I am very sorry you were not able to break the curse after 100 years. But its your own fault. I have never seen a 97 win team look more sad and beaten down 4-2 in the sixth inning in my life. AND THIS WAS GAME ONE!!!!!! Look, the curse is cute, its nice, it sells tickets, and it gives 20-something Cubs fans something to belly ache about (even though they haven't been alive for 80 years of the misery, they somehow feel all the pain). The curse is supposed to be for the fans - and you have let it into the clubhouse - and until you extradite it, you will never win. There is really only one way to break this curse. I can't believe I am saying this, but you must act like the 2004 Red Sox. You have to not care about curses or fans or media or anything of the sort. That team, and it was a team by all definitions of the word, cared about each other and winning games, period. And that is why they were able to break the curse of the Bambino. That is the only way they came back from a 3-0 deficit to the Yanks - one year removed from Aaron "bleepin" Boone. Look its understandable for Cubs fans to pack it and start talking about next year when you were down 4-2 in the sixth inning of game one, its what Cubs fans do best. But you can't listen to them! I have outlined a fool proof plan to for breaking the curse of the goatcatbartman.
1. Fire Lou. He is a great manager, but you are never going to break this curse with a well-known great manager. If Lou never wins another game, he is still going to Cooperstown. You need a manager who is hungry
2. Hire Ryan Sandberg or Alan Trammell or Mark Grace or some up and coming next generation manager. And when he breaks the curse - he will have left his mark in Chicago forever.
3. Cut or trade anyone who can't win a game, or at least play like they are going to win a game, when you are losing. Zambrano, Soriano, etc. These guys are both great players when you are winning and headaches when things aren't going well. Its going to be tough and people will think you are crazy, but trust me - you are not going to break this curse by sweeping your way through the playoffs. There is going to be adversity, and you need some fox hole guys.
4. Get the foxhole guys. Get you talented guys who are going to give 150% whether the score is 1-0 or 0-35. If you need any examples look at the 2008 Rays team. When they are down 2 runs everyone still believes they are going to win the game, and they do.
5. Embrace the curse. Seriously. Have Steve Bartman throw out the first pitch of the playoffs while a black cat crosses his path. Laugh at the curse.
6. Sneak into the playoffs. You need to break this curse by fighting and clawing your way into October. That will give the players no time to think about the curse. You won't even have time to catch your breathe - just go out and win.
So there you have it Chicago. A sure fire way to break the curse.
NRS
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