WKLH Sending Steve Bartman to Wrigley!

Howling Mad · Post #21 » by **Howling Mad** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 12:28 am

...I also want to add that I hate when new Cub fans talk about the misery, then have no clue about 89, all they talk about is 03, ya know when they hopped on the bandwagon. I hate that.

Tell me who Ryne Sandberg is? Ryan who?

Ahhhh stfu.

Ok sorry Shaq Fu about hi-jacking, carry on folks.

Post #22 » by **MickeyDavis** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 2:02 am

Bartman has given one interview and that was when a reporter hung out by his car in the parking garage where he worked. And that wasn't much of an interview. I feel bad for the guy. I'm sure most Cubs fans have forgiven him but opponents fans will never let it rest.

SportsWorld · Post #23 » by **SportsWorld** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 2:25 am

MickeyDavis wrote:Bartman has given one interview and that was when a reporter hung out by his car in the parking garage where he worked. And that wasn't much of an interview. I feel bad for the guy. I'm sure most Cubs fans have forgiven him but opponents fans will never let it rest.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/ ... ge=bartman

livestrong4ever · Post #24 » by **livestrong4ever** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 3:54 am

MickeyDavis wrote:Bartman has given one interview and that was when a reporter hung out by his car in the parking garage where he worked. And that wasn't much of an interview. I feel bad for the guy. I'm sure most Cubs fans have forgiven him but opponents fans will never let it rest.

And the sad part is all of them would have reached for the ball. Just like everyone in that pack around him did. They are just looking for an excuse to why their team couldnt pull it out. Anther excuse or 'curse' why their team can't win it.

Ruben Douglas · Post #25 » by **Ruben Douglas** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 3:21 am

livestrong4ever wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

And the sad part is all of them would have reached for the ball. Just like everyone in that pack around him did. They are just looking for an excuse to why their team couldnt pull it out. Anther excuse or 'curse' why their team can't win it.

I agree that most people, including yourself, probably would have reached for the ball. But to address your last line, I don't believe in the curse. All of my friends that are Cubs fans (true Cubs fans) don't believe in the curse. The players don't believe in the curse, the only people that believe in the curse are the media, and due to this, fans of other teams such as yourself. I'm not trying to be a prick here, but when people refer to "The Curse" I think it's a load of garbage. The Cubs haven't won because they have put crap on the field...and when they don't have crap on the field they have a crap manager. You know what, that kind of reminds me of the Brewers. I had to get one shot in.

trwi7 · Post #26 » by **trwi7** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 3:23 am

The only people that believe in curses are the media to promote the team and how it's cool to follow them so you can help break the curse, the bandwagon fans who follow any line that the media gives them or the extremely superstitious real fans.

Ruben Douglas · Post #27 » by **Ruben Douglas** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 3:27 am

trwi7 wrote:The only people that believe in curses are the media to promote the team and how it's cool to follow them so you can help break the curse, the bandwagon fans who follow any line that the media gives them or the extremely superstitious real fans.

I agree with you. I just have one question, though. If you believe this, and I think you do, then why bother bringing up the topic of "The Curse"?
The only response is that I think maybe you'll get under some Cubs fans skin, and I'm fine by that. But I just think you'll only get under those bandwagoner's skin and those EXTREMELY supersticious fans.
good luck the next two games.

WEFFPIM · Post #28 » by **WEFFPIM** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 3:30 am

Ruben Douglas wrote:I agree with you. I just have one question, though. If you believe this, and I think you do, then why bother bringing up the topic of "The Curse"?
The only response is that I think maybe you'll get under some Cubs fans skin, and I'm fine by that. But I just think you'll only get under those bandwagoner's skin and those EXTREMELY supersticious fans.
good luck the next two games.

Because much like the case with Cubs fans believing in "the curse," you have fans of the Brewers, the White Sox, the Cards, etc. who seem to hate the Cubs more than like (insert team), and will find any sort of stupid, media created reason to hate the Cubs, which brings us to "the curse." Diehard fans of any team know that curses against the Red Sox and Cubs never exist, it's the bandwagon fans of any team that keep the story going.

trwi7 · Post #29 » by **trwi7** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 4:58 am

Ruben Douglas wrote:If you believe this, and I think you do, then why bother bringing up the topic of "The Curse"?

I didn't bring this up. This was my first response in this thread.

trwi7 wrote:Curses are stupid. A Billy Goat and a nerdy fan won't stop the Brewers slide.

Ruben Douglas · Post #30 » by **Ruben Douglas** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 5:04 am

willeatfire4playoffsinmil wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Because much like the case with Cubs fans believing in "the curse," you have fans of the Brewers, the White Sox, the Cards, etc. who seem to hate the Cubs more than like (insert team), and will find any sort of stupid, media created reason to hate the Cubs, which brings us to "the curse." Diehard fans of any team know that curses against the Red Sox and Cubs never exist, it's the bandwagon fans of any team that keep the story going.

i like the explanation. It is funny that a team with no history of winning at all can attain as much antipathy from three different teams. I guess it's all location, location, location.