GO, CUBS, GO!!

3rd in a row!

Loving this...Feel badly about Boyd though.

I must say you're in good company: both President Obama and Pope Leo are Sox fans.

My husband is a Sox fan. My kids and I are true Cubbie Blue.

WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!

Good for you! Do you ever go to any of the crosstown games?

I've always regretted not ever going to Comiskey before they tore it down. I guess I could go to whatever they call it now when the Tigers are in Chicago but I would have to do it when the Cubs are on the road. I could never go see the Sox when I could be at Wrigley Field.

When I was a kid, I went to old Comiskey several times. I liked baseball, and followed the Sox a lot. They had some exciting teams and players then. They were in the World Series. I saw Early Wynn pitch. I saw Minnie Minoso hit some good ones. I liked Luis Aparicio. There were other players I followed during that roughly 1958 to 1962 time period.

It did not take me long to get more interested in the Cubs. I did not care if they were 25 games out of first place. I did not care that they were cursed by a billy goat or that they slid into last place every September. Believe it or not, my son and I were there for the Bartman game. (My son was a season ticket holder, but he had to give that up in his divorce).

We put up with a lot as Cubs fans, but it is worth it.

I could go to 5-10 games at Wrigley the next 10 years & I still wouldn't reach how many games we went to Comisky Park.
We used to go to Bat Day every year to get a Little League Approved Go Go Sox Baseball Bat

but go Dodgers!

I'm looking forward to it.

Here's hoping we meet in the playoffs!

Then Pete Crow-Armstrong had that heroic two-run homer, and then I was absolutely sure they were going to win. As they did.

They have won nine straight overall, and 19 of their last 22.
They have won 15 straight at home, the longest such streak for the franchise since 1935. That year they went to the World Series, losing in six to the Detroit Tigers.
They have won an astonishing four straight series sweeps at home.
During this streak they have five walk-off wins.

Yeah, it's a long season. Last year they were toying with the best record in baseball until June. The Brewers caught fire in late May and were basically unstoppable in the regular season. The offense was amazing until suddenly it wasn't. But there are reasons to believe that 2026 is not 2025, one of which is that it seems like there's a different hero every game - a more sustainable formula than seeing the heart of the lineup pound homer after homer (like last year). They're fun to watch right now. Who knows how long it will last? It can't last forever, but the essence of being a baseball fan is not caring how long it lasts, and just enjoying the ride.