On our hundredth year
I figured, since I was a bit terse last time, that I’d write a bit more about the Cubs being eliminated from the playoffs yet again. Specifically, I wanted to distinguish myself from the heap of Cubs fans and say that we did not lose this series because of billy goats, black cats (which I couldn’t find a good link for), or Steve Bartman. We didn’t lose because of evil magic, voodoo curses, or bad luck. We lost because the Arizona Diamondbacks pitched better, hit better, ran better, caught better, and threw better. We lost because they played better baseball than we did.
Let’s face it, gang, there was only one good pitching performance on our side of this series, and that was Carlos Zambrano’s strangely short game 1 start. As for batting, our big three didn’t hit for a damn in games one and two. Derrek Lee pulled out of the October blues for game three, but it was too little, too late. Aramis Ramirez and Alfonso Soriano didn’t hit for shit.
So cheers to the Diamondbacks. I may be a CUBS FAN 4 LIFE OMG, but I’m man enough to admit that they flat-out played better ball than we did this time around. I don’t need to hide behind mystical superstitions. I can always comfort myself with the knowledge that this season was a hell of an improvement over last season, and, hey, the Diamondbacks better just wait until next year!
In the meantime, umm, go Rockies!
Edit: This is exactly what I’m talking about.
