The Death of the Cubs 2008 season-3 and out!

I am heartbroken now. After seeing Alfonso Soriano flail and miss, striking out on 3 straight pitches I realize how disappointing life can be. This day has to be one of the worst days of my life so far.

I do not know how it happened. How a team so talented and fundamentally sound for 162 games can fall apart against an unheralded Dodgers team. The Cubs probably should have swung a trade for Manny, considering how little the Dodgers gave up to get him as a rent a player.

For some reason Manny was the Cubs killer. He somehow lead a Dodgers team that barely won the the weakest division in baseball, into the 2nd round of the playoffs.

I feel totally cheated by my team. My team was my heart and soul. I would spent every day watching at least part of gameday when they were playing. Day or night I followed them, rooted for them, enjoyed the highest of highs (Big Z's no hitter against the Astros in Miller Park) to the lowest of lows (tonights game against the Dodgers.) I feel that something must change for the Cubs to get over the hump.

Perhaps they need to sign Manny when he becomes a free agent and get a proven playoff leader on the team. All I know is that the team that played tonite did not resemble the team I followed for 162 games this year. This team choked. They choked when it counted and many of the batters looked like a deer in headlights.

Edmonds for all he's done should not be on the Cubs next year. He did absolutely nothing to help the team win this post season. Soriano was an even bigger disappointment. The amount of pitches he took were minimal and for all the power he has, he never was able to get on base. His batting average is the lowest for all the Cubs starters.

I am so depressed that while I have a million questions that I would like to ask Lou, like why did you start Edmonds rather then Reed Johnson, why did you let so many hitters swing at the first pitch and not work the count, and how could such a deep and talented team get swept in the 1st round of the playoffs.

It looks like if I will see any Cub title I'll have to wait till next year. I hate that saying Wait till next year but as a Cubs fan that is all I can do.

Cubs fans may be naively optimistic about our teams chances but in the end were Cubs fans. That will never change. EVER.

-Chief Myabuyer