tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4884680044445124885.post8179483560177623780..comments2024-03-21T17:40:59.955-05:00Comments on The Chicago Cubs Magic Number: 9Mister Pickleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02539598866322558217noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4884680044445124885.post-61283729146958297022015-09-18T16:52:02.867-05:002015-09-18T16:52:02.867-05:00I agree. This time feels very different. We're...I agree. This time feels very different. We're just all having fun!ryandan77https://www.blogger.com/profile/09333094411076804442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4884680044445124885.post-47532061896068971102015-09-18T16:51:40.767-05:002015-09-18T16:51:40.767-05:00I agree. This time feels very different. We're...I agree. This time feels very different. We're just all having fun!ryandan77https://www.blogger.com/profile/09333094411076804442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4884680044445124885.post-38497483698560047212015-09-18T12:18:39.998-05:002015-09-18T12:18:39.998-05:00The difference between that home playoff record an...The difference between that home playoff record and this team is that in those games every player seemed to be carrying the weight of all of the years without a championship on their shoulders. This team is so young, they are either immune to that or just innocent enough that they don't seem to feel that at all. When this team screws up, they come back. Just my thoughts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4884680044445124885.post-41111552601461088222015-09-18T11:01:08.720-05:002015-09-18T11:01:08.720-05:00In Dusty We Trusty and Fukudome's My Homie!In Dusty We Trusty and Fukudome's My Homie!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4884680044445124885.post-78963542483661174282015-09-17T21:12:19.843-05:002015-09-17T21:12:19.843-05:00I was at Game 6 of the '03 NLCS (yes, THAT gam...I was at Game 6 of the '03 NLCS (yes, THAT game) and actually thought that the vibe was pretty positive -- confident -- until the 8th inning (damn you, Alex Gonzalez!).<br /><br />Now in 2015, it's a (very) new team, a new manager, and -- given the fact that they've finished in last place for five consecutive years -- definitely that "bonus year" mentality among the fans.<brRFBleachershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395539737890721173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4884680044445124885.post-10948326516616124252015-09-17T19:28:27.838-05:002015-09-17T19:28:27.838-05:00I hear what you're saying, but the Pirates are...I hear what you're saying, but the Pirates are much better at home than on the road. I'd take the home game plus Jake for the win. MPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4884680044445124885.post-61202394372866663362015-09-17T15:21:34.404-05:002015-09-17T15:21:34.404-05:00I really agree with you on this one - even now whe...I really agree with you on this one - even now when you go to a game (or watch it in a crowd or even watch it alone)...you get that "when's the party going to end?" feeling. We can't quite accept the fact that this year is about skill not luck. This team is darn good! <br /><br />I was at the last two division clinching games at Wrigley in 2003 and 2008 - and it was a very Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00111956343195675282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4884680044445124885.post-85454379818536567502015-09-17T14:58:03.341-05:002015-09-17T14:58:03.341-05:00Jake is a gamer though- he is ready to battle. Jake is a gamer though- he is ready to battle. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com