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Maverick Henn

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This post isn't about errors in the infield, or about double plays. It's not about questioning free agent signings, or managerial decisions.

 

This post is about one thing: staring adversity right in the face, and overcoming...

 

I have been through a lot in my short life.

 

I have had my best friend taken from me when I was only 7 and my father taken from me when I was only 10.

 

I have watched my mother rise up from great adversity and raise two boys, while able to keep the family financially sound. Meanwhile, I had no choice but to be the male role model in my young brother's life.

 

I have seen cancer invade friends and family, and Alzheimer's destroy a life.

 

I have seen kids with the rarest of special needs--from autism to chromosomal disorders--and the struggle of their families--but the courage they display.

 

I have seen kids cry when they felt there was no hope--they felt they could never get smarter--they felt they could never be better.

 

I have felt the heat of a struggling economy, and how down and out it can make you feel.

 

I have been part of a number of 2nd place finishes, with tears at the end of each one.

 

Despite all the inconsistencies, disappointments and hardships I've seen and faced, just the thought of a Chicago Cubs World Series has always given tears of joy. And above all, I always knew tomorrow would arrive, and with it new opportunities. Tomorrow will be here for our Cubs.

 

Still, I don't want the Cubs to "win this for" me...

 

Rather, I want the Cubs to "win this for" the kid out there who needs a smile; the elderly person who wants one last feeling of joy.

 

And the one person I want the Cubs to "win this for" is my grandfather. He fought in the Pacific during WW2. He lost a son (my father) at a very young age. He has been devoted to his family, and despite a number of health troubles, he perseveres at 85 years old. He is Cubs until the day he dies, and I want nothing more that the Cubs to "WIN THIS FOR" him.

 

 

...Who do you want them to "win this for"

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My 77-year old dad. He's the reason I have the sickness that is my Cubs addicition. He is worse than I am. Since he and my mom retired, they have spent every March in Mesa for spring training. My dad was like a giddly little schoolboy a few years ago after getting his picture taken with Billy Williams. He actually remembers the 1945 World Series. He has had cancer, heart problems, and is diabetic. Now he is slowly going blind. I want more than anything for him to see a Cubs championship before he loses his eyesight or, worse yet, his life. That's who I want the Cubs to win for.
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I want the Cubs to win for Ron Santo. I don't think he can take this much longer. That man deserves to see a World Series Championship from the Cubs.
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People overcome struggles from coast to coast. Life is more than a game of baseball.

 

But may this thread serve to tribute those who despite any adversity, have stayed loyal to the Cubs.

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Dodgers fans get cancer too.

Dodger fans had a World Series to celebrate 20 years ago.

 

Not much help to the 19-year-old Dodger fans who get leukemia, is it? Why do you hate the leukemia kids? Instead of hoping for a Cubs win, you should fly down to LA right now and start taunting a children's hospital's leukemia ward. It's the same thing.

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Win this for my grandfather, a stoic man who grew up in Poland during WWII and was imprisoned in a work camp. A man who never showed his emotions because he was brought up not to, who called me crying after game 6 in 2003 saying over and over 'I thought this was the year.....I thought this was the year..."
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- for my Grandfather and his Brother (may they both rest in peace) who never got to see a Cubs championship in their 80+ years on Earth.

 

- for the Cubs themselves.

 

- for Steve Bartman.

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Dodgers fans get cancer too.

Dodger fans had a World Series to celebrate 20 years ago.

 

Not much help to the 19-year-old Dodger fans who get leukemia, is it? Why do you hate the leukemia kids? Instead of hoping for a Cubs win, you should fly down to LA right now and start taunting a children's hospital's leukemia ward. It's the same thing.

Buy me a plane ticket and those kids will get an earful.

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Dodgers fans get cancer too.

Dodger fans had a World Series to celebrate 20 years ago.

 

Not much help to the 19-year-old Dodger fans who get leukemia, is it? Why do you hate the leukemia kids? Instead of hoping for a Cubs win, you should fly down to LA right now and start taunting a children's hospital's leukemia ward. It's the same thing.

 

They have the Lakers from 2000-2003.

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How about all of us that have been Cub fans throughout the good and the bad. Those Cub fans who used to be able to go to Wrigley with our kids and buy affordable tickets. Sick or healthy, young or old, how about winning for us.
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I honestly believe a big reason the Cubs are choking is they are feeling this kind of pressure, from this kind of post. I don't really mind the spirit of this post, and it's intent, and would love to see the Cubs win it for anyone who has been watching this team their whole lives. I think the Cubs players need to just forget about the city, the fans, and the organization. Just play ball! The Cubs PLAYERS have to want to win it for themselves...Maybe that will take some pressure off.
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I honestly believe a big reason the Cubs are choking is they are feeling this kind of pressure, from this kind of post. I don't really mind the spirit of this post, and it's intent, and would love to see the Cubs win it for anyone who has been watching this team their whole lives. I think the Cubs players need to just forget about the city, the fans, and the organization. Just play ball! The Cubs PLAYERS have to want to win it for themselves...Maybe that will take some pressure off.

 

What was the one sign I saw in game 1...."I don't have another 100 years!" With the fans, the press, etc. talking about that all time, it's got to wear on these players. They're only human.

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Win this for the players. Much as I grow frustrated with Derrek Lee's DP's Kosuke's suckitude, Zambrano's occasional meltdown, Theriot's inability to make the routine defensive play, Cedeno's inability to make the routine defensive play, Soriano's inability to stop swinging at junk, and everything else, I love every single one of those guys. They gave me the best six months of my sports-fan life this year, and will be worthy champions if they can rise from these ashes.

 

Win this for my mom, who knows jack crap about baseball but is trying to follow it because she, a die-hard Notre Dame football fan, wants to see Jeff Samardzija succeed. Not long ago, she asked me if Jeff could re-enter a game once he is taken out. She asked me on Wednesday night if Game 1 of the NLDS was a big game. She knows nothing, literally. But since my father walked out on our family at age 10 and has tried to destroy it ever since, she has been my hero. I want to see her celebrate, even if it's something she has no idea of the significance of achieving.

 

Win this for every Cub fan that was born, lived a life, and died without ever seeing a World Series title. And for the ones that never saw a pennant.

 

Win this for Ron Santo, who may never live to see himself elected into the Hall of Fame due to a bunch of jackassical cronies. Give him something to smile about.

 

Win this for us. We want it bad. Any glimpse at a game thread tells you that.

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Dodgers fans get cancer too.

Dodger fans had a World Series to celebrate 20 years ago.

 

Not much help to the 19-year-old Dodger fans who get leukemia, is it? Why do you hate the leukemia kids? Instead of hoping for a Cubs win, you should fly down to LA right now and start taunting a children's hospital's leukemia ward. It's the same thing.

 

Hahahaha! This post was money.

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