Cubs Sweep! or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Kerry Wood.

When COI last left the Cubs, we were crying in our collective Lagunitas Hop Stoopid's (the Official Beer of COI), and hoping that JDot could break his curse of 13 loses in a row and that the Cubs could avoid being swept by the dreaded Meth Heads. Wow! What a difference a weekend makes.

Similar to the TLFC and Jason Waddell, the COI trip to Flagstaff for the Made In The Shade Beer Festival has left me hungover and on the DL with a non-baseball related medical issue. While a hardy post about the Cubs is in order (WTF Ginger, gambling and beer?), I apology if this post falls short. Hey, not all of us can get other people to make up our posts...or can we?

Introducing the return of Slappy. Glad to have you back!

So I missed most of the Cubs this weekend. I left on Friday to go to Flag with the Cubs down 0-6. And just like I missed the Cubs greatest comeback of last year, I missed it again this year. I didn't believe it when the other Idiots told me the Cubs won (yes, they are still alive, although continue to remain on paid sabbatical. That's what you get when you have one good year and you get a good contract, no one wants to participate anymore unless it's to call me out).

Andy White attempts his own version of the Electric Slide

On Saturday, some heavy pre-drinking for Beer Fest was in order (and coffee retrieving, it seems the GF got wind of my internship over at TMS) but with the magic of XM we were able to catch the first 8 innings of the game. Another close one, and the Cubs were tied when we finally set off for some real drinking. I was able to catch the end of the game on my phone, thanks to Verizon's very cool web app, and was happy when Andy White (post to come) was part of the Cub's rally from behind (take that cubbiejulie)!

Apparently no one told Fatty Cub fans it is impolite to point.

Sunday I arrived home in time to catch the Cubs on tv. Finally! Only I neglected to check to make sure that the game was on WGN, which it wasn't. So again I was forced to "watch" the game on my phone while actually watching the Ice Road Truckers (the Official Reality Show of COI) marathon on The History Channel and feeding my beer hangover/coma with Gatorade G2 (the Official Electrolyte Supplement of COI) and massive doses of ibuprofen. Luckily the game was pretty uneventful, and the Cubs finally let Mr. Wells get his first MLB W.

The Cubs are now in 3rd place and share the same amount of loses as the first place Cards.

Even with the shades, McDreamy's eyes still produce a glare on cameras, or maybe that's the vaginal juice from the collective of female Cub fans.

One thing which I obviously did not see this weekend, although have read all about, is the love for DeRosa and Kid K this weekend. As a Cub fan, I appreciate that the fans gave a well-deserved round of applause to these guys on their trip back to Chicago. But to keep clapping for DeRosa is ridiculous. All these fans need a collective slap in the face. Can we PLEASE stop using the DeRosa trade and giving away of Kerry as the downfall of the club? Has it made the Tribe a better club? Did McDreamy hit 50 home runs off us? Did Kerry strike out everyone he faced?

Thanks again Kerry!

NO! So STFU! Yes, DeRosa would have been nice to have this year, especially with E-Ramis going down, but he's not exactly putting up the same numbers as during his Cubs tenure. And letting Woody go is looking to be more of a genius move than expected. I love Kid K, and will always appreciate what he did for the Cubs. In fact I still love him and appreciate all he continues to do for the Cubs. Maybe he still felt bad for being injured all those years. In fact, I take what I said back, clap all you want for Wood. We can thank him directly for 2 of those last 4 wins. Last year if he gives up those runs, he would have been the COI Idiot of the Moment, but in 2009, it looks as though he will be accepting the COI Hero of the Moment award instead.

And finally, a couple weeks ago I was wondering if the Cubs were going to have any memorable games this year. You know, like the Top 10 Games of 2008 that Angry Mike recapped from last year. Up until the comeback against Minnesota, it was looking like that this year the highlight reel would be more like a bloopers reel. So in the new COI tradition, I ask you, the reader, which game so far has been your favorite? It doesn't have to be the Saturday game, maybe it was a game you attended and you found the 5 pound pretzel. Either way, let us know.

Go Cubs!


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