Chicago Cubs baseball!!!

brianlux

Degeneratefk said:

What a day! I spent the day reflecting on 30 plus years of watching the cubs and hoping last night would happen. During the game, I admittedly was waiting for the "goat" or the "bartman" play that was going to turn this around. I thought it happened with that crazy wild pitch that scored 2 runs. So it did not surprise me at all when rajaI Davis hit the home run. My stomach was in knots and I wanted to throw up.

Skip ahead to the last inning, I was still sure they were going on lose. Then they give up one more run. Now at this point, Fox is showing all of the fan shots in the stands. EVERYONE they showed, whether a cub fan or Indian fan, had the same look of despair of their face. When they won, I dropped to my knees and started to cry. I got myself together and began to watch the reactions and a great feeling of pride swept over me. I was so proud of that team for giving us a winner.

Fox went to a commercial and the first one was the Nike ad that had the kid playing baseball by himself and Harry Caray was saying "cubs win, cubs win!" Then the words "goodbye someday" came across the screen. I started sobbing like a baby. The a it was finally over. .My mind went to you 80 year old great uncle in Lansing, Illinois who has pancreatic cancer. A lifelong cub fan that finally got to see this. My grandma, who died in March of this year, who would always tell me "don't worry, they'll win it next year."

I will never forget this group of guys. Anthony Rizzo's child like reaction in the dugout telling David Ross that he's an emotional wreck may have topped ryne Sandberg as my favorite Cub ever. I also remember saying to myself that I hope this kid pans out.

Thank you cubs. You guys have given me so much joy.

Great story! Thanks for sharing.

I went nuts that last game and have never even been a big Cubs fan (no reason to be) but this team, their season, their determination and drive- wow! Any baseball fan has to love this stuff. What a series! One for the memory banks to hold on to!

Gtilley8

brianlux said:

Degeneratefk said:

What a day! I spent the day reflecting on 30 plus years of watching the cubs and hoping last night would happen. During the game, I admittedly was waiting for the "goat" or the "bartman" play that was going to turn this around. I thought it happened with that crazy wild pitch that scored 2 runs. So it did not surprise me at all when rajaI Davis hit the home run. My stomach was in knots and I wanted to throw up.

Skip ahead to the last inning, I was still sure they were going on lose. Then they give up one more run. Now at this point, Fox is showing all of the fan shots in the stands. EVERYONE they showed, whether a cub fan or Indian fan, had the same look of despair of their face. When they won, I dropped to my knees and started to cry. I got myself together and began to watch the reactions and a great feeling of pride swept over me. I was so proud of that team for giving us a winner.

Fox went to a commercial and the first one was the Nike ad that had the kid playing baseball by himself and Harry Caray was saying "cubs win, cubs win!" Then the words "goodbye someday" came across the screen. I started sobbing like a baby. The a it was finally over. .My mind went to you 80 year old great uncle in Lansing, Illinois who has pancreatic cancer. A lifelong cub fan that finally got to see this. My grandma, who died in March of this year, who would always tell me "don't worry, they'll win it next year."

I will never forget this group of guys. Anthony Rizzo's child like reaction in the dugout telling David Ross that he's an emotional wreck may have topped ryne Sandberg as my favorite Cub ever. I also remember saying to myself that I hope this kid pans out.

Thank you cubs. You guys have given me so much joy.

Great story! Thanks for sharing.

I went nuts that last game and have never even been a big Cubs fan (no reason to be) but this team, their season, their determination and drive- wow! Any baseball fan has to love this stuff. What a series! One for the memory banks to hold on to!

I spent all of yesterday watching as many of the videos as I could. Showed up at my parents new house at 9 pm for no special reason, but all my siblings were there. Hugged my dad and he said "Now, I don't feel so bad that I made you a Cubs fan." We had a cold Budweiser and watched the last 3 innings of the game.....followed by the couple of new commercials with Harry's voice. It was emotional.

Stopped by my childhood home on the way back to my house, which isn't on the market yet. My old whiffle ball bat was on the back porch. I grabbed it, walked out to the backyard, lobbed up a pitch to myself, and took it yard one last time. Thought about all the years playing there, pretending to be Sandberg and Dawson. It all felt like some crazy culmination of a life spent dreaming about Wednesday night. It was an odd feeling. Life will never be the same. My wife is due with our first son in Feb. He'll never know that world I grew up in, where the Cubs are the lovable losers.....and I'm OK with that. It's just all so surreal.

WW Girl

CONGRATULATIONS CHICAGO CUBS!! Amazing to see all of the people on the streets of Chicago surrounding Wrigley Field when they won! Reminiscing my 'ol Chicago days - my apartment shared the same parking lot with Wrigley Field - crazy!!

https://youtu.be/P8aZVuAOASg

Degeneratefk

Wow, Dan Roan is still with WGN? I remember him when I was a kid! Is Tom Skilling still the weather man?

Malroth

Watching the parade on WGN.

Gtilley8

Malroth said:

Watching the parade on WGN.

Me too. Boss let me put it on the big screen here at work!

RogueStoner

Damn! I wish I was there!

Degeneratefk

I just saw on facebook (so it has to be true) that 5 million people attended the parade in Chicago today. The 7th largest gathering of people in the history of the world

mca47

Degeneratefk said:

I just saw on facebook (so it has to be true) that 5 million people attended the parade in Chicago today. The 7th largest gathering of people in the history of the world

Bad ass!

RogueStoner

Degeneratefk said:

I just saw on facebook (so it has to be true) that 5 million people attended the parade in Chicago today. The 7th largest gathering of people in the history of the world

It was incredible to see all those people there and remember walking those very same streets. So homesick these last couple days.

darwinstheory

So....now what?

What a crazy experience these playoffs were. All the late nights watching every playoff game and having my stomach in knots for most of them. Just insane watching some of the young players blossom. Every night, there was a different player stepping up and doing big things. I was so fortunate to attend game 2 against the Giants. It really was a phenomenal time but, I found myself so envious of those in attendance at all the Wrigley NLCS games. Then once they made it to the World Series, I was elated of course. Then came tge prices of tickets on the after market. I literally became depressed at that point. No chance could I do that...no way! Then they went down 3-1 in the series and I was devastated but took a small bit of solace in that I didn't spend that much money on a wasted World Series ticket. By the time they came back at 3-3, I looked on Stubhub on Wednesday...WHAT! Game 7 for under $1000??? I promptly called my brother and we were Cleveland bound 2 hours later.

We arrived, parked and found standing room spots on the Home Run Porch along the left field line. Just behind a Fox Sports TV camera. 2 hours til game time. The game started great for Cubs fans. It all felt too surreal. I told myself thinking it's just a matter of time...how many outs until we win it all? I looked at the score board and it was only the top of the 5th. Still so much time...ARRRGGGGG! LET'S GO! It's now the bottom of the 8th and I'm thinking...only 4 more outs and we're up by 2. Cubs fans I had never met anxiously grabbing my shoulders in anticipation of the 3Rd out of the inning. THWACK!!!! Movement around...shuffling feet...judging ball to wall...ball to wall. FUCK!!! Like a fuck I've never before experienced. I have never had such a low feeling in my life. Indians hit a home run to tie the game in the bottom of the 9th inning. if that wasn't bad enough, the damn ball has to be heading and hits the tv camera in front of my face. Will the sun even rise tomorrow?

An uneventful 9th was okay. Here we go, extra innings. Rain?? It's not supposed to rain for a couple hours. Time to think...hoping the Cubs players don't think too much. Game time again and right away, 2 runs up!!! OMFG worse than a Chevy Tahoe filled with teenage girls going to a One Direction concert. 3 outs and it's ours! Not without drama, the Cubs do it! It's over! No more "it's gonna happen". No more
"It's happening". No...it happened! IT f $&÷€ng happened! I was so fortunate to be there, just my brother and I. The anticipation leading up to the game. The great start to the game. Quite literally the lowest of lows and highest of highs.

Thank you Cubs for the best night of my life.

pureoc

Cubs declined club option on Hammel as expected. Guessing Montgomery or Rob Z will be 5th starter next yr.

darwinstheory

Montgomery...for sure.

HesCalledDyer

I just got back home to Maryland last night from my week in Chicago. I gotta tell ya, it almost feels strange being home.

Thursday afternoon I walked over to Wrigley Field. I wanted to get a better picture of the marquee (the one I got the night before was a bit beyond Taco Bell) and just walk around the stadium. What I witnessed, what I felt was nothing like I've ever experienced. There was a quiet calm in the air. Everyone was wearing a smile. Strangers were sharing stories with each other. Everyone was polite. The bricks on the outfield walls and sidewalks were graffitied with chalk, barely a square inch to write anything new. Children were coloring on the sidewalk, unaware of the meaning of it all.

To the bleachers where Theo Epstein (sporting a Pearl Jam cap), Jed Hoyer, and a few Cubs players were tossing footballs back and forth with fans on Waveland. Jed came down and tried to catch a few amongst the fans, stopping to take pictures in between throws. Both came down and hopped on a fire truck with a few members of the Chicago FD.

I did a little shopping but most of the World Series Champions attire was already sold out at every location - Wrigleyville Sports, Clark Street, Sportsworld, the Cubs team shop. No one seemed to mind too much.

I wanted to take a pic of the anno catuli clock but found it was not yet updated, but rather still read AC0000108. I wanted to get a picture of six zeroes, but again, no big deal. We've been Champions for less than a day, I didn't need a sign to tell me how long it's been.

Wrigleyville as a whole was just so serene that afternoon. It felt like a Disney movie. A warm, sunny day. Happy folks from all walks of life across every generation. For a moment, I think I understood what world peace could actually feel like.

Malroth

nothing, I guess

Wma31394

I took my family to Wrigley yesterday to take pics and buy some souvenirs..it was a beautiful November day in Chicago. However there was an overwellming smell of urine and vomit outside the park it was nasty...

chiwhitesox

Wma31394 said:

I took my family to Wrigley yesterday to take pics and buy some souvenirs..it was a beautiful November day in Chicago. However there was an overwellming smell of urine and vomit outside the park it was nasty...

That's how it always smells there. The neighborhood is a cesspool of vice, debauchery and filth.

Wma31394

chiwhitesox said:

Wma31394 said:

I took my family to Wrigley yesterday to take pics and buy some souvenirs..it was a beautiful November day in Chicago. However there was an overwellming smell of urine and vomit outside the park it was nasty...

That's how it always smells there. The neighborhood is a cesspool of vice, debauchery and filth.

It was really only accross the street in front of the marquee very strong. People were probably pissing by the construction zones..

So what is your opinion of the neighborhood by Comiscular guaranteed rate field?

rival.

Wma31394 said:

chiwhitesox said:

Wma31394 said:

I took my family to Wrigley yesterday to take pics and buy some souvenirs..it was a beautiful November day in Chicago. However there was an overwellming smell of urine and vomit outside the park it was nasty...

That's how it always smells there. The neighborhood is a cesspool of vice, debauchery and filth.

It was really only accross the street in front of the marquee very strong. People were probably pissing by the construction zones..

So what is your opinion of the neighborhood by Comiscular guaranteed rate field?

haha, touche! living in chicago for six years and all of my trips to wrigley have been pleasant ones. my first trip to sox park, i saw two guys get thrown on the hood of a police car and arrested as i walked up the red line stairs towards the ballpark. haha. welcome to the south side as they say.

congrats cubs fans. the parade on friday literally came past my company's front doors on michigan ave. was amazing to see so many people out and about, so joyous and so happy. much needed celebration with all the wrong going on in the world. wish there were more joyous mass gatherings like that.

chiwhitesox

Wma31394 said:

chiwhitesox said:

Wma31394 said:

I took my family to Wrigley yesterday to take pics and buy some souvenirs..it was a beautiful November day in Chicago. However there was an overwellming smell of urine and vomit outside the park it was nasty...

That's how it always smells there. The neighborhood is a cesspool of vice, debauchery and filth.

It was really only accross the street in front of the marquee very strong. People were probably pissing by the construction zones..

So what is your opinion of the neighborhood by Comiscular guaranteed rate field?

The southside is a shitshow as well! With murders!