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July 2nd-12th - vitaminB - 06-30-2009
<!--quoteo(post=47259:date=Jun 30 2009, 03:14 PM:name=ruby23)-->QUOTE (ruby23 @ Jun 30 2009, 03:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=47235:date=Jun 30 2009, 12:28 PM:name=Butcher)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Butcher @ Jun 30 2009, 12:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=47227:date=Jun 30 2009, 12:06 PM:name=ruby23)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ruby23 @ Jun 30 2009, 12:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=47226:date=Jun 30 2009, 11:55 AM:name=Fella)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Fella @ Jun 30 2009, 11:55 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Yeah it feels very much like 2005 to me.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
That's cause it is 2005 all over again.
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I think 2003 - 2006 were the worst consecutive years of baseball I have experienced in my life. Sure, I've lived through far more horrendous Cubs teams over 4-year spans, but man...we got kicked in the balls a lot over those 4 seasons.
2003 -- 5 outs away, then total collapse. A lot of fun for a lot of reasons, but the ending was so brutal, it's all I really remember.
2004 -- Injuries, underachieving, etc. leave us battling for the Wild Card spot. We suck complete ass in the last 10 games of the season and miss the postseason. The Sosa debacle. The Red Sox end their drought, leaving us and the White Sox alone in our misery.
2005 -- 79-83. Burnitz ushers in the post-Sammy era. The White Sox end their drought, leaving us entirely alone in our misery (and alone to deal with endless amounts taunting).
2006 -- 66-96. The Juan Pierre era. A thoroughly mediocre Cardinals team (83 wins) wins the World Series.
2007 and 2008 ended badly, but I enjoyed both seasons. And the exits from the postseason weren't nearly as painful as 2003.
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The ending of 2003 obviously sucked, but that year ranks as one of the best years I've ever had has a Cubs fan. 2004 and 2005 were hands down, 2 of the worst and this season is getting close to matching those.
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2003 was the most fun i've had as a cubs fan. Maybe it was because it had been so long since we'd contended, but that team down the stretch was so fun to watch. The sausage slugger swinging from his shoes every night. Kenny Lofton being a spark plug.
July 2nd-12th - rok - 06-30-2009
<!--quoteo(post=47261:date=Jun 30 2009, 02:18 PM:name=vitaminB)-->QUOTE (vitaminB @ Jun 30 2009, 02:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=47259:date=Jun 30 2009, 03:14 PM:name=ruby23)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ruby23 @ Jun 30 2009, 03:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=47235:date=Jun 30 2009, 12:28 PM:name=Butcher)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Butcher @ Jun 30 2009, 12:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=47227:date=Jun 30 2009, 12:06 PM:name=ruby23)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ruby23 @ Jun 30 2009, 12:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=47226:date=Jun 30 2009, 11:55 AM:name=Fella)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Fella @ Jun 30 2009, 11:55 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Yeah it feels very much like 2005 to me.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
That's cause it is 2005 all over again.
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I think 2003 - 2006 were the worst consecutive years of baseball I have experienced in my life. Sure, I've lived through far more horrendous Cubs teams over 4-year spans, but man...we got kicked in the balls a lot over those 4 seasons.
2003 -- 5 outs away, then total collapse. A lot of fun for a lot of reasons, but the ending was so brutal, it's all I really remember.
2004 -- Injuries, underachieving, etc. leave us battling for the Wild Card spot. We suck complete ass in the last 10 games of the season and miss the postseason. The Sosa debacle. The Red Sox end their drought, leaving us and the White Sox alone in our misery.
2005 -- 79-83. Burnitz ushers in the post-Sammy era. The White Sox end their drought, leaving us entirely alone in our misery (and alone to deal with endless amounts taunting).
2006 -- 66-96. The Juan Pierre era. A thoroughly mediocre Cardinals team (83 wins) wins the World Series.
2007 and 2008 ended badly, but I enjoyed both seasons. And the exits from the postseason weren't nearly as painful as 2003.
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The ending of 2003 obviously sucked, but that year ranks as one of the best years I've ever had has a Cubs fan. 2004 and 2005 were hands down, 2 of the worst and this season is getting close to matching those.
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2003 was the most fun i've had as a cubs fan. Maybe it was because it had been so long since we'd contended, but that team down the stretch was so fun to watch. The sausage slugger swinging from his shoes every night. Kenny Lofton being a spark plug.
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Yeah, aside from the hellish ending, that season was magical. Last season was the same, although 2003 was more fun overall.
July 2nd-12th - Butcher - 06-30-2009
I absolutely loved 2003...
...but the ending was so painful, so ball-crushingly brutal, that it's all I can think about when I remember that season. I still get upset when I think about it. In fact, I'm getting really upset as I'm typing this. And this is why I'd rather just forget 2003 ever happened.