SB Nation User Blog: JoToPo

The Last Thing I Expected

JoToPo — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:12:49 -0000

I never would have thought I'd see:

CUBS lose both games 1 and 2 at home
Dempster lose at home
Dempster walk more in five innings than in the previous five weeks
Z get a walk
errors by the entire infield in a single game
an error by DLee
CUBS get out-homered
Pie get a walk
Pie NOT get doubled off first on a line drive to second
Dick Stockton announce baseball at the ripe age of 96

So at this point the last things I expect are:

CUBS come back from 0-2 deficit
Harden and Lilly to throw back-to-back shutouts
Soriano hits five HRs in three games
Howry gets a save
I get to use my LCS ticket on October 10th

Yeah, I'm embarrassed. But if nothing else this team has surprised me over and over again this year.

Where do I spend my playoff time & money?

JoToPo — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:17:14 -0000

I live in California and am trying to decide where to go to see CUBS playoff games. I saw just one game this year - Dempster's 12 strikeout win over Maddux at Wrigley. I purposely skipped west coast games this year to save travel and ticket money for the playoffs.

I don't think I can afford world series tickets, and I want more of a thrill than the division series, so I've narrowed my choices to NLCS. Road tickets are about half the price of Wrigley tickets. We're pretty close to confirming that we won't play PHI inthe first round - and I think we will play them in the NLCS. So I think these are my choices:

Buy tickets now to both NLCS games 3 and 4 at PHI. If the CUBS don't make it then I have to deal with selling my game tickets. If PHI doesn't make it then I'll get ticket refunds but now I've got no game to see.
Buy a ticket to NLCS game 2 at Wrigley.

So what do you suggest? Is it better to see just one game with your brethren win or lose? Or see two game amidst the enemy (I sat through two losses at Candlestick in '89 - not a lot of fun)?

THANKS!

John

Poll

Where to go for CUBS playoffs?

Two games at PHI?

4 votes

One game at Wrigley?

43 votes

Other? (got a better idea?)

1 votes

48 votes | Poll has closed

Dempster/CUBS in Washington Post Wednesday 9/24

JoToPo — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 02:56:04 -0000

Dempster/CUBS in Washington Post Wednesday 9/24

Great article on Dempster...living in Wrigleyville and playing for the CUBS.

"Why would anyone want to play anywhere else?" he asks.