Ian's first Cubs game

Lets Play Two

Sports Talk Baseball

Out of nowhere I decided to bust out my Sega Genesis today. It was tons of fun, a blast form the past. I played a bunch of games. I completely forgot about Sports Talk Baseball. I loved this game. I played as the Cubs, of course. It was so weird going through the lineup and seeing the names Grace, Sandberg, George Bell, Dawson. I think I might play a playoff stretch in baseball but only if NHL 94 allows for some extra time. The Nordiques do have a Cup to win.

Being a Cubs fan...

Being a Cubs fan isn't easy. No, I'm not talking about the drunk idiot sitting in the bleacher on a nice warm 85 degree day. That guy, he's not a fan. I'm talking about the real Cubs fans. The people who grew up going to Wrigley to see their Cubs play. Staying at the game despite the fact the Pirates already scored 18 runs and Doug Dascenzo was coming in to pitch. Yeah, I actual saw that. The fans who care about the Cubs all 365 days of the year. For that fan, it's not easy.


No, I don't want to see my team lose every year. Yes, I get extremely frustrated with the team, management and the baseball gods. Yes, I still go out to games when I can. As a fan base we don't need to have empty seats to send a message. They already know and are trying. Up to this point they just have been getting it wrong, very wrong. Hopefully that's all changed now.


But as I'm sitting on my couch watching the World Series I couldn't escape it. Up comes this:

You can't watch baseball for very long without being reminded how long the Cubs haven't had a World Series Win. To be honest I hadn't watched a single game of the World Series until tonight. I wanted no part in seeing the Cardinals do anything other than choke. I thought tonight was the night they would lose so I tuned in. Hell Yeah seeing the Cards lose would make me happy. But no, they had to go and win and be all dramatic. And of course I had to be reminded of 103 years of......Oh forget it. C'mon Ranger, win tomorrow. Go Rangers Go.

6th Annual Cubs vs Sox Crosstown Classic Whiffle Ball Game

Every year for the last six years at some point during the summer my family gets together to play a whiffle ball game. Being in Chicago the rules are simple. Cubs fans against Sox fans, win at all costs. Ok, maybe it's a bit more friendly than that but each side really really wants to win.

Yesterday we got together for this years game. The Cubs quickly got on top but the Sox put the pressure on and jumped way ahead. It looked like this years game was going to be a blow out but the Cubs showed some moxie scoring 5 runs in the 9th inning to make a game of it. Final score was Sox 11 Cubs 9.

If you didn't know already I'm a Cubs fan so I was playing on the losing side this year. Really, no fun. Actually it was tons of fun and I did manage to be perfect at the plate getting a hit every time I batted. That as well as some nifty pitching earned me the title of Cubs MVP this year.

The managers going through the rules.

The first pitch and swing of the game.

My daughter running home.

My brother in law, the Sox MVP. He killed us!

So these were some pictures from the game. If you read this and say "Wow, that sounds like fun. I should do that." I highly encourage you to try and make it happen. It really is fun and I look forward to it every year.