Mike Steadman, Sox Super Fan
Well Sox fans lets be glad last weekend is over. If that was a ten game series over at The Shrine-That’s Also Known as Wrigley Field I’m not sure our South Side Heroes would have taken one. Sometimes in life you just run into a screeching buzzsaw and strangely enough this particular buzzsaw happened to be the Chicago Cubs.
Its odd to talk about The Cub in that way. But in 2008 at least it seems to be true. They are playing like an absolute powerhouse as opposed to a band of Lovable Losers. It also appears to be a superior club than their playoff teams of last year, 2003, and 1998. Those squads relied on weak National League Central competition nearly as much as their starting pitching or lineup. But I sure don’t see the 2008 version limping into the playoffs with 88 or 89 wins; in fact a .500 record the rest of the way would put them at 91.
These Cubs even seem more dominant than the excellent 1984 team. Sure they were a good team but did they really scare anyone?. I mean how could you with guys called “Penguin” and with that super-lame Jody Davis song? There’s sure no Cubbie Cuteness this year. I’d be scared to be on the field against these guys. When Aramis Ramirez isn’t absolutely killing the ball he spends his spare time fighting poultry. Carlos Zambrano is dominant on the mound and at the plate and is also known for pummeling his own catcher. I heard Ryan Theriot chases neighborhood kids when they step on his lawn. Okay, I made that last one up. But you get my point. Its not a Cub team to mock but one for a Sox fan to fear. Not only to fear this coming weekend but very likely in October as well. Duck and cover Sox fans, we may be in for a very long autumn.
2 responses so far ↓
gogowhitesox16 // July 3, 2008 at 9:08 pm |
Slightly off topic, but did you see Michael Barrett foul a ball off his face last night?
I think it’s time for the inevitable collapse of the Cubs, and it couldn’t come at a better time. I’m waiting for them to be in 2nd place by the end of the weekend.
Maybe it’s just my hatred for the Cubs, but I honestly don’t think they are good enough to win
steadman77 // July 6, 2008 at 4:29 pm |
Sadly I missed Barrett taking one off the face but it couldn’t happen to a nicer guy.
Also sadly I can’t agree with your assessment on the Cub. I think they’re good enough to make the postseason easily and I don’t think St. Louis is strong enough to pose a real threat.