The Curse Returns?

One thing Slick and I noticed during our excursion to the farmlands of Tennessee was just how immense Cubs Nation is. Seriously, I know a whole generation of us grew up watching Sandberg, Davis, Durham, Berryhill, Dunston, Grace, Dawson, Sutcliffe (and the immortal duo of Hector Villaneuva and Doug Dascenzo), but it's amazing to see just how many of your long suffering bretheren exists. Roo was no exception. You couldn't throw a bong without hitting someone where a Cubs hat, shirt, or Jersey. To make things even more satisfying to us Cubs fans, MLB was sponsor of the festival and had a semi set-up to showcase it's authentic merchandise and to give us poor heat stroke induced fools a place to sit in the shade and play MLB 2K8. If you were drunk enough, you could also take hacks in the batting cages, play cornhole with MLB branded sets, or test your arm against the Juggs radar gun. All fun and games, but also a great place to find your fellow Cubs brethren checking in to see what the score was.

Unfortunately, on the drive down to Murfreesboro on Wednesday, our serene drive time was interrupted with the news of Alfonso Soriano breaking his hand. Yeesh. Last night, things went from bad to worse as Big Z (Carlos Zambrano) left the game with the dreaded sore right shoulder. As visions of Mark Prior and Kerry Wood threaten to implode my brain, I am fighting to tell myself to relax. Sore shoulder does not equate medically necessary surgery. Oh wait - this is the CUBS - OF COURSE IT DOES. To make matters worse, we are (as I type this) about to be swept by the Tampa Bay Rays. ARGH!!!!!

So as I searched for a little levity tonight, I came across this wonderful entry for the always fun Uniwatch on ESPN.com. Paul Lukas points out not only do the Cubbies have one of the best looking uniforms in the game, but also the most original. Give it a read - it's worth your time.

And, if you are so inclined, make sure you offer up an extra prayer for our boys in blue. Looks like we are going to need it! Go Cubbies!!!