09-29-2009, 10:58 AM
<!--quoteo(post=64622:date=Sep 29 2009, 08:47 AM:name=Butcher)-->QUOTE (Butcher @ Sep 29 2009, 08:47 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Here we are, at the end of the season. Looking at the Cubs' record at this point and with the games remaining (6 games at home -- 3 against the Pirates, 3 against the D'Backs)...we could easily end the season 10 games over .500 (86-76). Nothing to write home about, sure...but not terrible either. So why does this feel like it has been such an atrocious season? Because expectations were so high? Because everyone just assumed we were automatically in the postseason again?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I was thinking about that yesterday. If we do win 85, which seems likely, it will be the first time since 1938 the Cubs won 85 or more games 3 years in a row and the first time in almost 40 years we even had 3 winning seasons in a row.
Probably doesn't make anyone feel better, but its a reminder that these are not our father's and grandfather's "lovable loser" Cubs. This has become a franchise that has winning seasons more times than not and expectations have gotten extremely high. We all expected to make the postseason and it obviously really sucks we didn't, but things could be a lot worse.
I was thinking about that yesterday. If we do win 85, which seems likely, it will be the first time since 1938 the Cubs won 85 or more games 3 years in a row and the first time in almost 40 years we even had 3 winning seasons in a row.
Probably doesn't make anyone feel better, but its a reminder that these are not our father's and grandfather's "lovable loser" Cubs. This has become a franchise that has winning seasons more times than not and expectations have gotten extremely high. We all expected to make the postseason and it obviously really sucks we didn't, but things could be a lot worse.