This one really hurts for Cubbies fans. It's like getting tagged in the head by a Mike Tyson uppercut in his prime. The Cubs went down about as quickly as a Tyson opponent circa 1985-1989 too.
In a year where nearly everything went right for the Cubs for their 162 regular season games, it took just 27 miserably played innings to make 2008 end the way the past 100 seasons have.
I know what it's like to have a magical regular season (2001 Mariners), where it seems like destiny will appear in the form of a World Series Trophy.
It's twisted irony that Lou Piniella coached that 01 M's squad too - and a Joe Torre team beat his ass back then also.
The Cubs freaked out in the playoffs. They couldn't pitch. They couldn't hit. They couldn't field. It's hard to win ball games under those circumstances.
But credit has to go to the Dodgers. How crisp do those jersey look right now? All they needed was ManRam and that team doesn't look anything like the one that was struggling to reach .500 with an old, overpriced roster. Now they appear headed for an epic World Series battle against the Red Sox.
So it will be at least another year before the Cubs exercise the demons of the Billy Goat and Bartman. It's not like their fans aren't used to waiting.
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