This isn't a knock on the team or anything, but it's a wondering of what the mindset of Cubbie fans are... Somewhere deep down, you know there's no such thing as a curse. If there was, you'd be asking yourself why you are cheering for a lost cause. The fans would stop coming, and the franchise would have just folded because it's been rumored to have been a foregone conclusion that they'll never win a title again. I don't believe that, along with any curse theory that will pop up.

They are a storied franchise with the most loyal fans in MLB. Anywhere they go, there are their followers. I saw it twice when the Cubbies went into Atlanta a few years ago. The front office has a desire to win a championship, and won't settle for some kind of money saving scheme that will rob their fans of a winning ballclub. There's more things going for them than anything.. Any kind of curse would have been crushed by everything that's going for them. It's only a matter of time before they break through and find the glory days again like it was 100 years ago... But 17 National League championships and 2 titles aren't too shabby.

Billy Sianis said "The Cubs, they ain't gonna win no more." Pretty vague coming from that to be such an issue, and it was only rumored that he put a hex on them. The real reason Chicago hasn't won is because of bad management and ownership. Ernie Banks would have had a couple of rings if they could have found some talent to put around him. They also made stupid decisions such as making 8 coaches co-managers (A few of you will remember that). You see how this country is doing when more than 1 old man is trying to figure out what's best for everyone. Bad moves like that is what has done in the Cubs.

To me, the Cubs are not cursed. They're just like my team, the Atlanta Braves. Great regular seasons, but unfortunate happenings occur when the postseason rolls around. The only difference is that the Braves postseason appearances came in bunches with the 1 championship. But if we had been put under some belief that a curse was in place, we'd be here talking about the RF Umpire in the '96 World Series like you talk about Bartman and the 2003 NLCS. Jermaine Dye catches a ball off of Jeter's bat routinely in foul territory, but the umpire got in his way which made Dye change his trajectory before attempting a dive on the ball and missing it. Jeter then got a hit, and later scored to wipe away a 6-0 lead in Game 4 which turned the series upside down.

But when we look for the bad to happen, we'll find enough of it. Even if it is borderline like a foul ball that was in the fans (Bartman wasn't the only one reaching for it). Bad fielding turns into the curse. Losing a big game turns into the curse. Awkward hops on the infield are products of the curse. The truth is that bad things happen to every team, but dwelling on it only prevents you from moving foward.

You are wanting to wait until you win a championship before burying the curse. Why not change it up and move on. Change your mindset and bury your curse first. How much would it lighten the load on the players?? Being that most of them are supersticious, it would be like a bit of a weight being lifted off, which would allow them to play a bit more freely without having to think about "if they mess up... Here we go again."

It wasn't a curse.. It was:

- The resilience of the 2003 Florida Marlins, a team the Yankees couldn't even beat.

- Bad Management and a terrible bullpen effort in the 1989 NLCS

- The 100-win Mets team that outshone the 92-win Cubs in 1969

- The inability to close out the 1984 NLCS in San Diego.



It happens. It's baseball. They say it's 90% mental, 10% physical, and this situation backs up that statement. Your mentality is that something bad is bound to happen. They just lost 7-2, so it must be over, and it's going to be the same old thing. It really weighs you down. It depresses you, so if you do lose, it drives you crazy. Pinella's already referencing it, and he shouldn't have to. Being down 1-0 isn't "oh, here we go again.".. The attitude should be " &%!# it, we're good enough to overcome this. Let's go out and bust them up tomorrow, and take them out in their house." Joe Torre predicted that when his Yankees were down 2-0 in 1996 going into Atlanta. His mindset wasn't about being the underdog, moping his way down to enemy territory thinking about how long it'll take before his team is finished. He had the fighter's mentality, and never gave up when nobody gave them a chance.

That's the attitude Pinella needs to adopt here... No more curse talk. Not even one mention of it. You end up feeling sorry for yourself, and you will be out in 3 or 4. The Cubs ARE the best team in the National League. No more of this past reference to the goat. Go out and be relentless. Nobody can beat you when you're on your game. The only thing that can beat you now is you... Don't let it happen.

Curse

Undone

By

Sound Minds



You guys are better than some curse. Go out and show it.