The Cubs are the best team in baseball. They have a huge division lead and are in the driver seat for best record in the NL. They do have the best record in the majors, but because of the stupid All Star game rule, that will not matter. This has been one of the funnest years for Cubs baseball in my lifetime. Why can’t I just enjoy it?
It’s because I’m a Cubs fan, that’s why. Although I savor every W, smile every time I watch the highlights, and enjoy the heck out of this ride, I keep looking ahead. I understand that all this regular season stuff is great, and is necessary to get to the 2nd season, but… at the end of the day, getting to that 2nd season means the start of a new season.
This new season is at most, about 13% the size of the regular season. That 13% doesn’t allow much room for mistakes. Come October, there is no time for a slump or dry spell or bad starts or blown bullpen leads. Come playoff baseball, the 100 plus wins that the Cubs will have this year, won’t mean a damn thing.
It’s kind of like the Warriors this year, with those 73 wins. It doesn’t mean crap if you can’t top it with a ring. Same goes for our Cubs. Will I always remember this season regardless of how it turns out? Sure. Will anything less than a World Series title be a disappointment? Heck yes.
I’ve been over this before, and as a true fan, you’re always vulnerable. I feel this way more about the Cubs than any of my teams. I feel this way this year more than ever. To feel in my heart that it’s World Series title or bust is a scary thing. To know I will be absolutely crushed if they don’t do it this year is scary too. It’s especially scary because we’ve never seen it.
I almost want the Cubs to stop winning for a bit. The more wins they pile up during the regular season, the more pressure there will be come postseason. I know Maddon is big on managing the moment, the target, pleasure over pressure, etc… but… not sure if he or anyone on this Cubs team understands the pressure that will come this postseason. It’s different than last year; there was no pressure… no expectations. This year it’s all there. There is no sneaking up. We are the favorites; it’s crazy. That 108 year drought that nobody pays attention to supposedly, will sneak into everybody’s head. I don’t care what anybody says. Be prepared for it boys.
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The Cubs are fricking awesome right now. They are clearly the best team in baseball. I don’t care what anybody else says; the only way we lose is if we beat ourselves. But, that is definitely a possibility. It’s happened before. It’s happened before to our Cubs. I don’t want it to happen again.
I wish there was a way to fast forward to the playoffs. I haven’t even mentioned all the potential for injuries out there. Rizzo either tight roping the ledge or getting hit with a pitch, Bryant colliding with someone in the outfield, Baez colliding on the base paths during a run down, any one of our starters with arm fatigue/soreness… Let’s skip all that.
I hate to say it, but I’m done with the regular season wins… I’m ready for postseason wins. I’m ready for playoff baseball. I can’t believe I’m saying this and it’s still AUGUST! That’s how damn good the Cubs are!!! OK… breathe… breathe.
Just kick back… relax… enjoy. Get back to enjoying the ride. Don’t worry about the playoffs… yet. We still have almost 6 weeks left. Don’t torture yourself. Your impatience will kill you. Calm down… plenty of time to worry about that.
OK, I feel better. Now let’s go out and kick the shit out of the Dodgers this weekend; can’t stand those bastards. I don’t forget… 2008 is still in my brain. I still hate them. Let’s show them who’s boss. Let’s flex our muscles. We should be at El Compadre right now taking shots of tequila with the other Cubs fans, ready to walk up to Dodger Stadium. Regular season away……… GO CUBS!
MK
Patience is a virtue! So hard not to be excited or look ahead to what may be, but we have to enjoy what might be the best Cubs regular season ever. So many great individual seasons and stats as well as the team being the best in baseball. The pressure might not mount with such a big lead in the nl central or the nl as a whole, but it will come playoff time. The regular season record and stats go out the window. Playoffs are a whole new season. Expectations and pressure increase. Time to show that the regular season is not a fluke. Time to show that the Cubs are the best team. It will be time…for the Cubs! GO CUBS GO!!!