Chicago Cubs: Looking Fate In The Eye And Scoffing

• Richie Rich

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  My guess is there are pre-printed and pre-mailed tickets like these for every team that has a chance at the playoffs. 

   

  Posted 9/26/2007 [reply] [flag]

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The Cubs Organization Pull a Kay
Published 9/26/2007 by Simon at SimonOnSports
... Picture Courtesy of Deadspin

Published 9/26/2007 by Al at Al's Ramblings
Wednesday, September 26, 2007 (9/26/2007 11:55:00 AM) - Al Deadspin does not seem to understand that printing tickets and the like takes a lot of time . This also is why I found it so funny many people said the team with the best record should have home field for the World Series...which means no one would know until a couple days before the actual Series who would be hosting what games, not to mention MLB reserves blocks of hotel rooms and the like for their staff. On the team site Adam discussed how much ...

High Five
Published 9/26/2007 by Fornelli at Foul Balls
... ] Gee, I sure hope I'm not jinxing anything by linking to this post. [ Deadspin ] Hot chicks pretending to box. [ ...

Smells Like Padres in Here - Turn Into The Skid - Day 2 - Edition
Published 9/27/2007 by Winfields Ghost <info@gaslampball.com> at Gaslamp Ball: Front Page Posts
... The Cubs are confident. ...

Maybe Bud Selig Is Smarter Than We Thought
Published 9/27/2007 at STLSportsMag
... of the St. Louis Sports Magazine, we put together a segment called The Tailgate that poked a little fun at the sports world.  One of the features that month was called “Someone Bought This” in reference to an eBay auction for a pair of 1989 Cardinals World Series tickets that were going for $3. The auction struck us as odd considering the Cardinals not only failed to make the World Series in 1989, they finished seven games back of even qualifying for the playoffs.  Surely the MLB didn’t need to print Series tickets that soon, did they? Well according to Deadspin.com , Major League Baseball hasn’t really changed their ways since the late 80’s, only this time they’re starting to screw with fate.  Even though I'm certain that every fiber of their being told them it could backfire, they went ahead and printed Cubs World Series tickets. Deadspin honcho Will Leitch writes: It ...

The Cubs may have the Goat, but the Brewers have the “Pee Your Pants” jinx
Published 9/28/2007 by Richie Rich at Home Run Derby
... tried to jinx the Cubs, showing off some pre-printed Cubs World Series tickets. ...

Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy
Published 9/28/2007 by The Truth at Five Tool Tool - The Sports Blog That Loves You Back
... I hope that isn't true. I'd much prefer to see the Cubs make the playoffs and then go down in flames. In a perfect world, they'd make it to the World Series and implode on a national stage. Plus, there's nothing worse than making it that far and losing. And I'm sure there are one or two jinxes left to catch up with the Cubs. I was delighted to see this story on Deadspin earlier in the week. Basically the story tells of how the Cubs have already sold and printed up World Series tickets. Always a good idea for a team like the Cubs to taunt fate. I mean, I know the ball club itself makes dumb moves but it must be contagious. ...