There’s Always Never
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It’s hard to describe the pain of losing this time. The Cubs lose all the time, every year for a hundred years now, but this one really hurt. Because despite the fact that we say it every year, I really did think this year was our year. But it wasn’t.
And I as much as I hate to say it, thinking about it now, I don’t really think the Cubs will ever win the World Series. And I hate saying that. And I know it’s probably the pain of this year talking, and I hope every fan out there who is older than me and has seen more devastation than I have, as well as every fan who is younger and seen much less and thus doesn’t deserve to have his hopes called into question, will forgive me, but let’s face it…we’re never going to win the World Series.
The purpose of the Cubs is to never win the World Series. That’s what they are meant to be, a team that never wins. We signed up for the wrong team. Or the right team if you take pleasure in being the forever underdog, everyone’s favorite sentimental team, whatever you want to call it. Part of me does. Maybe that’s pathetic, but that’s the Cubs. It’s not these players as some might claim, the Cubs franchise is simply never going to win the World Series again. I know that’s stupid and it’s easy to call bulls*&t on, blame bad ownership, sub par teams, day games, whatever. Reality is, the best evidence we have to date shows the Cubs aren’t going to win the World Series ever again. The Marlins have won 2 and most of you reading this have been around longer than they have. Tampa is a game away from the ALCS. Tampa. The Cubs aren’t cursed; they will just never win the World Series. And we Cub fans will always be able to take a weird pleasure in songs claiming that “someday we’ll go all the way” because we know in reality, we never will.
Or at least likely never will.
I guess it’s that little bit of hope that keeps us coming back… And as much as I hate to admit it, as clear as it is to me right now that if we didn’t win this year, we’re never gonna win, I guess there is a tiny bit of hope still there. And maybe that tiny bit of hope is still enough.
…Ok, let me revise my statement— the Cubs will probably never win the World Series. That’s the reality we all face, and if you don’t buy it, you’re fooling yourself.
But damn it, if they do, it’s gonna feel great. I just pray we’re all around to see it.
















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