which was good because i was a space cadet

i couldnt eat, i couldnt work well.

when i got home i took off my clothes, laid in my bed, then put new clothes on

and then walked around my neighborhood.

just walked and listened to Fall Out Boy

i bought a burrito somewhere i never ate before

i just walked.

i was afraid to go home, i was afraid to drive anywhere, i was afraid.

then my man Todd texted me from Wrigley

basically saying he was scared too,

so i turned my phone on, tuned in the radio broadcast and listening to WGN

the station i grew up on,

while i sat on a bench in Los Feliz

it soothed me.

so i walked home.

pitchers duel.

8th inning, i tweeted that Javy Baez has power

and right on cue he bashed one right into the mouth of the wind

he stared at it like it was soaring to Wisconsin

but that old, cold, mean mean wind blew it back

but then the ghost of Harry Caray distracted the wind, just for a scootch

and the ball landed in the Left Field basket.

“nothing but net” tweeted the Cubs

and that’s all it took to win the game

thanks to a beautiful 9th inning of flamethrowing by the closer Chapman

the rest of the night was watching Donald Trump fallout

and me not believing how good all of it could feel

ALL OF IT

in a few hours the Cubs begin their march through the playoffs.

their lineup makes me nervous.

their two big boppers are batting 2nd and 3rd. then you have two infielders in the power positions.  (yes Z is playing left but thats because Baez is in the game).

Z had 18 dingers in the regular season which is below average AND he was hitless against Cueto, who is on the mound for the Giants.

so why is he batting cleanup? who knows? that’s why we pay Joe Maddon the big bucks.

that is why he wears the glasses and i write the tweets.

that is why the Cubs had the best record in baseball and i am eyeing the clock seeing when i can go home to watch.

me personally my lineup would be Dexter / Javy / Bryant /Rizz / Russ / Hey / Zob / Ross. You might get Rizzo one less AB than having him bat 3rd but at least theres some pop in the middle of the lineup.

DONT YOU SEE WHY I AM LOSING MY MIND IN ANTICIPATION?

I need a drink.

I need two drinks.

How am I still at home?

Where is my mind?

Will the Cubs win by 8 or just 1?

Will Ditka be there?

Will Ditka pitch?

How did the Native Americans handle the emotions of the playoffs? Ahhhhhh!!!!

yesterday the Giants beat the Mets in extra innings which gives them the right to play the Cubs in the first round of the actual playoffs.

thats good news and bad for the Cubs because the Giants have this weird thing going where they have won the World Series in each of the last three even-years.

eerily, this is 2016.

so not only do we have to break the Curse of the Billy Goat, the Sports Illustrated cover curse, but we also have to be the first team to beat the Giants in an even year.

no problemo.

so tomorrow and Saturday the two teams square off at the Friendly Confines, kicking off the best-of-five League Division Series.

on Sunday they fly to San Fran where they play two games at AT&T Park on Monday and Tuesday.

A mere 5 hour drive from where I blog to you today.

I have some vacation days coming my way but i was hoping to save those for the World Series. However.

Frisco.

Half a day to get up there. See the game. Tickets are only $80.

Sleep beneath the Golden Gate with a good book?

Wake, head over to the Squat and Gobble? Stumble over to the Zeitgeist for a couple of beers with some bikers? Chow down on some Chinese at the House of Nan King. Head over to the bleachers for another game. Tickets are only $90. Don’t drink. Drive back down to LA?

If one gets too tired, maybe sleep half way there around Bakersfield?

Thank the Lord for this matchup?

And hope the Dodgers are successful in their round versus the Nats so I can see the Cubbies at Chavez Ravine.

Weirder things have happened.