tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-577685856758801117.post3570238720513873623..comments2023-11-03T08:21:20.177-05:00Comments on Luol's Dong: Obama's First Real MoveKeggershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01731731330433787284noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-577685856758801117.post-63899104193118624182008-11-06T19:42:00.000-06:002008-11-06T19:42:00.000-06:00Well said.Well said.Gepettohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04682088598285219586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-577685856758801117.post-81986512312396294822008-11-06T16:33:00.000-06:002008-11-06T16:33:00.000-06:00Remember this post? I wanted to leave a comment, b...<A HREF="http://luolsdong.blogspot.com/2008/10/roundup-cubs.html" REL="nofollow">Remember this post?</A> I wanted to leave a comment, but it was going to get long, so I wrote a post and sent it to Dr. C to put up on Chicago Bull. But apparently, it got ignored, along with the rest of that site for the last month and a half. So here:<BR/><BR/>In the interest of full disclosure, I am a Cubs Fan. Not just a fan, but a die-hard, <BR/><A HREF="http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com" REL="nofollow">blue blooded,</A> born and <BR/>raised Cubs Fan. Just so we're clear, so we can move on. <BR/><BR/>First off, the Cubs are no longer "Lovable Losers." They are just losers. Nine <BR/>consecutive playoff losses prove that fact. There's nothing lovable about a team that <BR/>wins their division 2 years in a row, has the best record in the NL one of those years, <BR/>and can't win a single playoff game. It's fucking putrid. It actually made me physically <BR/>ill. Does that make me a true Cubs fan?<BR/><BR/><I>And what do I get from some Cubs fans? "Oh, we wish the best for you guys. <BR/>I'm a Chicago fan." No. I refuse to allow that. Want me to translate that phrase? <BR/>"I am a total fucking pussy who refuses to ally with any one team so that I can <BR/>always be happy and never have to feel bad about losing."</I><BR/><BR/>OK, let's go over this. Remember when I said I was a Cubs fan? Well, I'm a White Sox fan, <BR/>too. It <I>is</I> allowed to like two different baseball teams, even if they <BR/>are in the same city. But I make my allegiance known up front. I root for the Cubs 162 <BR/>games a year, and I root for the Sox 156 games a year. (If you need help figuring those <BR/>numbers out, look at a damn schedule.) I can speak intelligently about both teams; what <BR/>they do well, and where they screwed up.<BR/><BR/>I get pissed off by the same fans Gepetto talked about. Your "Oh well, at least we <BR/>made it to the playoffs, there's always next year" Cubs fans. Bullshit. Fuck 2009. <BR/>This is 2008. You're not a real fan if you don't expect more. The playoffs were supposed <BR/>to be a given from spring training. The World Series was the goal. If this season doesn't <BR/>piss you off and leave a bad taste in your mouth until next spring, go the fuck home. <BR/>You're an embarrassment to real Cubs fans. <BR/><BR/>This goes for White Sox fans, too. "I don't care if the Sox lose to the Rays, at <BR/>least the Cubs got swept." Which team are you paying attention to? If you care more <BR/>about the Cubs losing than you do about the Sox winning, then you're not a real White Sox <BR/>fan. You're just a miserable bastard who needs to see other people miserable. Take some <BR/>Zoloft and keep your ass away from The Cell.<BR/><BR/><I>The best way to say "I don't like when you lose" is to stop buying <BR/>tickets to games. You can still root for the team and drink Old Style as you watch the <BR/>game on WGN, but don't give them your money to sit in the nosebleeds until they put out a <BR/>contender.</I><BR/><BR/>This was true in the 80's and especially in the 90's (ahh, the 90's, when the Cubs sucked <BR/>to high heaven and nobody gave a fuck), but as Gepetto went on to say, it's not so true <BR/>anymore. The Cubs are spending well over 100 million on payroll, which is much better <BR/>than the 50 to 60 million spent in years past. If you look at the last two years, ticket <BR/>sales are supporting a winner. But with this playoff losing sreak, I think you'll see a <BR/>difference in Wrigley attendance as early as next year. Winning in the regular season <BR/>doesn't matter if they continually shit the bed in the playoffs.<BR/><BR/>I don't know if I did more agreeing or disagreeing with Gepetto, but either way, I hope I <BR/>made my feelings on the subject know. Keep up the good work here at "The Dong," and <BR/>feel free to continue the discussion any time.stalkingerinandrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17360531839926884809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-577685856758801117.post-50786993223661684572008-11-06T11:28:00.000-06:002008-11-06T11:28:00.000-06:00Seems to me that it doesn't take much "bitterness ...Seems to me that it doesn't take much "bitterness and jealousy" to write that the Cubs suck ass and their fans are polesmokers. Just good honest reporting, the kind we're proud of here at the Dong.Fisting Andrew Golotahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10174929205153028971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-577685856758801117.post-52608413495798583632008-11-05T12:56:00.000-06:002008-11-05T12:56:00.000-06:00The White Sox won the World Series in '05. You got...The White Sox won the World Series in '05. You got to watch the Cubs fizzle out in '03, '07, and '08 (and '98, and '89. and...were you around in '84?). Yet your bitterness and jealousy towards the Cubs and their fans continues to shine through like a laser pointer directed straight at my pupil. How about we move on and talk some Bears, Bulls, and Hawks since they're in season?stalkingerinandrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17360531839926884809noreply@blogger.com