Ah, It Must be Spring
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Why? Because Cubs fans hopes for Kerry Wood are getting dashed again. Like Charlie Brown and that damned football, Cubs fans hoped this year would be different. This would be the year that Kerry Wood took his place among the immortal starting pitchers closers in baseball history. His fastball hit 98 in spring training. He was ready to pitch back-to-back days. He was ready to go.
Until he actually went to pitch back-to-back days and had back spasms. Now, he can’t pitch for a week because they don’t want him to ride the bus to an away game. It looks like the all time leader in simulated innings will continue to add to his record.
Ah, Cubs fans. You crack me up. I know, I know this was going to be the year. It was the hundredth year without a championship and the embarrassing streak would gloriously come to an end as Kerry Wood held the World Series trophy high on the mound of Wrigley Field. All the old players would be there and it would be like Field of Dreams. No black cats or billy goats or idiot fans would ruin the fun this year. No, siree. This was it.
Or maybe not. I can hear them from here “it’s just back spasms”. Uh huh. Here’s to 101.