300 miles and 103 years apart

As I watched the Cardinals win their 11th world series in the last 100'ish years and my avid Cardinals fan of a friend gloat on Facebook about it, i thought, "Why Oh Why did i become a Cubs fan?" Ok, i was born in Chicago but just 300 miles away i could have been born a Cardinals fan and not have to suffer like this year, after year, after year. I would love if the "rivalry" (i use the term loosely here as this is about the same scale rivalry as fat kids vs cake, or ears vs Tyson) looked like this:

Sadly, it looks more like this: 

Oh the life of a Cubs fan....

If you look at the hole the Cubs are in, it is really quite depressing from a fan's perspective. Soriano, Zambrano, no farm system b/c of the Garza trade, and we hired the wrong manager. I mean lets talk about that one for a second....Ryan Sandberg is a Chicago legend, HoF'er, and put in his time as a minor league manager where he won at every level....so of course the Cubs hire Mike Quade? Seriously a horrible decision. 

I have seen the cubs have a top farm system loaded with prospects, only to see those prospects reach the majors and have no plate discipline and fizzle out within a year or two (I'm looking at you Corey Patterson and Felix Pie). I have said for many years the Cubs need a vision from the top down and the minor league system puts an emphasis on developing major league hitters. 

So imagine the happiness I have now that we have hired THE SLUMP BREAKER 

and he is rumored to be soon firing the mistake that is Mike Quade and replacing him with Ryno Sandberg. Finally a vision. Finally an opportunity. And yet again my optimism is high, maybe not for next year, but for the future. 

So bye bye Fielder! Bye bye Pujols! Diagf Grienke, Gallardo, Wainwright, and Carpenter.....THIS IS THE CUBS CENTURY, were due!