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why isn’t anyone talking about the battle of the art museums?

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art institute of chicagoone of the nice things about the Indians and the Cubs squaring off in the fall classic is you don’t have attention grabbing mayors betting buckets of lobsters

or if their team loses they’ll sing in the opponents uniform.

instead, because both of these cities have gone lifetimes since they’ve last been in the World Series, they’re focused on winning it.

they’re also super stoked just to be in it.

no one seems more stoked than the art institute of chicago

and the cleveland museum of art

who had a heartwarming battle in social media yesterday when the chicago museum (as seen in Ferris Buellers Day Off) took some liberties with Gustave Caillebotte’s “Paris Street; Rainy Day” – a work that was completed a mere 31 years before the Cubs won it’s last world championship.

the art institute has always had a healthy sense of humor and civic pride when it comes to Chicago sports, when the Bears were in the Super Bowl they’d put helmets on the lions in front of the main entrance (since they have Jay Cutler they just put scarves on them). and this year they have fashioned some Cubs hats on them. They’ve also put Black Hawks jerseys and helmets on the lions.

yesterday the museum posted the reworking of the Caillebotte on it’s Facebook and called out the Cleveland museum and quickly the Ohio museum rallied and posed for a picture of many of its employees donning Indians garb.

there were signs, big heads and even one dude posed like Rodin’s “Thinker”

cleveland museum

gotta love museum humor.

and midwesterners who don’t make goofy ridiculous corny bets

like, oh god, this one between the governors of ohio and illinois involving mustard and deep dish pizza.

oh well.

Go Cubs.

it’s ok

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sad jon

we rallied a few times

wore down their best pitcher

gave up two dongs to their #9 hitter

and popped our world series cherry

this team is young and emotional and has a lot of pressure on them.

they will bounce back tomorrow behind jake, i promise.

enjoy the night.

his name is kyle schwarber

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kyle schwarber

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.

couldnt sleep last night

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108

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

the sweetest notes from people who have chipped in

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managersAbout 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!

had a nightmare last night

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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.

well that was easier than predicted

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cubs dodgers

im not usually a nervous man. but i was nervous for a few innings last night at Dodger Stadium.

sitting next the the razor sharp nicole cifani in the second row of the upper deck we had a perfect view of the cubs taking a 1-0 lead through 4 innings. i hadnt really eaten all day (bc nerves) and had only drank about 16 ounces of my 20 ounce beer so i thought it would be a good idea to put something in my stomach.

i also think the irresistible aroma of garlic fries were getting to her as well.

plus i wanted to meet up with todd and bob downing’s nephew who had bought my extra tickets higher up in the stands.

and as we were walking along the promenade past very long lines for refreshments the dodgers started rallying.

it got very loud. dodger fans hadn’t seen their team win a world series in 28 years. they werent there to crown the cubs. and in this city of champions usually their wishes come true.

as we waited to pay the dodgers tied the game up. walking around was usually what i did to help the Cubs get hits but alas it was now working for the home team? F word!

so i mixed things up a bit. Todd looked despondent and the peppy young Downing could probably use some newer friends near him so i suggested that nicole and i sit with them up behind the foul pole in left.

nicole mama mia was that a rougher, different crowd from where we originally were. big, tough, fat mexican dudes, drunk from lots of things stood up and chanted for their team. some would eventually get escorted out by well-staffed security and LAPD. we saw tattooed latinas warned by security to take it easy on the profanity. we saw a huge but quiet hispanic gentleman pointed at by a grim faced guard who said, “GET DOWN HERE NOW!” he obliged and never returned to his seat.

there were a few Cub fans around us who cheered at a respectful level because lets face it, if there was going to be a fight it was going to happen in this far, high corner of the park. and lo, around the 7th inning, when things looked dire for the Dodgers who were making unforced errors and giving up walks and hits and homers to the young buck Cubs, a giant latino man with a white tshirt rushed towards another while trying to be separated by a well intentioned girlfriend or wife.  angry looks exchanged but not blows. as kids with Yasiel Puig tshirts watched, fascinated. as Dodger fans seemed to be taking it out on themselves.

so disappointed. all of them. as this very well might be the last time they see their team.

not Ice Cube in the box seats, not Vin Scully who made a guest appearance in the press box, and not their heroes on the field could turn their scowls upsidedown.

by the 8th i wasnt nervous any more. the Cubs had extended their lead to 6 runs, every time there was a close play the replay went against the home team. and the fans slowly made their way to the exits.

and then, it was done. the Cubs had come back from the deficit with two resounding back to back wins at Chavez Ravine and the plane ride back to Chicago would certainly be livlier for the Cubs than the Dodgers. Now the teams face off on Saturday with the Dodgers putting their ace, Clayton Kershaw on the mound and the Cubs will counter with the MLB ERA leader, the mysterious and unassuming Kyle Hendricks for Game Six. It’ll be do or die for the Dodgers.

And a trip to the World Series if the Cubs can pull it off.

After a nite cap at Little Joy followed by some grub at Tacos Arizas, Nicole and I said good night but not before she invited me to her church on Sunday.

but i wanted to tell her, ive been at church all week.

and it was good.

i had a great time last night rooting on the Cubs to victory

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14724419_10154602604538057_724902057538849283_ni was right that the Cubs’ bat could not remain cold for three nights in a row

i was right that the 20 year old hurler of the Dodgers might be more than a little nervous on such an important stage.

i was right that I’d been wearing the wrong cap all along

i was right to shave my playoff beard.

and i was right to dip my head into Little Joy after the huge win, because Haley and Joaquin were there and all was good especially when we learned the 7 foot Cubs fan was none other than Bulls center Brad Miller

it was a beautiful warm night. ran into my man Dave. Chilled in Center with Todd.

spent a lot of time just watching it on the TVs because it was super good luck

I was all Todd do you wanna go back to the seats? He was all, not until we score 10 runs.

Cubs scored 10 runs and we returned to our seats, victors.

At least for the night.

Tonight it’s gonna be a hot one. It’s close to 100 right now already.

I will not be eating any hot dogs or drinking any beer. I am sick of them. I can literally still taste them after two nights in a row.

My poops this morning were all, dude.

But my heart was all, duuuuuuuuuuude 🙂