Chicago Weekend Fun!

Rally Monday! Yes even the Mayor of Chicago and the Governor of Illinois are rallying behind the Cubs and their National League Division Championship win. Tomorrow (Monday October 1) at 12 noon there will be a Cubs Fan Rally Party in Daley Plaza downtown. (337 E Randolph Dr Chicago, IL 60601) Mayor Daley will be there along with a lot of political dignitaries, the cubs players and the fans themselves. If you work downtown, wear blue or some cubs wear and come join the rest of Chicago in cheering on the Cubs in the playoffs. They did the same division championship in 2003, but were not able to go that far. We are hopeful that this time will be the time that they win the world’s series. The Cubs have not won the world series in over 100 years so it’s a hot topic among people here in Chicago. Even the White Sox brought home the world series in 2005 and the Bears were in the Super Bowl in 2007, so the Cubs feel like the odd one out and would like to get one win for all the years of trying. Luckily the fans are loyal and many go to Wrigley Field for the “atmosphere” (drinking) as much as the baseball games, so they keep waiting for the goat curse to lift and for the team to get things together and finally win. So, even though I am usually not much of a baseball fan I have to say: Go Cubbies!

Update: The Cubs lost the first 3 games of their playoff series against the Arizona Diamondbacks,  1-3, 4-8 and 1-5. Basically they got clobbered. Too bad for the Cubs, a lot of people were hoping this would be the year they would win the world series, and instead they just ended up playing weak baseball in front of the whole playoff audience. Anyway what they always say here in Chicago is “Just wait till next year.” Because there is always another try at it.