeping my fingers crossed that the Cards don't go the way of the Mariners of a few years ago in this year's playoffs.) But I've been in Chicago a long time and believe that if the Cards can't win, well, it's fine if the Cubs do. The last two years have been aberrations, with both the Cards and the Cubs in position to get into the playoffs late in the season.

So I was heading home from work yesterday, feeling down for no particular reason. And then it hit me:

The entire North Side of Chicago was putting out an enormous wave of despair, as the Cubs fell out of first in the National League Wild Card race. Glendon Rusch had pitched a tremendous game, hit a home run himself, and LaTroy Hawkins, given a 2-1 lead to protect, blew another save in advance of the Cubs losing in 12 innings, 4-3.

Ok, no wonder I felt crappy. (Anyway, that's my story and I'm sticking to it.)

I Guess That's Why They Call It the (Cubby) Blues

Now, you probably know that I am a dyed-in-the-wool, bleeds-red St. Louis Cardinals fan. (And I'm busy keeping my fingers crossed that the Cards don't go the way of the Mariners of a few years ago in this year's playoffs.) But I've been in Chicago a long time and believe that if the Cards can't win, well, it's fine if the Cubs do. The last two years have been aberrations, with both the Cards and the Cubs in position to get into the playoffs late in the season.

So I was heading home from work yesterday, feeling down for no particular reason. And then it hit me:

The entire North Side of Chicago was putting out an enormous wave of despair, as the Cubs fell out of first in the National League Wild Card race. Glendon Rusch had pitched a tremendous game, hit a home run himself, and LaTroy Hawkins, given a 2-1 lead to protect, blew another save in advance of the Cubs losing in 12 innings, 4-3.

Ok, no wonder I felt crappy. (Anyway, that's my story and I'm sticking to it.)

More Cubs

One of my co-workers (a rabid Sox fan) wandered by my office and asked, "So, if I told you that Prior pitched 9 innings, struck out 16, and only allowed one run, what would you think happened?"

The eventual answer was:

1) a no-decision for Prior
2) another extra-inning game
3) another extra-inning loss for the Cubs

Can't anybody here play this game?

More Cubs

One of my co-workers (a rabid Sox fan) wandered by my office and asked, "So, if I told you that Prior pitched 9 innings, struck out 16, and only allowed one run, what would you think happened?"

The eventual answer was:

1) a no-decision for Prior
2) another extra-inning game
3) another extra-inning loss for the Cubs

Can't anybody here play this game?

These Boots Are Made for Walking

In what must be one of the odder baseball-related stories of the year, it appears that a rookie hazing involving a bit of cross-dressing may have saved the player involved from a more serious injury.

Who da thunk it?

These Boots Are Made for Walking

In what must be one of the odder baseball-related stories of the year, it appears that a rookie hazing involving a bit of cross-dressing may have saved the player involved from a more serious injury.

Who da thunk it?