I’ve got a couple of friends who are Cubs fans like me. One of them was sitting in Wrigley Field watching tonight’s first post-season game and the other was sitting in a bar 7 blocks from my house. During Cubs games, we keep in touch via text messaging. I thought it might be amusing to transcribe all of the messages I sent during the game.
Warning: Lots of F-bombs, but if you’re a Cubs fan or you know me even just a little, that will come as NO surprise.
Fuck yeah, DeRosa!
6.10 pm
Phew!
6.26 pm
I hate the fuckin’ hop!
6.29 pm
Nah, I don’t hate the hop as much as I love Derrek Lee’s ass
6.33 pm
Fuck fuck fuck!
7.11 pm
Fuckin’ Dempster!
7.15 pm
Fuckin’ Cubs!
7.53 pm
WTF?! They are playing like Little Leaguers!
8.05 pm
I’m disgusted. Seriously.
8.20 pm
Are you kidding me?!!
8.29 pm
Fucking kill me.
8.35 pm
It’s fucking Maddux, are you KIDDING me?! He’s older than me, for fuck’s sake! WTF are they afraid of?
8.48 pm
Why do I fall for this bullshit ever fckn year?
8.49 pm
Next sound you hear: cork popping from the second bottle of wine as a bereft, foul-mouthed woman in Mexico drowns her sorrow as her beloved team loses yet AGAIN.
Lou, c’mon now. Where was the fire? The spark? The joy, excitement? You better show me something tomorrow or I promise you, my language will only get fouler.
My friend Adam is so funny…after the Cubs lost, he sent me a final text telling me that it was just like I was there (since the Cubs historically lose EVERY time I’m at a game). Grrr.
So Adam, John B…are we on for tomorrow’s game or what? My phone has plenty of airtime.
imagine being the only Cubs faithful in Los Angeles as my neighbors jump around my home yelling Go Doyers! Trust me the real fans here can’t pronounce dodgers. I felt so alone when Loney hit the grand slam. I was mad. I was sad. And then Alex, my five year old jumped into his dodger-loving mother’s lap and screamed nonsensically in her ear because he was mad at her for cheering against the Cubbies. Then he shouted “the Cubbies are… (he searched his kindergarten-inspired vocabulary) sucking… it.. at the Dodgers!”
He turned to me and grinned proudly for having so boldly defended our team, and suddenly I didn’t feel so alone any more.
By: Cub fan in LA on October 2, 2008
at 10:40 am
You’ve got some mad texting skillz, chica!
I’m so looking forward to the Cubs having their act together tonight.
And, I don’t know if I should be happy or not… I thought I was the only one who had the “Cubs lose every time I go” curse. Yikes!
By: JohnB on October 2, 2008
at 10:57 am
Cub Fan in La: I can’t believe you married a Dodgers fan…next thing you know you’ll be telling me your best friend roots for the Cardinals. Ugh. Right on, Alex! You’re the true fan.
JohnB: I think I’ll have to go to PGs tonight. I wanted to throw my TV out the window last night and I’d really rather do damage to someone else’s property if I find it necessary.
By: heatherinparadise on October 2, 2008
at 11:17 am
sorry about your cubbies, but as you already know they suck, or they did last night anyway….
By: Amy on October 3, 2008
at 10:34 am