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Robbo_the_Hood
10-13-2003, 04:10 AM
I'd like to apologize to all of the Cubs fans out there. It's my fault they did not win today. See, a certain classy dame and I have our ritual to insure a Cubs win that involves me sleeping on the couch. However, in a moment of weakness (and one that closley paralleled "Paradise by the Dashboard Light") I convinced said lady that both of us on the couch wouldn't harm the Cubs since I would still be on the couch.

Not so much.

I take responsability because I was the one that said, "all the other kids are doing it," and, "if you loved me you would. What can it hurt."

I apologize to all Cubs fans and especially her. It was a desperate act by a desperate man. I'm sorry that I put my primal instincts in front of the wishes of millions of people.
Razorback
10-13-2003, 04:14 AM
I KNEW IT! I was just saying to my father "I think Robbo had something to do with it... I just have this feeling."

YOU reinstated the curse with that move! You know that?! YOU! Now they will lose the next 2 games and it will be over, and it will have been YOUR FAULT!

RB
Zens_7s
10-13-2003, 04:23 AM
Ahh my sweet...see what happens when we succumb to temptation? Meatloaf, Ethan Allen sleeper pull-outs, and my beloved Cubs were caught in the crossfire of lust.

As I have been crying all evening about this sad state of baseballical affairs, there is only one way to bring balance back to The Force before Tuesday night...put on some Springsteen and head to the kitchen table... /forums/images/icons/ooo.gif
Robbo_the_Hood
10-13-2003, 04:27 AM
Well in that case . . .

Me and Crazy Janey was makin love in the dirt/singing our birthday song.

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Zens_7s
10-13-2003, 04:31 AM
... I said, "I'm hurt." She said, "Honey let me heal it".
And we danced all night to a soul fairy band
and she kissed me just right like only a lonely angel can
/forums/images/icons/shocked.gif
DangerSeeker
10-13-2003, 05:12 AM
If you took blame for all of the curses working against the Cubbies, you'd be fielding more curses than a Diceman concert. Let them play, let it not be an easy sweep (earned, for the history books, Bad News Bears style), and let us rejoice when they pull it out in the end!

And congrats on the couchy goodness!
Matt1
10-13-2003, 04:54 PM
Dude, I hate to point this out, but the Bad News Bears lost. Perhaps a Mighty Duck analogy would be more apt.
Robbo_the_Hood
10-13-2003, 04:55 PM
They won in the second movie. However, when they went to Japan there was never an official game.
Robbo_the_Hood
10-14-2003, 11:41 PM
Okay, this isn't my fault. And I'd hate to be that fan sitting on the left field line. That's almost Bill Buckner-esque. He's going to have to go home eventually. Not only that, but everyone he knows is watching the game.
Razorback
10-14-2003, 11:46 PM
That fan just lost the game... and maybe the series, for the Cubs.

RB
Robbo_the_Hood
10-14-2003, 11:48 PM
Do you hear how the commentators are trying to take all the blame off that fan? I mean, sure there were runners on when Bill Buckner let the ball get away, but it's ultimately his fault. Just like that fan. He has to live with that for the rest of his life.
Robbo_the_Hood
10-15-2003, 12:00 AM
One more thing. The commentators said, "I hope his familiy . . . co-workers understand."

Yeah, they'll understand.
Zens_7s
10-15-2003, 12:01 AM
MOTHERF****R!
Razorback
10-15-2003, 12:01 AM
If he is killed by his neighbor tonight... it will be wrong, but the country will understand.

RB
Robbo_the_Hood
10-15-2003, 12:12 AM
I heard he was escorted out of Wrigley with maximum security. He's fair game once he's out of the stadium. I bet he leaves town, or calls in sick tomorrow.
Razorback
10-15-2003, 12:15 AM
The funny thing (well, I know its not funny for you) is that other areas bash Yankees fans for not being "real fans" but the people down the lines at Yankees Stadium KNOW that you don't do that. And there would have been no time for security in the Bronx, if that happened (and it wouldn't).

That fan should be stoned for not being aware enough of the moment to DESERVE THOSE SEATS!

RB
Robbo_the_Hood
10-15-2003, 12:17 AM
Hell, I could hear Alou calling for the ball on TV. You mean to tell me he didn't hear it?

And you're right. He doesn't deserve those seats.
Zens_7s
10-15-2003, 12:22 AM
I cannot even explain how pissed I am right now. Instead of going to Wrigleyville like usual we decided to watch the game at my house. I am glad we didn't go now.

Every single one of my friends walked out the door at the end and didn't say goodbye. No speaking, just pure unadulterated hatred. It's like the Billy Goat has kicked us in the damn ass again.

I have started drinking, just to warn everyone.
JIM
10-15-2003, 12:32 AM
Huh?
What happened with a "fan" at the game? /forums/images/icons/confused.gif
Robbo_the_Hood
10-15-2003, 12:36 AM
This is one of those things that they're going to talk about for decades.
Razorback
10-15-2003, 12:42 AM
Only if the Cubs don't win tomorrow.

RB
JIM
10-15-2003, 12:50 AM
Oh man...
I just went to ESPN's web site... Robbo pointed the way...
That SUCKS! /forums/images/icons/frown.gif
Oh, about the fan...
I did'nt see video, wether he's part of the cause or not...
I'd start packing my bags now and leave town! Quick!
Robbo_the_Hood
10-15-2003, 12:50 AM
the Red Sox couldn't win game seven after Buckner's incident in game six. It just sucked the life out of them.
Zens_7s
10-15-2003, 12:57 AM
Here we go...What I did for therapy this evening...

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-7/288784/Wanted.jpg
JIM
10-15-2003, 01:10 AM
Oh my God...
I just saw some video of the "fan".
He's a dead man walking.
Ohhhhh he's a dead man walking...
Matt1
10-15-2003, 01:12 AM
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MOTHERF****R!


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In Nelson voice...
HA-HA!
Robbo_the_Hood
10-15-2003, 01:32 AM
I wonder how long that is going to take to get around the internet.
JIM
10-15-2003, 01:34 AM
Yeah, that's some nice work!
Probably see it everywhere soon.
ILovePapaSmurf
10-15-2003, 01:39 AM
<font color="purple">I just read the article and that really sucks. I'm sorry cub fans.

And if that happened in Los Angeles, that guy wouldn't be able to get out of the stadium without getting his ass beat. /forums/images/icons/smile.gif </font color>
Zens_7s
10-15-2003, 01:52 AM
lol - Thanks guys. It was good therapy.

Watch me see it pop up tomorrow on Fark under somebody elses name. /forums/images/icons/wink.gif
Razorback
10-15-2003, 07:26 AM
I am posting that everywhere.

RB
Zens_7s
10-15-2003, 11:48 AM
Feel free. I may paste it on my car today while drivin' and cryin'. /forums/images/icons/wink.gif This sounds like the start to a good country song...
ratm1966
10-15-2003, 12:59 PM
I just e-mailed that pic to about 30+ people. That was hillarious. Not that the fan did that, just the picture. On the news they say you can't tell if the fan was over the rail that is on top of the wall, however, in the pic it is very obvious. That definitely was fan interference. Maybe he was offered a free home in Florida.
FanGirl
10-15-2003, 02:03 PM
Check this out. Hysterical!

http://espn.go.com/page2/s/caple/031015.html
Robbo_the_Hood
10-15-2003, 03:24 PM
Well, you can always try to break the curse by rubbing the goat (http://www.itreallyexists.com/) .
DangerSeeker
10-15-2003, 03:46 PM
Here. (http://www.danger-seekers.com/sports/baseball/cubsfan.htm) I made a page for it, one that gives you credit, to be submitted to Fark.

Also, the Smoking Gun (http://thesmokinggun.com/archive/cubfan1.html) has his name
Zens_7s
10-15-2003, 03:55 PM
That is so cool Danger! Thanks! /forums/images/icons/grin.gif

I feel famous because I am known to peruse the Danger Seekers Collective from time to time. I like to spy on you guys and wonder why Deadfiller disappered over here. He told us he could make "all kinds of toast" and then just vanished into thin air.
FanGirl
10-15-2003, 04:03 PM
Chicago Sun Times released his name and where he works.

http://www.suntimes.com/output/sports/fan15.html

I can almost hear the pitch forks being sharpened from here.
Robbo_the_Hood
10-15-2003, 04:11 PM
I would like to point out that Ms. Zens had finished the wanted poster before everyone found out his name. She's on the ball (pun intended).
Zens_7s
10-15-2003, 04:11 PM
Aww Damn, we have the same favorite player growing up.

In some ways I do pity the guy. He is the channelling of all that frustration in voodoo and curses. He must not have been thinking and you know this ruins a good part of his life for one bad decision. I bet NOBODY is praying harder for the Cubs to win than he.

I also will note that his mistake could never have been made in a better ballpark with a better group of fans. Do that in the Yankees or BoSox game and he would have been murdered or savagely beaten on the spot. Cub fans are not generally violent, so he made it out in one piece.
DangerSeeker
10-15-2003, 04:11 PM
He's sort of disappeared on this end too. I was supposed to help him with a film shoot, then don't hear anything. When I do, it's way late for a way early call time. It is strange. We used to be co-workers, but alas I am free of that place.
Razorback
10-15-2003, 07:14 PM
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I also will note that his mistake could never have been made in a better ballpark with a better group of fans. Do that in the Yankees or BoSox game and he would have been murdered or savagely beaten on the spot. Cub fans are not generally violent, so he made it out in one piece.

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Or we could say it like this:

He could not have made that mistake in a more pussy-fan stadium, with fans who are so pathetic that they barely peeped a "DUDE! GET AWAY FROM THE BALL!!!" when their left fielder was about to catch it. Cub fans are generally amiable, and also stupid, because they don't get that the win is more important than a $5 ball.

Now I am not saying that is how I feel about it... but it is a different take on your Cubs-ism. /forums/images/icons/laugh.gif

RB
Zens_7s
10-15-2003, 07:38 PM
No. Not quite. There wasn't time to stop him from trying to catch that ball, nor would the fans have been able to. They probably thought he was smart enough to back off on his own. My point was focusing on the aftermath of that incident. Frankly, Cub fans are more docile or "pussy"-like and I do agree with that. It is the general midwest attitude. I don't think that "stupid" is the proper word however.

Lets face it RB...it is a cultural thing. The east coast is known to be more violent in sports. I frankly think that the constant brawling in the stands and among the players makes that side far more "stupid". Of course, I grew up here so I see things from the midwest perspective.

And we all know it wouldn't have been a $5 ball in the end. The e-bay potiential alone would make people fight over it.
Razorback
10-15-2003, 08:04 PM
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Lets face it RB...it is a cultural thing. The east coast is known to be more violent in sports.

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When was the last east coast riot based around a sport? When was the last time there was a west coast or central riot based on a sporting event? I think you will find that you are mistaken.

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I frankly think that the constant brawling in the stands and among the players makes that side far more "stupid".

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I live in this area... I can't remember brawling in the stands at any game. Enlighten me. Also, show me the statistics that show that east coast players fight more than any other area of the country.

RB
Zens_7s
10-15-2003, 08:06 PM
Oh heck, why don't we start with the little game the other day. How many people got fined? Who went to the hospital? What members of the grounds staff ended up with clete marks in their back?
Razorback
10-15-2003, 08:16 PM
And you think that qualifies the east coast as more violent when it comes to sports?

RB
Zens_7s
10-15-2003, 08:18 PM
Yeah, you're right. That wasn't violence. That was creative hostage negotiation.

Listen sweetie, I would love to really argue about it, but my peeps will be over soon and we have the East Coast to mock before the game starts /forums/images/icons/wink.gif Actually, I have never mocked the East Coast, but a girl can pretend can't she?
Matt1
10-15-2003, 08:22 PM
Let's not overlook the fact that there seems to be a massacre every time the Mets take to the field! Hahahaha! HA! /forums/images/icons/laugh.gif
Razorback
10-15-2003, 08:25 PM
Too bad because I am ready to post about a dozen articles where west coast fans have rioted in the past 10 years. /forums/images/icons/wink.gif

RB
Zens_7s
10-15-2003, 08:32 PM
But I was not talking about the West coast. Focus RB, FOCUS. If you want to post those articles then feel free. I know you are itchin' to brew up some trouble.

Actually last Oct. 27 I was in Anaheim after the World Series win. The same night they found a stabbed dead body in the parking lot. Do those people know how to party or what?!
FanGirl
10-15-2003, 08:43 PM
I remember watching 2 cars burn in my neighborhood when the Bulls won for the third time. I also remeber the amount of riot gear police officers (my dad being one of them) there were everytime after than when the Bulls won. The fifth time they won we went out and I tried to convince drunk people to flip cars, but none of them did it.
Matt1
10-15-2003, 10:26 PM
Leave Southern California alone. And the Angel's. Last guy who talked shit on the Angel's to me ended up stabbed to death in a parking lot. Lucky for me the Coroners pronounced him dead of radiation sickness. /forums/images/icons/grin.gif
Zens_7s
10-16-2003, 12:41 AM
It's official. My heart just broke.

http://espn-ak.starwave.com/i/media/mlb/2003/1015/photo/a_wood2_ft.jpg
JIM
10-16-2003, 01:15 AM
Zens, as a NYC born and raised, I can say...
Yes.
If that happened at Shea or Yankee Stadium, He probably would have been killed on the spot.
If he somehow got away, the bookies would have him and his home set on fire the very next day.
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Lucky for me the Coroners pronounced him dead of radiation sickness.


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Hah! Nice one matt /forums/images/icons/grin.gif
ILovePapaSmurf
10-16-2003, 02:16 AM
<font color="purple"> I'm sorry Zens. I made a voodoo doll of the fan who [censored] up yesterdays play, and will be using it in full force tonight (in your honor).

Btw, when the lakers one of their championships (I don't remember which one) we had lakers fans right out in my streets of SB honking and vandalizing the neighborhood because they won. I am like come on this is just basketball, go home.

And in La, there were cop cars being messed up everything, so Southern california takes their sports seriously man. </font color>
Matt1
10-16-2003, 02:29 AM
I'm sorry Zen. It's the shits. /forums/images/icons/frown.gif
Robbo_the_Hood
10-16-2003, 02:39 AM
I'm sorry, Baby. I know there's nothing I can say that can take away the hurt you are feeling right now. But we all love you at the Shoot, and we'll help you mend any wound your heart needs fixing.
Zens_7s
10-16-2003, 03:07 AM
Thanks everybody. I can't believe I am this sad about a stupid game. It reminds me of being 7 again and watching our hopes get dashed that time too. Maybe it is because this is likely the last season I will be living in the Chicago area, and it's a bit of an end for me. /forums/images/icons/frown.gif

But as we always say...Wait Until Next Year.
Razorback
10-16-2003, 04:42 AM
I am sorry about your Cubs... after the Red Sox beat the Yankees yesterday I was starting to think we might get the greatest mathcup ever in a World Series.

At least if the Yankees win then the Red Sox fans can suffer with Cubs fans... or if the Sox win then maybe you can hope the Florida breaks their hearts too. /forums/images/icons/smile.gif

RB
Robbo_the_Hood
10-16-2003, 11:45 AM
At least it disproves my mass-media conspiracy theory.
Razorback
10-16-2003, 02:04 PM
It will be completely disproven if the Yankees win. The ratings for the World Series will drop to that of a regular season, Wednesday, day game if it is Florida vs NY.

RB
Zens_7s
10-16-2003, 02:26 PM
Thank you RB, I was hoping for that matchup also. Let's face it, the Marlins just outplayed us.

I haven't decided if I will watch the game tonight. It is amazing to see a town so quiet today. You would think Oprah, Billy Corgan, or John Cusack died.

I think the general depression is more than just baseball related. The economy has devastated this area in the last 2 years. Unemployment is sky high and our major manufacturing plants are shuttering everyday. There is a huge amount of young people moving away toward growth cities. I think the Cubs thing was one of the bright spots that gave people sometime positive to hope for. It is amazing the silly things that matter so much.

I can't think who I will hope wins tonight...Sox or Yankees. Will have to flip a coin I suppose?
Razorback
10-16-2003, 02:30 PM
I know how you feel... when the Yankees lost the series in 2001 it was pretty quiet around here for a few weeks. I think that we had hoped that the Yankees would bring some joy back to the city after 9/11 and it was pretty tough to take that loss. I didn't talk about baseball for about a month after that... I avoided sports radio and TV during that time because I didn't want to see images from that game.

RB
Zens_7s
10-16-2003, 02:42 PM
Right, you understand perfectly. It would have been a wonderful bright spot. I remember rooting for the Yankees the ONLY time in my life that year, and I was sad for the city when it didn't happen.

Last night, in my living room, I was able to see eight grown men cry through a whole bottom of the 9th (and I was of course right with them). I can't say I would ever trade seeing that moment, if purely from a cultural perspective.