A different time, a different place

May 29th, 2008 at 10:42pm Tony Garcia

For the past two nights, instead of dreading a perilous situation (trailing late in games), I have had the belief that the Cubs would somehow, some way, find a way to win.

To quote “Penny Lane”:  Very strange.

Expecting success is a tremendous feeling, and very foreign to this Cubs fan.

We are conditioned to prepare for failure, the brightest example being Game 6 of the 2003 NLCS against the Florida Marlins. When Moises Alou failed to catch Luis Castillo’s foul ball, many Cubs fans, myself included, just KNEW it was going to end bad … even with the Cubs STILL holding a 3-0 lead and the ace, Mark Prior, on the mound.

But now, nearly five years later, the dread is gone. Sure, there’s going to be losses, at least four or five more before the season is over.

I like this ride.

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