Why I hate the World Series

[Armchair_QB]

Living down here and being married to a Rangers fan I was following it pretty closely. Even had a chance to attend Game 6 of the LCS. Really would have liked to see Texas win because they were fun to watch.

And even though the Cubs drive me nuts I do love baseball and usually watch the Series.

Unless of course the White Sox or Cards are in it. In that case, fuck baseball. Luckily, they keep canceling the Series when either one gets close.

[Gilgamesh]

Fuck the Giants and their "56" years of futility.

Why can't the Cubs do this just once?

Save us, Quade!!!

[Gilgamesh]

DPD, but listening to Ron Washington right now and goddamn, he's a bright man. He seems like a fantastic manager too.

Cocaine is a hell of a drug, evidently.

[CBStew]

Now the freakin' Gints win the World Series?   Can my life be any worse?

[Internet Apex]

Now the freakin' Gints win the World Series?   Can my life be any worse?

You could be a foot shorter.

[CBStew]

Now the freakin' Gints win the World Series?   Can my life be any worse?

You could be a foot shorter.

You are right.  I wouldn't be able to go on the Flying Dumbo ride.

[Armchair_QB]

BTW, the body count will be off the charts if Brian Wilson & Theodore ever wind up on the same roster.

[Internet Apex]

Now the freakin' Gints win the World Series?   Can my life be any worse?

You could be a foot shorter.

You are right.  I wouldn't be able to go on the Flying Dumbo ride.

Or talk down to Oleg.

[CBStew]

This is from BCB:

"Congratulations to the Giants on breaking their 56-year World Series drought.

That means it has to be our turn soon, right?

It occurs to me that the Cubs' National League pennant drought is now getting to the point where its length is the overwhelming majority of the World Series drought. 65 NL pennantless years, 102 World Series-less years; the "shorter" span is now 64% of the longer one. Looking at it another way, when the Cubs were last in the World Series in 1945, they hadn't won a World Series in 37 years. Going into the 1945 WS, the World Series droughts of the other 15 teams in existence at the time were:


Cardinals, 1 year (1944); Yankees, 2 years (1943); Reds, 5 years (1940); Tigers, 10 years (1935); Giants, 12 years (1933); Athletics, 15 years (1930); Pirates, 20 years (1925); Senators, 21 years (1924); Indians, 25 years (1920); Red Sox, 27 years (1918); White Sox, 28 years (1917); Braves, 31 years (1914); Dodgers, never; Phillies, never; Browns, never

What's the point of this? That in 1945, the Cubs' drought, though long, wasn't outrageously so; three teams had never won a World Series and three others (Braves, White Sox, Red Sox) had droughts that were close to the Cubs' length. The Cubs had won more World Series at the time (two) than seven of the 15 teams (the three that had never won and the Tigers, Senators, Braves and Indians, who had one each).

I believe that when the Cubs finally get those last five damned outs and win the NL pennant, they'll win the World Series that year. The biggest obstacle, I believe, has been getting there."

Can someone translate this for me?

[JD]

This is from BCB:

"Congratulations to the Giants on breaking their 56-year World Series drought.

That means it has to be our turn soon, right?

It occurs to me that the Cubs' National League pennant drought is now getting to the point where its length is the overwhelming majority of the World Series drought. 65 NL pennantless years, 102 World Series-less years; the "shorter" span is now 64% of the longer one. Looking at it another way, when the Cubs were last in the World Series in 1945, they hadn't won a World Series in 37 years. Going into the 1945 WS, the World Series droughts of the other 15 teams in existence at the time were:


Cardinals, 1 year (1944); Yankees, 2 years (1943); Reds, 5 years (1940); Tigers, 10 years (1935); Giants, 12 years (1933); Athletics, 15 years (1930); Pirates, 20 years (1925); Senators, 21 years (1924); Indians, 25 years (1920); Red Sox, 27 years (1918); White Sox, 28 years (1917); Braves, 31 years (1914); Dodgers, never; Phillies, never; Browns, never

What's the point of this? That in 1945, the Cubs' drought, though long, wasn't outrageously so; three teams had never won a World Series and three others (Braves, White Sox, Red Sox) had droughts that were close to the Cubs' length. The Cubs had won more World Series at the time (two) than seven of the 15 teams (the three that had never won and the Tigers, Senators, Braves and Indians, who had one each).

I believe that when the Cubs finally get those last five damned outs and win the NL pennant, they'll win the World Series that year. The biggest obstacle, I believe, has been getting there."

Can someone translate this for me?

The cubs would've won a World Series by now, but they haven't been good enough to get there.  BUT, when they do, if they score more runs in 4 out of 7 games than the team they are opposing, they will probably win the Big Dance Bowl.

[BBM]

Cubs fans can take solace in the fact that Mike Fontenot finally got a Word Series ring...

Don't forget Mark Derosa.

[J. Walter Weatherman]

Can someone translate this for me?

"For every year the Cubs go without getting to the World Series at all, their World Series championship drought gets longer"?

[Fork]

Can someone translate this for me?

"For every year the Cubs go without getting to the World Series at all, their World Series championship drought gets longer"?

"Al needs a job"?

[morpheus]

http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/01/28/brian-wilson-went-on-lopez-tonight-and-talked-about-massages-in-thailand-dry-humping-in-baseball/