Least great game ever

The MLB network (aka Costasvision) has been running down its Top 20 greatest games of all time (it's actually the greatest games of the last 40 years, but whatever). Whoever made the selections did a pretty good job (Gibson homer, Fisk homer and 2001 WS are all on there) though there could have been more than one regular-season game (Sandberg game, anyone?).

But I have a serious beef with #7. If this list is supposed to showcase incredible skill and exciting play, it fails utterly here. What this showcases is inexcusably unprofessional behavior on the part of the Cubs and appalling mob mentality by the fans. First, Alou has a tantrum worthy of a four-year-old. The excerpt on the web site shows that but doesn't show Prior then falling apart and Gonzalez making an error that let the inning go on longer than it ever should have.

Alou post-tantrum 

Bob Costas is right (as always): Bartman shouldn't be famous; none of us should know his name. It goes without saying that the Chicago Sun Times shouldn't have published his workplace and home address (yes, that actually happened). So, shame on you, MLB, I say. And Bob, dear, I expect better from you.

Manic Monday!

Wow, I looove how Will Arnet plays Magic Max on Sesame Street, and his intro music is the same as it was for his illooosion shows on Arrested Development.

It's totally not my fault I found out some lousy new random Cub is wearing #17; I'm babysitting and when I turned on the Tivo it was on WGN because their 2 year old loves the People Falling Down Show.

I totally want one of these:

Manic Monday!

After my first three experiences with seaming, I may quit working straight needle projects.

What a day. Is it too late to sign up for the MLB package?

I have now owned a total of five devices for conveying children via bike. (Don't even ask about strollers; Linda had to help me with those.)

Manic Monday!

I get the feeling Conan O'Brien is aimed at my age group, but only the most milquetoast among us.

Regular viewers of Lost and Cubs fans have a lot in common.

Nathan and I did not sign up for all this public scrutiny when we signed up to have a crew of cameramen follow us around and record every move of us and our eight kids.

Celebrity fans to buy Cubs?

Fans owning the team can't be bad, right?

caffeine, bdays, Big Unit

the Cubs are here on my bday?
oy; maybe it's time for Randy Johnson to retire...
this coffee I'm trying from whole foods tastes a lot like coffee; and surprisingly, I'm liking that!

Top 5 Fridays

I'm nothing if not inconsistent.

Top Five Things I Don't Miss About the MLB Package:

5. Len

4. Bob

3. The same commercials every half inning (at least I could usually fast forward through them)

2. -$180 a year

1. Um, baseball games are kinda long.

Cub = moron

Apparently you have to have an IQ lower than the president's to be on the Cubs.

"Maybe we underestimated how prepared you have to be, how ready you have to be, especially in a five-game series," Dempster said. "It's like a short heavyweight bout. Ding, the bell is ringing, you've got to go."

So, did they not know that it was a five game series? That they had to win three whole games, or, more importantly, not lose that many? The year after being swept in the playoffs?

I don't want to hear any more effing excuses out of these losers. Thank you.

Obama Wooo!

Curses

If any of you out there don't believe in curses, would you care to give me some other explanation as to what the f*&% just happened???

This is really bad.

Really, really bad.

Home Field Advantage

I don't know if those of you who read this blog (Hi Matthew! Adam?) understand the gravity of this situation, but it is heavy (thanks Marty). The Cubs have clinched the best record in the National League. That means they will have home field advantage in the first round of the playoffs and, if they get there (which they better) the second round. The Cubs have a really good record, but they are only 5 games over .500 on the road. At home, they are TWENTY NINE games over .500. So, basically, if they don't get to the World Series this year, they will be considered a huge failure. Of course, they were huge failures in '84 and '03. So that is what I'm used to. If they actually get to the WS, I will be in shock and therefore not intensely concerned about what they do in those 4-7 games.

That said, my hat is on its way, and I have written GO CUBBIES in blue paint on the rear windshield of my car.

"Just" making the WS won't be failure for Cubs

I totally agree with Morrissey. It the Cubs actually get to the WS, I will probably be in such a state of shock I won't even realize whether they win or not.

WOOOOO!!!!!

WOOOOO!!!!!!!

Top 5 Friday

5 questions I have

5) Why aren’t there “exact change” lanes at the toll booths?????

4) How did he get to be president again?

3) Why do so many baby gear items require two hands to operate?

2) Why do so many people (mostly men) feel the need to say “got your hands full!” when they see a mom with more than one kid?

1) When does the choke start?

I have gotten so bad at this

The Brew Crew the Cubbies did sweep

But against Pitt on Friday, no peep

But then they prevailed

Lilly and Johnson, fans hailed

And up in the standings they leap

Top Five Fridays

Top Five Things That Are Not OK:

5) Shutting down a lane of 17 between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m.

4) Crying on national TV because your ProRun teammate of three days got Aufed.

3) Scoring less than two runs when you have the bases loaded with no outs.

2) The Cubs getting shut out by the Pirates at Wrigley.

1) Calling yourself Suede and referring to yourself in the third person.

Late note on the All Star Game

Just in case you were wondering, the Cubs are officially not going to win the World Series this year. I know that's a shock to you all.

And my reasoning on this is even better than the usual goat or black cat: Since the NL lost the ASG, the Cubs would not have home field advantage in the unlikely event that they actually got to the WS. Since they have a losing record on the road, I think it's safe to say they won't be winning a whole lot of post season games not played at Clark and Addison.

ouch

Zambrano has aches in his shoulder.
We Cubs fans must stop getting bolder.
Some thought we might win,
but I think it’s a sin
to assume that the Cubs won’t get colder.

Lost

WOW this show is stupid. I just finally watched the season finale (why would I waste my time watching this drivel when I could be watching the FIRST PLACE Cubs??). This is officially beyond ridiculous. There's some kind of crazy alien stuff going on? From now on, I'm only watching the first and last episodes of each season. Those are the only episodes where anything happens, anyway, except maybe one or two during Feb. sweeps.