A fan’s dilemma

September 30th, 2008 at 10:48am Wally Haas

Last year when the Cubs won the Central division I decided to pass up buying a division championship T-shirt because I thought the Cubs would continue to win and I could eventually buy a better shirt.

Of course I was wrong.

This year I face the same dilemma. Do I buy a division title T or wait for the NL champs and/or World Series champs shirt?

I’m leaning toward buying the division T because that might ensure better days are ahead. It’s not a curse/jinx thing, it’s more of I-only-have-so-much-money-to-spend-and-if-I-buy-this-I-won’t-be-able-to-afford-the-next-shirt thing. I think that makes it part of Murphy’s Law, but I’m not a lawyer nor did I stay at a Holiday Inn last night.

Which brings me to a question that some folks will answer in tomorrow’s sports section: What makes for a successful season? Is anything less than a World Series title a failure?

For me, yes. I’ve lived through division titles, but I’ve never seen a Cubs World Series. Falling short this year when the Cubs have been the best team in the NL if not all of baseball for most of the season would be a major disappointment.

Of course 2003 was a major downer and we Cub fans lived through that.

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