17 days
Have you ever seen that movie 28 days? It's got Cillian Murphy (is that his name?) in this hospital bed, and he wakes up and there's no one around, then he finally sees some flesh eating zombie-like characters, and he's saved by 2 people who have yet to enjoy the delicacies of flesh (i.e. they're not zombies). Well, I guess something like 28 days passes before they finally come up with a cure or something. I kind of stopped paying attention to the movie after the first, I don't know, minute, after the phrase "These monkeys are infected...", wait for it, this is gold, "...with rage!" The whole thing was so melodramatic and ridiculous I had decided the movie was going to be shit. Which I guess it wasn't entirely, based on some of the shitty movies I've seen since then (Flight Plan? I thought that would be a good idea?).
But anyways, imagine you're like 11 days into the 28 days of zombies everywhere. You don't understand why everyone loves flesh so much, but you're not going to try it. You just know that everyone around you is crazy. But unlike, in the movie, there is an end in sight. And instead of everyone around you being crazy, it's just Cubs management and coaches.
Yes, 17 days until the sweet release of freedom from the tyrannical rule of Dusty Baker over the Cubs. Actually it's closer to 16 (there's a counter on desipio.com) but who am I to get into the details.
Yesterday was the first time the Cubs have won a series since the road sweep at Houston in the middle of August. I'd have to do more research to find the last series win at home, but I'm sure it was at least 4 days before the Houston series started. Ok, I looked, and it was completed on 8/6/2006, against the formerly last place Pirates.
Luckily for the Cubs, the past three days they've been playing a Dodgers team who has been trying to give away the NL West. They're struggling mightily. And if you know anything about the Cubs and a Dusty Baker coached team, it's that when they smell blood, they attack. Unless the blood is of a lesser team, like, say, the Pirates, then it's actually quite difficult to beat them at all.
But, anyways, yesterday Bob Howry closed the game for the Cubs. Does anyone know why he changed from Bobby Howry to Bob Howry? Did he suddenly grow up in the offseason? Who cares what they call you as long as it isn't Sucks McGee? Well, anyways, Dusty was more than glad to field questions about the sheer domination the Cubs just completed. And, by the stupid sports media of course, Dusty was asked if there was a closer controversy. Yes, idiots, with only 15 games left, you should be very worried about who the closer is, especially when we're trying not to lose 100 games. It's seriously such a stupid question, and it is the only reason I'm not a sports reporter. Not that I have no experience. Or no background in journalism. Or no talent.
But I digress. Well, Baker, in true Baker form, responded with "Right now Bobby is throwing better." What?? You mean he hasn't blown 8 consecutive saves? You're a brilliant man, and I wish you would write a book with some of your brilliant ideas in it so I could mimic them and try to live my life to the fullest as a shitty baseball coach.
Now, I know it was a stupid question, and I would rather have heard Dusty just call that guy an idiot and say that there are 15 games left, he's getting 'let go' of at the end of the season, and ask if they've seen Dempster blow any of his past 8 saves. Anyways, the Cubs are 2 games up on the worst team in baseball (perhaps in record only), the Royals. With 15 games left, I feel confident that he Royals (and Devil Rays, who were's suddenly up 1.5 games on) will win at least 6 games, and the Cubs will lose all but 3, thus solidifying their status as worst team in baseball, getting 100 losses, and giving Dusty Baker a first class ticket to Leave-Chicagosville, population: You
But anyways, imagine you're like 11 days into the 28 days of zombies everywhere. You don't understand why everyone loves flesh so much, but you're not going to try it. You just know that everyone around you is crazy. But unlike, in the movie, there is an end in sight. And instead of everyone around you being crazy, it's just Cubs management and coaches.
Yes, 17 days until the sweet release of freedom from the tyrannical rule of Dusty Baker over the Cubs. Actually it's closer to 16 (there's a counter on desipio.com) but who am I to get into the details.
Yesterday was the first time the Cubs have won a series since the road sweep at Houston in the middle of August. I'd have to do more research to find the last series win at home, but I'm sure it was at least 4 days before the Houston series started. Ok, I looked, and it was completed on 8/6/2006, against the formerly last place Pirates.
Luckily for the Cubs, the past three days they've been playing a Dodgers team who has been trying to give away the NL West. They're struggling mightily. And if you know anything about the Cubs and a Dusty Baker coached team, it's that when they smell blood, they attack. Unless the blood is of a lesser team, like, say, the Pirates, then it's actually quite difficult to beat them at all.
But, anyways, yesterday Bob Howry closed the game for the Cubs. Does anyone know why he changed from Bobby Howry to Bob Howry? Did he suddenly grow up in the offseason? Who cares what they call you as long as it isn't Sucks McGee? Well, anyways, Dusty was more than glad to field questions about the sheer domination the Cubs just completed. And, by the stupid sports media of course, Dusty was asked if there was a closer controversy. Yes, idiots, with only 15 games left, you should be very worried about who the closer is, especially when we're trying not to lose 100 games. It's seriously such a stupid question, and it is the only reason I'm not a sports reporter. Not that I have no experience. Or no background in journalism. Or no talent.
But I digress. Well, Baker, in true Baker form, responded with "Right now Bobby is throwing better." What?? You mean he hasn't blown 8 consecutive saves? You're a brilliant man, and I wish you would write a book with some of your brilliant ideas in it so I could mimic them and try to live my life to the fullest as a shitty baseball coach.
Now, I know it was a stupid question, and I would rather have heard Dusty just call that guy an idiot and say that there are 15 games left, he's getting 'let go' of at the end of the season, and ask if they've seen Dempster blow any of his past 8 saves. Anyways, the Cubs are 2 games up on the worst team in baseball (perhaps in record only), the Royals. With 15 games left, I feel confident that he Royals (and Devil Rays, who were's suddenly up 1.5 games on) will win at least 6 games, and the Cubs will lose all but 3, thus solidifying their status as worst team in baseball, getting 100 losses, and giving Dusty Baker a first class ticket to Leave-Chicagosville, population: You
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