Cubs Talk

Say what you want about cubs fans, and believe me I say plenty, but I was mighty impressed last night. Lovable Bob Uecker comes over from the Brewers' announcing booth the Cubs' booth to be the celebrity song leader for Take Me Out to the Ball Game and as soon as he is announced he starts getting booed. It is not surprising that Cub fans boo someone, but what is surprising is that this is the first time that Uecker has been booed here since since Major League (or ever for that matter, I mean why would Cub fans boo Uecker before this?). Not only did they boo Uecker though but after he was done and they cut away to commercial the Cubs fans sang it again. Whoever got this started is genius. Gene Wojciechowski said it best in his article about the NL Central today "They sang it again, as if Uecker's version was infected. Even Uecker had to be impressed by the passion."

Usually that passion shows itself in morons throwing cups on the field or other general idiocy but in last night's game, the fans booed an extremely likable guy because he represented the rival team. That doesn't sound like lovable losers to me. That sounds like fans who want their team to win and don't like you if you are connected to a team in the Cubs way. Usually I think Cub fans specifically and fans in general are obnoxious and annoying (and if you like in Wrigleyville you know what I'm talking about) but this particular act of obnoxiousness was really cool. I wish I was there. As far as I'm concerned the fans should sing it again after every idiot who they have up there (I'm looking at you Ozzy Ozbourne, Kelly Pickler and Jeff Gordon) who isn't Ditka, Santo (any former cub greats included) or Len and Bob (I may be missing someone, but you get the point). Maybe this will become a new tradition. I hope so because the whole thing sucks the way it is.

Anyway I am getting a little off topic, but the point is, that I like what I saw from the stands for once. They stood up and told the Brewers and Uecker to suck it and that makes me happy.

I don't know what is going on on the field though. I have never seen a team who has looked so crappy for the first 3/4 of the game like this Cubs team does and then keeps coming back to win in the late innings. I think that loss to AZ where they scored 3 in the first was the first time the Cubs started the game with a lead in the last two weeks. I love comeback wins and they are a great sign of a good team but they are giving me an ulcer and if this keeps up for another month how am I going to enjoy the victory celebration with a giant lesion in my stomach. I will medicate it with cold cold beers that's how but I would appreciate if they could just start pounding out 8-0 wins where they score 4 in the first and keep adding from there. I think I could really enjoy that.

For the sake of redundancy...Am I worried yet: Even with the win last night I am more worried now that I was before. Not any specific worry, just that nagging thought about how much fun it was celebrating in '03 and how it has been 3 seasons since then and how I really want to high five a cop with a beer in my hand at the corner of Clark and Addison in a month and now that I have my hopes up I really want to do that again. No, I am not worried yet, but there is still a lot of season left.

Spellcheck update: Uecker --> Pecker