he was hurt all year.

then like kirk gibson in 88 he got off his black ass and said

put me in coach, im ready to play.

is he ready to play? probably not.

will he play? hes starting in a few hours, batting 5th, in the DH spot.

fuck the DH but whattya gonna do,

mlb gave cleveland home field, so theres gonna be maybe four games with a DH

so schwarber it is.

if i were to have bought a cubs jersey this year it would have either been schwarber

or willson contreras

contreras has been hitting out of his mind. for some reason he isnt starting tonight

but you will see him in some situation unless the cubs blow them out

which they might with my man schwarb back in the band.

this is just another amazing page to this long wonderful tale.

finally did. woke up at 6am. couldnt get back to sleep. how could i?

people are emailing me, theyre texting me, they’re sending me messages on Instagram DM

tony is not home right now.

if you see him, it is his hologram.

if you get a message from him it is from his intern.

tony is curled up like a ball will his cats licking him and then licking each other.

and then falling asleep next to him.

heres something interesting i got in my in box this morning

108 Years since the Cubs won the World Series:

• It takes 108 outs to win the NLCS and 108 outs to win the World Series (27 outs per game x 4 games won = 108 outs).
• AG Spalding, the Chicago Cubs’ first manager and owner of the Spalding Sporting Goods, wrote a rule into the National League’s first set of rules requiring teams to only use Spalding baseballs. His baseballs have 108stitches. His office was at 108 W. Madison.
• The distance from both the left field and right field foul poles to home plate at Wrigley Field is 108 meters.
• The City of Chicago’s zoning records show that Planned Development #108 belongs to Wrigley Field. There are 1,336 planned developments in Chicago.
• The Ricketts family, who own the Cubs, made their fortune with Omaha-based TD Ameritrade. Its corporate headquarters are located on 108th Avenue.
• The movies “Taking Care of Business” and “Back to the Future Part II” both feature the Cubs winning the World Series. Both movies are108minutes long.
• Cubs game broadcasts are transmitted from the top of the Willis Tower, which is 108 stories tall.
• The Cubs’ lawsuit against the State of Illinois to have games at night at Wrigley Field was recorded in Volume 108 of the Illinois Supreme Court Reports.
• The World Series trophy is made of silver, which carries the atomic weight of 108.
• 108 is a sacred number in Yoga. Jake Arrieta does yoga six days a week.
• Cubs star pitcher Jon Lester was born in the 108th largest city in the U.S., Tacoma Washington (according to the 2010 National Census.)
• NLCS Game 2 starting pitcher was Kyle Hendricks.  Hendricks was born on 12/7/89. 12+7+89=108.

And the last 2 Cubs to be inducted into the Hall of Fame:             RON SANTO  #10             ANDRE DAWSON  #8

About 24 hours ago I started a GoFundMe
to see if enough people could help me get to Wrigley Field to see the Cubs in the World Series.
(it cost $4,000 to sit in the bleachers)
(crazy, huh)

I am blown away that in that short period of time the pot is up to $677!

Here are some of the things people have written in their notes:

Cubbie Birthday, Brother Tony !
We’ve only met a handful of times but I know you love music, the Nexus and the Cubs! Happy Birthday!

I’m so excited for you!!!

Happy 50th Tony! Sending you love and pulling for the Cubs!

F@&$ yeah Tony! You gotta go!

First beer is on me bud.

Other than my late cousin Don, you are the biggest Cubs fan I know. Always happy to help a Cub fan out. Happy Birthday Tony and when you go, say hi to Don for me (he’s on the field and in the ivy) and he is their good luck charm this year.

Happy birthday, Tony!

Happy 50th! Now go to Chicago.

They won’t win unless you’re there.

Hope you make it Tony. Here is my, albeit small, contribution.

I’m poor, but I believe in dreams.

Go and enjoy every moment!!!

—

I know the coolest people. Thank you!

Just $3.1k to go!

but it could have been aided by the thunderstorms and lightning and light rain.

it doesnt really rain out here it drizzles.

little tiny bursts sometimes, but nothing sustained.

almost like the weather wants to punish LA for some reason.

it’s like la la la and then someone says why are you raining on LA you know youre not supposed to.

then the rain is all, oh yeah forgot, and flies up to frisco.

i have two rally rags on my bedpost. one from frisco and one from dodger stadium.

theyre like bulls ears from a matador after he “won” his fight.

i want one from cleveland.

i started a gofundme to get me into the bleachers of wrigley for game 5 but those tix are like $4k

the ones in cleveland are way cheaper.

in one day i got 10% there, so we’ll see.

if anything the good people will fly me to chicago and buy me some beers.

id love to go to the game but just being around all the cub fans will be nice.

but i would like to go.

id like this nightmare to be over.