It was fun hearing all of Wrigley Field singing Go Cubs Go. I looked up the lyrics, here they are.
And they ARE the best in the National League.
http://hosted.ap.org/specials/interactives/_documents/Go_Cubs_Go.doc
YouTube from Opening Night this year: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2bEgIfeXgvk
On TV, Wrigley sounded like that, but maybe 10x louder.
Congrats to the Cubs and their die-hard fans!
I came here to ask what was that song they were singing in the stands? Not only do I get the answer, I get the lyrics. 
I’m guessing that it’s a long-standing tradition that the cubs hoist a “W” flag when they win? (I can’t believe I’ve been a baseball fan all my life and never knew that.) And naturally, that flag is emblematic – I saw it everywhere in the celebration.
Bullitt, I reported this post. Not trying to junior mod, but they don’t like it when people post complete song lyrics.
You didn’t have to actually tattle though. Why not let it go?
Because he doesn’t support things that the Board has determined to be illegal and not in the best interest of the Board?
Yes; they hoist the W immediately after a win (and a flag with a “L” on it after a loss). The original reason for this was to let commuters on the L lines which run past Wrigley easily see if the Cubs had won or lost that afternoon.
You caught me. I’m trying to suck up enough to become SamClem’s sidekick. Robin to his Batman. Spiro Agnew to his Richard Nixon. Michelle Phillips to his Mama Cass.
Ponch8:
I’m more confused as to why having a Game 7 on Sunday would have prevented him from seeing football. I have the DVD set of the 1985 World Series, and the commentators before game 7 mention that several Royals players (though admittedly possibly not the manager, I’ll have to check that) earlier that day had attended the Chiefs game across the parking lot.
(And the Royals ended up outscoring the Chiefs that day!)
I’m pretty sure I’ve told this story on here a couple of times.
Took me 32 years to open that bottle. I had many occasions where I thought that I wouldn’t live long enough to open it. Goddamn, that was sweet.
I’ve shorted some full lyrics to shorter ones in this thread.
Something will happen. The Cubs are Doomed, DOOOMED I Say! Bwha-ha-ha-ha-ha…
Beautifully written, DKW. I am also anRed Sox fan who blissfully remembers the world
Famous CHOKE.
The Cubs pitchers only faced the minimum 27 batters required to win a 9-inning game. LA had four baserunners during the game, but each one was eliminated in a double play or by being picked off. The only other time a team faced the minimum 27 in a postseason game was Don Larsen’s perfect game in the 1956 World Series.
2 Bears
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In 1964, the Browns were NFL champions. There was no Superbowl until 1967.
Thanks; ignorance doubly fought.
At first I was thinking about this matchup and of the opinion that Cleveland had the advantage, but when you break it down further, the Cubs are probably set up better to win for a few reasons.
Jon Lester’s strong postseason performance so far. The Indians have done a pretty good job against lefties IIRC but Lester is as crafty as they come when he’s on his game. It’s also a big plus that Lester spent time in the American League and is familiar with Progressive (Jacobs) Field. Baseball is actually the one sport where there truly is (usually) a home-field advantage. Lester will know how to pitch to the park.
The Cubs lineup is really built to win big games. It’s a lineup that’s 5 years in the making. Epstein built this machine piece by piece and he hired the perfect manager to be its pilot. No disrespect to Tito but Maddon and Bochy are probably the top managers in baseball today.
The Indians bullpen has been great – I’ll give them that. But the Cubs might have more flexibility at the back end of their rotation. Pitching is probably even all things considered.
That would make some sense, what with differences in playing field dimensions and the fact that the home team bats last. But according to http://www.sbnation.com/2011/1/19/1940438/home-field-advantage-sports-stats-data, it isn;t the case: the NBA has a much bigger home advantage than MLB, and the NFL a somewhat smaller edge. Baseball does (barely) beat out the NHL, though.
I thought it was okay, if I include the link to the source and/or the attribution - the songwriter - which I did…?
It’s a copyright issue; full lyrics do not fall under the standard guideline of “fair use.”
Ulf, holder of multiple copyrights 