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Start of a blog, end of an era

posted by Charlie at 4:28 pm.

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Go Cubs Go

Note: These will not be unbiased posts. Cardinals, Packers, Pistons, and Wolverines be forewarned.

Two things happened this weekend that signal that either A) I am in God’s favor or B) The end times are upon us.

1. The Chicago Cubs won their division in back to back years for the first time in a century.

2. Yankee Stadium is no more. And the Yankees, with almost 100% certainty, will not be playing in the post-season for the first time since 1995.

The New York Yankees, possibly the most identifiable sports team in the entire world, a team responsible for 26 World Series Championships in the time the Chicago Cubs have won a big fat zero (0), are making history for not reaching the playoffs. In the same weekend, the Cubs, by far the biggest losers in the history of sports, just shrugged off a one hundred year drought like it was so much old news.

The mighty have fallen and the pitiful risen. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Amen.

It is too early to tell if this is a sign of a permanent shift in the bed rock of life (and yes, for Cubs fans as well as Yankees fans, OCTOBER IS LIFE) or just an aberration from the norm. Either way, fans of the underdog can relish in the fact that we might be seeing quite a bit more of this:

And hearing a lot less of this :

Whether you love or hate the Yankees (or whether you love or pity the Cubs), the fact remains: Yankee Stadium is dead. And on October 1st, Wrigley Field will be the most alive place on the face of the planet.

Source: http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/standings/index.jsp
http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=nyy

Charlie Johnson: Charlie is a student in news/editorial journalism and fully supports changing our national anthem from "The Star-Spangled Banner" to "Go Cubs Go."