Alexa, what’s the temperature today? 29 degrees.
I’ve put away my ski caps for the winter; I refuse to wear them any more. But, I may need a winter coat today; wtf? So much for wearing my new Cubs zipper up… I do have on the 2016 World Series champs hoodie and the Cubs hat with the World Series trophy on the side. It’s opening day!!! As I always say about this time, this is the day where hope springs eternal; everyone is tied for first place, everyone is undefeated. Of course, there’s the half empty response to that… everyone is tied for last place, everyone is winless, but that’s not how I roll. Being a Cubs fan my whole life has probably influenced this outlook.
For most of my life, it was wait until next year, and when next year arrived, we hoped it would be THE year. This went on until I turned 40 in August of 2016, until we were finally right. Remembering that year is not hard; it’s one of those things that we will never forget. This hoodie that I have on, whenever I put it on, warms my heart. Wearing this hat, that’s looking kind of beat up years later, will always bring a smile to my face. Can you believe it’s been 7 years since the Cubs won the World Series??? OK, enough talking about that, although when it comes to 2016, that term doesn’t exist… it’s ALWAYS OK to talk about it, but like the 85 Bears, who fall into a similar boat, will this just fade farther and farther into history with no additional World Series to remember???
As the Cubs take the field a few hours from now, the next chapter will begin; will THIS be the year… again? The short answer is NO, but when I said that to someone this morning, he said “you got to have faith”… that sounds like something I’ve said many, many times in the past. I DO have faith; I will always believe in my teams until it’s mathematically NOT a possibility, but… excuse me if I’m still a little battered from the way the Cubs have dismantled that 2016 World Series team. Making the playoffs every year was NOT good enough, so blow it all up and rebuild… great strategy Cotton. Well, I will say that this year we are in better position than last year, yet we will have to watch another ex-Cub play elsewhere, this time for our hated rivals… can’t wait for that. Will this better position lead to something this year? For one day, at the very least, let’s believe it can.
I’ve never been to Wrigley on Opening Day; it’s on the bucket list. When I check this box, I’ll be there with my son, and since Mom won’t let him skip a day of school to go with me today, the wait will continue; that’s cool… we’re used to waiting. I guess when that day finally comes, I’d like to see the temps above 29 degrees… but I know it won’t matter. Baseball is back; the Cubs are back. Bring it on… Go Cubs!!!
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