About a half hour ago I just finished listening to the Cubs fall flat on their face in LA. I don't have cable so I wasn't able to watch the game on TBS so I listened to it on the Dodgers radio network online. Rachel and I were out for the night and we didn't get home until the 8th inning. I tuned in for the last three outs of the Cubs season and it couldn't have been more discouraging. Theriot strikes out, Fukudome grounds out, and Soriano strikes out to end a dissappointing postseason and any type of false hope that the Cubs could actually come back in this series.
As the Dodgers stormed the pitchers mound as a team and were celebrating, Vin Skully, the voice of the Dodgers, illustrated the timely scene for a Cubs fan listening on the radio. His call went as such: "the Dodgers are storming the mound, jumping up, hugging, and celebrating their victory! The Cubs are slowly clearing their dugout and Aramis Ramirez and Derek Lee are sitting on the bench looking out at the celebration with a dazed expression on their face. They look as though they are kids who have not been allowed into the candy store, like kids who weren't invited to the party..." Boy oh boy did this ever capture exactly what I pictured the Cubs to look like after such a horrible showing in the playoffs. Nice work Vin, you painted a beautiful picture.
What a discouraging let down NL Central Champs.
I guess the great thing about sports is that there is always a next year. Or in the Cubs case, there is always a next century!
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Man, I cannot begin to imagine the stomach rot I would be feeling if the Brewers had won the division and 92 games and then got swept. I might give up on them for good. But since we are just starting to turn things around, it is a starting point and a teensy bit easier to deal with.
Believe you me, I have definitely thought about jumping ship a number of times but something keeps drawing me back. I think it's the fact that I love baseball so much. Regardless, they play baseball in Kansas City so maybe a good remedy would be to become a Royals fan..at least there would be no expectations.
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