KENNEDY!!

watching the oh so very important game tonight, i noticed a few oh so very important things.

1) the cubs are good. good for real.

2) the cardinals, i mean Kennedy decided to pull a Buckner and thus there goes the season.

3) as soon as the that ball went under Kennedy's legs the shit hit the fan, much like what happened in 03 when the cubs were playing the marlins. (could it be the official changing of the guard)

4)the cubs when they get an owner are poised to start pulling a red sox/Yankees type of domination because of all the money they will have. but.................

they wont win the world series. and this is why.

1) 100 years of losing isn't just a losing streak, its a way of life. another 10 years from now, people are going to look back and say, remember when the cubs were the best team in the nl in 2008 (100 years since their last WS win) and they blew it? same ol cubs.

2)its amazingly hard to win the WS. you have to have the perfect combination of luck, defense, pitching and timely hitting and this year the cubs are good, but they are flawed. most teams are flawed but if you looks at the past world series winners, its not a perfect team that wins it, its a hot team.

2004) red sox beat the cardinals in a sweep. they just played the Yankees in an emotional 7 game series that they came back from a 3-0 deficit. they were hot and no one was gonna stop them.

2005)the white sox defeated the astros who had a tough tough NLCS against the cardinals. we all remember Albert pujols home run off of brad lidge that still hasn't landed. but more importantly the white sox in game two got a huge break. Aj Pierzynski was called out on strikes and the angels started walking off the field because Josh Paul threw the ball back to the mound. Pierzynski sees it happen and starts running to first claiming that it was a trap on the third strike and he makes it to first safe, the white sox win the the ALCS and the WS in four. they caught fire after that play.

2006) The Cardinals played their WS in the NLCS that year playing an emotional 7 games against the Mets. If not for Yadier Molinas game seven home run (timely hitting) and adam wainwrights pitching in the closing role, they don't go to the world series and almost sweep the tigers. Anthony Reyes pitched game one for the cardinals. (W) hes not even in the majors anymore. neither is game 5 winner jeff weaver. They would've swept the tigers if it wasn't for Kenny rogers getting his cheat on anyway. allegedly.

2007)Boston comes into the WS right after they escaped being beat. The Indians were 5 outs away from the WS. The Indians this year are one of the worst teams in MLB right now. The Rockies were on fire and had to sit for 8 days. Essentially getting punished for doing away with the Diamondbacks in 4. Boston, on fire from an emotional series with the Indians, comes in and completely fools the Rockies hitters because they haven't seen game live pitching in over a week.

I guess my point is this. i don't care how many years its been since you've won the WS. 100, 65, 24, 86, 400? It doesn't matter. Baseball has its way of rearing its ugly, or most beautiful head on teams that don't necessarily deserve it. If cubs fans really think they are going to win it all this year because its destiny, then so be it. 100 years. fine, if it happens, great. if it doesn't don't be surprised. you're still going to support your lovable losers, its almost better if you think of your team as losers anyway. most cubs fans are so arrogant that the delusions of grandeur have convinced them they are the best team around anyway.

cubs pitching is good but their wide receiver that pitches only throws heat and people can catch up to it, especially in the playoffs. they lack experience. playoff experience. their bullpen consists of eyre, marmol and (wood). only if they put him in the closing role again. gaudin is kind of a bumb. why was beane so easily able to just throw him in? harden, zambrano, lilly and dumpster is a good playoff rotation but the Z man has to cool his jets because if he gets all fired up and starts throwing in the middle of the plate, the ball gets tattooed. see yesterdays game against the cardinals.

I just don't think they have what it takes to win it all. 100 years and destiny isn't a solution.