July 26, 2019: 2nd Place

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I talk myself through every Cubs loss..  It’s 1 out of 162.  Every team will lose at least 60 games.  There are ups and downs in every season.  Let’s put this one in the rearview ASAP.  Let’s get back on the field and get a W.  I can still say all those things after Friday night’s loss in Milwaukee.  The one thing I can’t say:  At least we’re still in 1st place.

When you wake up on Saturday morning and look at the standings, there it is:  the Cubs are now in 2nd place.  Still not the end of the world, but with less than a week until August, each game starts to feel a bit more important.  Considering the next 8 games will be against the other top teams in our division, the games start to feel really important.  Losing one of these games the way we lost it… it hurts more than normal.  I’m glad I didn’t watch it…

It was Once Upon a Time in Hollywood date night for my wife and I.  We dropped my son off at my parents, and headed out.  We went to Oak Park to watch the movie, and stopped at Coopers Hawk before the show.  About 30 minutes in, we were being talked into becoming a member.  $19.99 per month isn’t too bad, then when you factor in $15 for each of our birthdays, it’s not bad at all, considering there are specials every month where you can get a really expensive bottle of wine for cheap.  I think that’s how it works, but after a drink, a flight, and starting one of those bottles of the month, I wasn’t really sure.  As we got to our seats in the theater, I took a quick look at the phone; 0-0 in the 4th inning.  OK… I hope they win.  During the show, every time I would get a text, my watch would buzz.  I kept hoping one of them was from my brother with a “W”… never got that text.

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When I got home, I read about the game.  I saw the unusual lineup choice by Joe.  I saw that Joe pulled Kyle early.  I saw he gave Kintzler the ball in the 8th instead of Strop.  I saw that he ended up bringing Strop in to bail Kintzler out.  I saw Strop gave up the game winning hit.  I saw complaints about the umps.  Most importantly, I saw the L… and the standings.  Yeah, I was glad I didn’t watch this one. 

But hey, the movie was fun.  Tarantino movies are always a little out there; some I really like, some not so much.  This one is in the middle somewhere… I think I’ll have to see it again to make a final ruling.  As for the Cubs game, it’s an immediate two thumbs down.  WTF man…  Yeah, it’s 1 out of 162… I know, but man, this sucks.  Through it all, we’ve been in first place; I think I read that this is the first time the Cardinals are in first place since the end of the 2015 season… ugh!  Time to change that quickly; let’s get back on the field and get a W.  I’ll be watching this time.  Go Cubs!!!

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