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  Wrigley Field: Room For One More Disappointment

  http://www.cantstopthebleeding.com/?p=14430
  57 days ago in Can’t Stop The Bleeding · Authority: 248

  (Wrigley Field ATM, 7:38 AM.  Please Contact Your Financial Institution) In between chatter concerning the White Sox carrying Chicago’s playoff hopes, all morning on the radio, news of a Cubs “shrine to futility” rode the airwaves.  The reports were that disgruntled Cub fans had left an anguished pile of 2008 season keepsakes at the friendly confines’ gate, including letters, torn posters, and bitter, bitter tears. One letter, short and to the point, stood out. “Dear Cubs,” it began. “Thanks for nothing.” Among the torn-up Cubs posters and T-shirts, another note read: “Dear Cubs 2008, It really hurts knowing I’ll never see you again. We had some great times.” The shrine, at Waveland and Sheffield, was started by Murphy’s Bleachers workers upset at the Cubs getting drummed out of the playoffs. It grew as passersby added messages and trinkets. Seeing as my office is barely a mile away from the Century of No Progress at 1060 West Addison, I thought I would make a brief diversion from my regular routine and head over to see for myself what a broken Cub Nation does to console itself. White Sox cap perched on head at a rakish angle, Treo in hand, I took a lap around the park, beaming a smile wider than Bobby Jenks’ waistband. Imagine my chagrin when I found no such shrine at all.  Faster than the Republic of Germany had erased all traces of the Berlin wall, the Wrigley staff had swept up the grieving fans’ offerings into the dustbin of history.  Speedily bagged and destined to rot in the garbage dump landfills at Hillside were the candles, the Old Style cans and the foil balloons, their sentiments already consigned to become sediment. A guy in a Cubs hat approached.  Our eyes met. “Lilly starting tonight?” I chirped. No answer. The hunt still on, I continued my lap around Wrigley in the early morning sunlight,  past the rooftop condos and the empty spots where broadcast trucks stood idling just days ago. Surely that shrine is still here, I told myself.  They can’t have thrown it away already.  It’s
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  A Farewell to the 2008 Chicago Cubs...

  http://www.goatriders.org/node/2666
  57 days ago in GROTA · Authority: 91

  A Farewell to the 2008 Chicago Cubs... Submitted by chicagocubsfan23 on October 6, 2008 - 4:33pm Why we cheer   First things first...thank you, Jennifer. You show incredible patience, support, dedication, loyalty, love, resilience, strength, and spirit.
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  'Shrine To Futility' Growing Outside Of Wrigley Field [Nlds]

  http://deadspin.com/5059673/shrine-to-futility-growing-outsi...
  57 days ago in Deadspin, Sports News without Access, Favor, or Discretion · Authority: 3,449

  As we chronicled this morning, Cubs fans passed through the anger phase of their playoff mourning ritual, and are now seemingly on to acceptance. A solemn 'Shrine of Futility' outside of Wrigley Field has been growing by the hour, as Cubs fans leave
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  The [Monday] Papers

  http://www.beachwoodreporter.com/column/the_monday_papers_12...
  57 days ago in The Beachwood Reporter · Authority: 111

  1. A song: Go, Rays, Go! Go, Rays, Go! Tampa Bay, whaddya say The Rays are gonna win today! 2. "Cub Fans Erect Shrine To Futility." 3. "After a chilly afternoon in which neither the bounces, the breaks nor the outcome went their way in a
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  The Wil Cordero Memorial Linkpunch: Tuesday, October 7th

  http://www.walkoffwalk.com/2008/10/the-wil-cordero-memorial-...
  56 days ago in Walkoff Walk · Authority: 124

  Sometimes people write better than us. Each Tuesday and Thursday WoW gives you our favorite baseball links we've come across. San Francisco Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier wants organizers of the SF Italian American parade to nix Tommy Lasorda as grand marshal. Not because he used to manage the Dodgers, but because he ate all the zeppoles last year. San Fran Chronicle. A San Diego Padres cake, and it's lovely enough to avoid being called a Cake Wreck. Still, it probably tastes like Brian Giles' taint. Gaslamp Ball. The hamburger fatty melt is a hamburger served between two grilled cheese sandwiches. Baseball beat writers everywhere are salivating. A Hamburger Today. Billy the Marlin didn't make the Mascot Hall of Fame despite enormous support from the fans. Somehow, he lost out to Rocky, the Denver Nuggets mascot, and Slider, of the Cleveland Indians, whoever they are. Fish Stripes. Mike Piazza will be part of an expert roundtable on VH1's new "That Metal Show" show tomorrow night. It's like a combination of "Your Show of Shows", "Headbangers Ball" and "Antiques Roadshow". Mets Blog sponsored by GEICO. Not everyone is supportive of Brian Cashman returning to the Yankees. Squawking Baseball. Cubs fans are creating a shrine to their team's futility. Chicago Sun Times. Monkey waiters! Boing Boing.
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  Interlude: Wait, Luke Walton?!

  http://www.on205th.com/2008/10/interlude-wait-luke-walton.ht...
  56 days ago in on 205th magazine: Stuff Guys Like. [Pop Culture For Men] · Authority: 266

  Interlude: Wait, Luke Walton?! NBA: Luke Walton tells his story of being stalked NBA: Fantasy preview: Potential busts for the 2008-09 season MLB: Cubs fans erect shrine to futility MLB: A-Rod wipes his mouth with $100's MLB: Astros' Backe arrested at wedding reception in Texas BOXING: Peter snatches belt from Klitschko ahead of bout MMA: Epic Fail: EliteXC's bribery of Seth Petruzelli NHL: Hockey takes hard hit during economic crisis INDYCAR: Out on bail, Castroneves wins at Road Atlanta on 205th recommends: THE HECKLER CLICK TO SEE MORE... Summary only...
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  Random musing 10/07/08

  http://ymswwc.com/2008/10/07/random-musing-100708/
  56 days ago in Your Mother Slept With Wilt Chamberlain · Authority: 92

  Click to enlarge you'll love it Jim Harbaugh gets fined by the PAC-10 for telling the truth about their suck ass refs. Even though Kimbo Slice got his ass kicked in 14 seconds by Seth Petruzelli, Slice still got paid $500.000 and Petruzelli only received $50,000. Way to go Red Sox! I’m currently pointing and laughing at Lisa Horne who is the worlds biggest Angels fan. J/K Lisa! Chase Daniel and Warren Buffet are apparently BFFs 4-ever!! This is the most shocking thing to come out of the Missouri-Nebraska game other then the fact that they hung over “half a hundred” on the Cornhuskers before halftime. Some Cubs fans have erected a shrine to futility outside Wrigley Field. One letter, short and to the point, stood out. “Dear Cubs,” it began. “Thanks for nothing.” Among the torn-up Cubs posters and T-shirts, another note read: “Dear Cubs 2008, It really hurts knowing I’ll never see you again. We had some great times.” The shrine, at Waveland and Sheffield, was started by Murphy’s Bleachers workers upset at the Cubs getting drummed out of the playoffs. It grew as passersby added messages and trinkets. I guess they shouldn’t have printed those World Series tickets up huh? The Tennessee kicking game is back to full strength because Colquitt returns against Georgia. I hope he is sober and STAYS sober. The lovely Penny Lane tells the world why it’s great to be a VOL!! This is one of the best posts I’ve read in a llllllooooooonnnnnnnnnggggggg time. I wonder if Rich “Dirty Sanchez” Rodriguez will start booing his own team. The 3rd Saturday in Blogtober has the 2008 version of Rocky Top posted. Posted in Boston Red Sox, Britton Colquitt, Chase Daniel, Chicago Cubs, Coach Rich Rodriguez, cromptonites, Kimbo Slice, Lisa Horne, Michigan Wolverines, Missouri Tigers, Pac 10 football, Rocky Top, SEC Football, Seth Petruzelli, Tennessee Volunteers, yankees suck Tagged: Boston Red Sox, Britton Colquitt, Chase Daniel, Chicago Cubs, Coach Rich Rodriguez, cromptonites, Kimbo Slice, Lisa Horne, Michigan Wolverines, Missouri Tigers, Pac 10 football, Rocky Top, SEC Football, Seth Petruzelli, Tennessee Volunteers, yankees suck
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  Ich prokrastiniere das Schließen dieses Weblogs, gerade jetzt, wo ich mich mit Wordpress...

  http://wasweissich.twoday.net/stories/5239648/
  57 days ago in gedankenträger [man weiß ja nie] · Authority: 33

  ... Ich prokrastiniere das Schließen dieses Weblogs, gerade jetzt, wo ich mich mit Wordpress auseinandersetzen sollte, möchte ich alles verlinken. # The Measure of a President # Ampel Pong # "The Brits often assume that Germans have no sense of humour. In truth, writes comedian Stewart Lee, it's a language problem. The peculiarities of German sentence construction simply rule out the lazy set-ups that British comics rely on" # Cubs fans erect shrine to futility # "Our entire genome isn't all that interesting--it's the differences between species and between individuals that are." # Stair porn # wasweissich - 7. Okt, 08:18
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  NLCS Phlashback - Part II

  http://ballhype.com/story/nlcs_phlashback_part_ii/
  57 days ago in MLB/Baseball News, Videos, and Blogs from BallHype · Authority: 59

  Part two of a four part series looking back at the Phillies and their NLCS history. Part two focuses on the 1978 NLCS in a rematch with the Dodgers. The Dodgers had beaten the Phillies the previous year in the NLCS, which is covered in part one. kevinrmcguire posted 64 minutes ago from kevinmcguire.blogspot.com [link] Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: MLB, NLCS, Philadelphia Phillies

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