It’s been a roller coaster of feelings since the Cubs loss on Tuesday night. Shock, sadness, anger, frustration, hopeful, anxious… those are just a few. We were blessed in Chicago with an 80 degree day on Wednesday; that helped the recovery process. What’s next?
I love Theo. Listening to him talk, the things he says, the way he says things, makes you feel better. He gets it, he really does. Of course that doesn’t guarantee results; lots of people need to be in sync throughout the organization to get to the top. 4 consecutive playoff appearances is excellent, something foreign to us Cubs fans. Yet now that we have that, anything less than winning the World Series feels like a failure. It’s a good place to be; it’s a tough place to be. I wouldn’t trade this for anything, trust me.
Of course we need to win more World Series titles. We got our one, and believe me, that carries me through, especially in times like this. In fact, I may be going down memory lane in the upcoming weeks, watching stuff from 2016; that always makes me feel better. Although we will always cherish 2016, and will certainly never forget it, we don’t want that to be it. We don’t want that to be like the 1985 Bears; our one and only title in our lifetimes. We should have won more then; we should win more now.
I hate that we lost, but I like the way we lost. Seeing both the Brewers and Rockies celebrate in Wrigley Field… yeah, well, if that doesn’t motivate you, I don’t know what would. It’s things like this, that have motivated Chicago teams in the past. Getting our asses kicked in the 1984 NFC Championship game by the Niners, losing year after year to the Pistons, getting our asses kicked in the 2009 Western Conference Finals by the Red Wings, getting swept in the 2015 NL Championship series by the Mets. It’s those failures that propelled us in the past; I hope for a repeat of history here.
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Because the fact is, we are still one of the youngest teams in the majors; we’re not going anywhere. We’ll certainly look to check that first box again, and make the playoffs for a 5th straight year. But, what we really need to look at, is how to succeed once we get there. I thought we were well equipped for that this year, but it didn’t happen. Theo and company have to figure out why; I trust that they will. We will be back.
Losing when you get there does make me feel anxious because although we are setup to be right back there, there is no guarantee. Oh yeah, there are 29 other teams trying to do the same thing, and a couple of really good ones in our division. Yeah, we’ll also have to pay this young core, and manage to the cap; that’s no easy task… one of the prices of success. Another price is getting complacent… Maybe the Cubs just relied too much on their talent this year. They are super, super talented, but you need to work at it… you need to be in the right frame of mind… at all times. All the comeback victories were nice this year… 48 of them… but why did we have to comeback so much? Yes, coming back certainly helps build the mojo, and that ability is great, but.. if you’re doing it too much, if you’re always digging out of a hole, that wears on you; it wore on the Cubs. Whether that hole was in game, or dragging ass during the season at certain points, that is one thing that definitely needs to be addressed; Theo mentioned something along those lines.
This year feels different than 2015; I felt like it was just the start of something back then. It was, and we won in 2016. 2017 I just chalked up; World Series hangover…. no problem, we’ll be back. And although this year, 2018, I still have that feeling that we will be back, I don’t want to get in the habit of thinking that; it’s not guaranteed, and we’re not at the start of our window either. I don’t think it’s closing anytime soon, but it won’t be open forever. So… we need to cash in. We need World Series titles. I would hate for a team this good to only win 1 World Series title. That would lead to another feeling… regret.
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Falling back on the 2016 World Series win definitely eases this pain. Can you imagine if that never happened? Or if that game 7 W was an L? Wow, this would feel like torture…real bad. Thankfully, 2016 did happen. The Cubs were champs! The time is definitely now. 4 years in a row to the playoffs is a damn good thing, and I see no reason why 5 years in a row next will not happen. Maybe that is part of the problem. Maybe fans and players just expect it to happen. When tough exits happen like this year, you look back on what could have been. One more W would have given the Cubs the division. A big hit here or there and things end differently. All of the what ifs creep in and make you wonder. For me, there is no need to wonder about Theo and what he will do. He will work with Joe to make the 2019 Cubs as good as possible. At the end of the day, the players need to be responsible for what they are getting paid to do. Pitch, hit, and play defense. Moves will be made. Yes, the Cubs are still young, and this is still the golden era of Cubs baseball, but 1 World Series is not enough. Not with this much talent. So I expect Theo to go to work. Just about everybody is not safe. KB, Rizzo, and Baez for sure. Everybody else, not so much. Enjoy the time off Cubbies and come back hungry for another title. Good luck Theo! I still believe. GO CUBS GO!!!