There's something wrong with you if you aren't enjoying this Cubs team. What if you're not actually a Cubs fan? Do I still have to enjoy it?

Also, don't forget to quietly reflect should the Cubs be victorious tonight. This was all part of The Plan and should not come as a surprise.

Dan should have got it over with a long time ago and declared his Cub fandom.

Why didn't you say that when you called.

Denis waiting for a bus here saw a guy in pirates shirt with a buddy in a Cubs shirt. Oh well.

I was so close to pulling the trigger. I was on business trips the past two weeks, so I have been out a lot. I had enough miles for the flight and hotel. The tickets would have been about $200/each. However, we didn't know until late Sunday whether the game would be in Pittsburgh. I still almost pulled the trigger on Monday.

I really wish I was there!

Come for pirates-cards

"Cub fans, don't 'Cub them'"?

FU. Cub fans have more right to be excited about success than any other team in baseball.

When I was at Game 2 of the NLCS in 2003, it was the most electric environment I'd ever been in...and the game hadn't even started. There was a literal buzz in the air. Never heard anything like it before or since.

Cub fans can't act like they've been there before because they haven't.

I've noticed today that Dan's mike is quite terrible. I assume they're live. Terry's mike is just fine.

Both are on record saying today is a crapshoot. Both will be on record tomorrow as saying they saw whatever happens coming.

Enough with the lying and the pretense by both the NFL and government. We all know exactly what’s going on, but nobody seems to have the courage to confront it.

http://sports.cbslocal.com/2015/10/07/nfl-gambling-daily-fantasy-sports-change-rules-bernstein/

While writers with principles rail against the DraftKings/FanDuel bullshit, Señor Columnist comes to the defense of "smart money involved" and a prominent 670 sponsor.



And defending the sports equivalent of insider trading makes you Captain Courageous?

I agree with you.

BTW, I watched the Chicago Wolves clinch their last Cup.
Does that count for anything?

http://sports.cbslocal.com/2015/10/07/nfl-gambling-daily-fantasy-sports-change-rules-bernstein/

While writers with principles rail against the DraftKings/FanDuel bullshit, Señor Columnist comes to the defense of "smart money involved" and a prominent 670 sponsor.



And defending the sports equivalent of insider trading makes you Captain Courageous?

It’s not just the ads, either. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and Patriots owner Robert Kraft also have stakes in DraftKings, and the company is officially partnered with the NFL Players Association for licensed marketing. It’s legal and valuable and taking off like a rocket, so plenty of smart money is involved.

Silver concluded by saying “I believe that sports betting should be brought out of the underground and into the sunlight where it can be appropriately monitored and regulated.”

Old people don't need companionship. They need to be isolated and studied so it can be determined what nutrients they have that might be extracted for our personal use.

Someone cribbing their talking points from a Ross Perot pamphlet? I think so!

Can I finish? CAN I FINISH?

Consider the boon to communities under budgetary stress afforded by a thin fraction of that money directed to them. As states and cities race to build casinos and advertise lotteries, as they scramble to fund pensions and maintain needed social programs, the answer is right in front of them.

"Cub fans, don't 'Cub them'"?

FU. Cub fans have more right to be excited about success than any other team in baseball.

When I was at Game 2 of the NLCS in 2003, it was the most electric environment I'd ever been in...and the game hadn't even started. There was a literal buzz in the air. Never heard anything like it before or since.

Cub fans can't act like they've been there before because they haven't.

Yes, more opportunities to gamble has never blighted a financially strapped city. Just look at that blooming metropolis in Northwestern Indiana!