As he prepares for October baseball at Wrigley Field, manager Lou Piniella feels good about his team.
He feels good about the starting pitchers. Feels good about the lineup. Feels good about the back end of the bullpen. Feels good about the character of his resilient ballclub.
“I do like our team, yes, and I’ve got a whole lot of confidence in them,” he said.
But, as has been his habit from the beginning of the Piniella era, he cautioned fans not to get overconfident about his 97-win team. If he had a playoff T-shirt licensed by Major League Baseball, it probably would read: Be Happy, Not Giggly.
GO CUBS!
Make Tinkers and Evers and Chance smile from the big ballfield in the sky!
Keep Bartman 1,000 miles from Chicago!
The Cubs have been realizing their potential for 100 years.
And may the best team win! (GO BLUE!!!)
Eamus Catuli
Be Happy, Not Giggly.
The Cubs will win at Wrigley.
(Hey Phil, #5, what’s the chance of seeing AC000000 on, say November 1, 2008?)
Go Brewers!
Hey, Hey, William, someday the Cubs will go all the way-why not MMVIII.
All this optimism should be making Cubs fans nervous…
[i]All this optimism should be making Cubs fans nervous… [/i]
all they need to do is remember:
Billy Sianis
Steve Bartman
Billy Buckner wearing his old Cubs batting glove under his fielding glove in that Mookie Wilson game…
I need a stiff drink; I find myself in agreement with Susan Russell! ( Hurrah for Joe Torre!)
GO CUBS!!!
7-2 … Woo Hoo!
This is truly a remarkable postseason with both Chicagoland and the LA area with both NL and AL teams in the playoffs. I think that the Dodgers are going to do well (having seen what they did to my D backs after acquiring Manny Ramirez).