New News (better than old news)

It's baseball season! As a Cardinal fan, that means it's time to rip on
> the Cubs.
>
> Twenty-one major events that have occurred since the Chicago Cubs last
> laid claim to a World Series championship (10/16/1908):
>
> 1. Radio was invented; Cubs fans got to hear their team lose.
>
> 2. TV was invented; Cubs fans got to see their team lose.
>
> 3. Baseball added 14 teams; Cubs fans get to see and hear their team
> lose
> to more clubs.
>
> 4. George Burns celebrated his 10th, 20th, 30th, 40th, 50th, 60th, 70th,
> 80th, 90th and 100th birthdays.
>
> 5. Haley's comet passed Earth twice.
>
> 6. Harry Caray was born....and died. Incredible, but true.
>
> 7. The NBA, NHL and NFL were formed, and Chicago teams won championships
> in each league.
>
> 8. Man landed on the moon, as have several home runs given up by Cubs
> pitchers.
>
> 9. Sixteen U.S. presidents were elected.
>
> 10. There were 11 amendments added to the Constitution.
>
> 11. Prohibition was created and repealed.
>
> 12. The Titanic was built, set sail, sank, was discovered and became the
> subject of major motion pictures, the latest giving Cubs fans hope that
> something that finishes on the bottom can come out on top.
>
> 13. Wrigley Field was built and becomes the oldest park in the National
> League.
>
> 14. Flag poles were erected on Wrigley Field roof to hold all of the
> team's future World Series pennants. Those flag poles have since rusted
> and been taken down.
>
> 15. A combination of 40 Summer and Winter Olympics have been held.
>
> 16. Thirteen baseball players have won the Triple Crown; several thanked
> Cubs pitchers.
>
> 17. Bell-bottoms came in style, went out of style and came back in.
>
> 18. The Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox and the
> Florida Marlins have all won the World Series.
>
> 19. The Cubs played 14,153 regular-season games; they lost the majority
> of them.
>
> 20. Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Oklahoma and New Mexico were added to the
> Union.
>
> 21. Major wars have happened: World Wars I & II, Korean, Vietnam,
> Persian Gulf War and now Operation Iraqi Freedom
> - - - -
>
> Great quotes in Cubs History!!!
>
> "Noise pollution can't be that much of a problem [at Wrigley]. There's
> nothing to cheer about."--State rep. John F. Dunn, arguing for the
> installation of lights at Wrigley Field
>
> "If I managed the Cubs, I'd be an alcoholic."--Whitey Herzog
>
> "There's nothing wrong with this team that more pitching, more fielding
> and more hitting couldn't help."--Bill Buckner
>
> "You get tired of looking at garbage in your own backyard."--Cubs
> manager
> Lee Elia in 1983 about why the Cubs got rid of so many players. Elia was
> fired later that same season.
>
> "The Cubs were taking batting practice, and the pitching machine threw a
> no-hitter."--Radio deejay
>
> "The only bad thing about being released by the Cubs is that they made
> me
> keep my season tickets."--Ken Rietz, ex-Cub third baseman
>
> "Would the lady who left her nine kids at Wrigley Field please pick them
> up immediately? They are beating the Cubs 4-0 in the 7th inning."--Radio
> deejay
>
> "One thing you learn as a Cubs fan: When you bought your ticket, you
> could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth."--Joe Garagiola
>
> "The Chicago Cubs are like Rush Street--a lot of singles, but no
> action."--Garagiola again
>
> Q: Did you hear about the new Cubs soup?
>
> A: Two sips and then you choke

All of these facts are very funny although I found this one to be so funny!!!!

Cards have won 4 in a row and the struggles are just beginning in Chi-town... Prior is in the minors as I understand it as well...

Yeah, my buddy was giving me shit when the cards started 0 and 3. 5 and 1 since and in first while the chubs are bottom feeding.........priceless!!