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To: newgeezer; DouglasKC
Lately, I wish we could play the Brewers every day. :-)

It could be worse, I suppose. I could live in Detroit.

50,179 posted on 04/29/2003 8:12:50 PM PDT by malakhi
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To: malakhi
Lately, I wish we could play the Brewers every day. :-) It could be worse, I suppose. I could live in Detroit.

Or, worse: Chicago...

Twenty major events since the Chicago Cubs last won a World Series championship

  1. Radio was invented; Cubs fans can stay home to hear the Cubs lose.
  2. TV was invented; Cubs fans can stay home to see the Cubs lose.
  3. Baseball added 14 teams; Cubs fans can see and hear their team lose to more clubs.
  4. George Burns celebrated his 10th, 20th, 30th, 40th, 50th, 60th, 70th, 80th, 90th and 100th birthdays.
  5. Haley's comet passed Earth twice.
  6. Harry Caray was born....and died. Incredible, but true.
  7. The NBA, NHL and NFL were formed, and Chicago teams won championships in each league.
  8. Man landed on the moon (as have several home runs given up by Cubs pitchers).
  9. Sixteen U.S. presidents were elected.
  10. There were 11 amendments added to the Constitution.
  11. Prohibition was ratified and repealed.
  12. The Titanic was built, set sail, sank, was discovered and became the subject of major motion pictures, the latest giving Cubs fans hope that something that finishes on the bottom can come out on top.
  13. Wrigley Field was built and became the oldest park in the National League.
  14. Flag poles were erected on Wrigley Field roof to hold all of the team's future World Series pennants. Those flag poles have since rusted and been taken down.
  15. A combination of 40 Summer and Winter Olympics have been held.
  16. Thirteen baseball players have won the Triple Crown; several thanked Cubs pitchers.
  17. Bell-bottoms came in style, went out of style and came back in style; disco did the same.
  18. The Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox and Florida Marlins have all won the World Series.
  19. The Cubs played 14,153 regular-season games; they lost the majority of them.
  20. Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Oklahoma and New Mexico were admitted to the Union.

50,211 posted on 04/29/2003 8:34:31 PM PDT by newgeezer (fundamentalist, regarding the Constitution AND the Holy Bible)
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To: malakhi; newgeezer
Lately, I wish we could play the Brewers every day. :-) It could be worse, I suppose. I could live in Detroit.

ooohh...low blow. Talk about kicking a team when it's down. :-)

50,251 posted on 04/30/2003 5:09:29 AM PDT by DouglasKC
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