Thursday, May 15, 2003

Inexplicably, the Cubs are still in first place in the NL Central, despite my dire predictions otherwise. I know it's only a matter of time before they stumble yet again, but for now I'm enjoying the ride.

There's a song by the late Steve Goodman that perfectly reflects this feeling of inevitable failure which inflicts the Wrigley Field faithful. It's called "A Dying Cub Fan's Last Request." I've loved this tune for over twenty years, but until I looked up the lyrics recently, I didn't realize that I had heard it in its radio premiere back in 1981, on the old Roy Leonard show on WGN.

Look at the lyrics and you'll understand what it is to be a Cubs fan.

Posted @ 12:52 PM

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