Eddie Vedder Is Really Pumped About the Cubs Beating the Cardinals *video

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  • pearlgirl52
    pearlgirl52 Posts: 666
    Thanks Demetrios! Loving all the Cubs talk. Is this even real life?!
  • EBowie
    EBowie Posts: 533
    I'm from the Boston area and I met Theo Epstein at Ed's 2008 solo gig in Boston at the Opera House (night 2). I got a chance to talk to Theo ever-so-briefly and he does come across as a really nice, genuinely good guy. Combine that with the fact that he helped the Red Sox finally get a World Series victory (actually two---2004 and 2007) and it's really hard not to be happy for the Cubs. Also, Ed, over the years, has been super gracious about giving the Red Sox a ton of support while playing Boston shows.

    With that said, I do think it is really silly to be popping champagne after winning the Division Series. I'm a big sports fan, I have said the same thing for my Boston teams, so I'm not just harping on the Cubs. But I just think it is better to be more stoic until your mission is actually complete. That way if you end up losing, you don't look like an idiot. And if you win the whole damn thing, the celebration will be that much sweeter.

    This reminds me of a baseball coach I had in high school. A dude on our team hits a home run, the bench starts freaking out, and our coach tells us to sit down and be quiet---he said "act like you've seen a home run before". Now this works as good strategy in two ways: it taught our team to not settle and keep hitting home runs and it showed the other teams that this is just how we roll.
  • pearljam1809
    pearljam1809 Posts: 863
    High Fidelity 2000 said:

    I don't get why Ed talked about how the tour is happening... unless there is ONE secret date for 10/22 for PJ25?? The tour starts 11/4, which is game 7 of the series. Since Bono can fly across the world to make it to Global Citizen, I'm sure Eddie could figure out some way to go to the world series and then make it to wherever the tour starts 11/4. Now it would suck IF the Cubs made it to the world series, and IF it tied after game 6, and game 7 was the same night as the opening of the tour... but those are a lot of big ifs, and for all you know the Cubs will make it and win after game 4. ;) Eddie can still be a part of it!!

    I thought his interview after the game talking about thinking about the people who aren't around who wanted this for so long... that was really touching. You could tell he was moved. I'm not even a sports fan but it's cool to see the Cubs making it this far after so long.

    Thanks for clearing that out!, for a moment I was worried this Cubs thing (sorry not a fan of the game) might ruin the SA tour! :relieved:
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,642
    edited October 2015
    I think people are taking what he said way too seriously TBH.
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 97,154
    David Ross eyes return to Chicago Cubs in 2016
    https://dawindycity.com/2015/10/25/david-ross-eyes-return-to-chicago-cubs-in-2016/

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  • pearlgirl52
    pearlgirl52 Posts: 666
    Thanks for posting! Love that picture too.
  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 31,516
    Can you post the video of him after the Mets kicked them out of playoffs .....
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • deagator3
    deagator3 Posts: 76
    EBowie said:

    I'm from the Boston area and I met Theo Epstein at Ed's 2008 solo gig in Boston at the Opera House (night 2). I got a chance to talk to Theo ever-so-briefly and he does come across as a really nice, genuinely good guy. Combine that with the fact that he helped the Red Sox finally get a World Series victory (actually two---2004 and 2007) and it's really hard not to be happy for the Cubs. Also, Ed, over the years, has been super gracious about giving the Red Sox a ton of support while playing Boston shows.

    With that said, I do think it is really silly to be popping champagne after winning the Division Series. I'm a big sports fan, I have said the same thing for my Boston teams, so I'm not just harping on the Cubs. But I just think it is better to be more stoic until your mission is actually complete. That way if you end up losing, you don't look like an idiot. And if you win the whole damn thing, the celebration will be that much sweeter.

    This reminds me of a baseball coach I had in high school. A dude on our team hits a home run, the bench starts freaking out, and our coach tells us to sit down and be quiet---he said "act like you've seen a home run before". Now this works as good strategy in two ways: it taught our team to not settle and keep hitting home runs and it showed the other teams that this is just how we roll.

    Joe Maddon has a 30 minute rule for the Cubs - enjoy or sulk for 30 minutes then move on. He also loves to say: "don't let the pressure exceed the pleasure." This is still sports. The Cubs celebration may have lasted longer than 30 minutes, but it's a team that stays loose and has fun. And remember the 2004 Red Sox referred to themselves as "idiots" for a reason. You'd probably be in horror to hear how they "celebrated" with shots even before games to loosen up a little bit. And every team celebrates throughout each stage from making the playoffs to each series win, so I guess you think the Pirates, Cardinals, Yankees, Astros, Blue Jays, and Cubs all look like idiots in your mind this year? I can guarantee you celebrating after the Division Series would have had not made celebrating a NLCS or World Series Title for the Cubs any less sweet. It's still a game and success and having fun don't have to be mutually exclusive.

    And Eddie did an interview for ESPN 1000 here explaining that he needed to be in South America at the end of October for rehearsals and the such with the band. Obviously they will be playing a much more in depth set list than they did in NYC so I'm sure he has work to do with the band before going live. He joked about "winging it" but I'm guessing he has a routine he wanted to stick with.

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