Given in 1989.
5. The image of Lovable Losers gets us more tail than Sinatra.
4. Since we got a police scanner in the dugout, real life crises make it hard to concentrate on a meaningless sport.
3. Conferences on the mound degenerate into reminiscing about that great team of 1908.
2. Hey, have you ever tried to hit a major league curveball?
1. It's victory enough living in Chicago, home of the best damn audiences in the world. (I think he must have been doing his show from Chitown.)
I Don't Know About #5? --RoadDog
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Friday, June 26, 2015
Thursday, June 25, 2015
Top Ten Reasons the Cubs Haven't Won a World Series Since 1908-- Part 1
From a 1989 David Letterman show.
10. Can actually see the World Series better watching it on TV.
9. Mistakenly thought low score wins, like in golf.
8. Secure enough in our manhood to play gently.
7. Trade high draft picks for candy & pocket flashlights.
6. Too many guys from the 1908 team still on the roster.
Said the White Sox Fan. --RoadDog
10. Can actually see the World Series better watching it on TV.
9. Mistakenly thought low score wins, like in golf.
8. Secure enough in our manhood to play gently.
7. Trade high draft picks for candy & pocket flashlights.
6. Too many guys from the 1908 team still on the roster.
Said the White Sox Fan. --RoadDog
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