http://delusionalcubsfan.com Because This is the Cubs Year - A Chicago Cubs Fan Blog Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:18:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en (PHOTO BY Nam Y. Huh/AP) Our beloved Chicago Cubs finished the 2008 regular season with a 97-64 record.  97 freaking wins my friends! Some fans hoped they might get to that 100 win milestone but that didn't happen, and that's alright.  It doesn't really matter anyway, wins and losses mean nothing going ... http://delusionalcubsfan.com/chicago-cubs-finish-2008-season-with-97-64-record/ How Sweep it is! (So giddy I have to make stupid puns) I am on top of the world! I'm sure you are too, because our nationally beloved Chicago Cubs have swept the universally despised Chicago White Sox. All is well in the Universe. The Sox now cling to their 1 ... http://delusionalcubsfan.com/cubs-sweep-the-white-sox/ Go Cubs Go photo and lego sculpture by jdb322 Wow! Despite another shakey base on balls filled performance from Jason "Don't Even Think About Sending Me to the Bullpen or I'll Demand a Trade" Marquis, the Chicago Cubs won their Ninth Game in a Row by defeating the San Diego ... http://delusionalcubsfan.com/chicago-cubs-win-nine-games-in-a-row/ Moises Alou photo by Jared Kelly Only a few months ago, Moises Alou proclaimed Bartman innocent, saying he never would have caught that foul ball in 2003 any way. It sent waves of shock across the Cubosphere. We wondered, had Cubdom overreacted in blaming Bartman for conspiring with an ... http://delusionalcubsfan.com/moises-alou-declares-he-would-have-caught-that-ball-if-not-for-bartman/ The Chicago Cubs beat the Padres in San Diego to win their 8th game in a row. Eight games in a row my friends! With the Cubs playing so damn good it's hard to feel like I'm being delusional. The Cubs have won eight in a row and have ... http://delusionalcubsfan.com/chicago-cubs-win-eight-in-a-row-whos-delusional-now/ This is really starting to feel really good. As a lifelong Chicago Cubs fan, I have not had the opportunity to bask in the glory of a good winning streak as often as I would have liked. So yeah, winning seven games in a row feels real good. Even ... http://delusionalcubsfan.com/cubs-win-seven-in-a-row-and-draw-comparisons-to-1908-world-champs/ The Kosuke Fukudome Bobblehead is now available! The first 10,00 fans in attendance at the May 27th game against the LA Dodgers got one for free! Fukudome got two hits, a walk, a two our RBI and made a great catch on his big night. Were you there? If ... http://delusionalcubsfan.com/fukudome-bobblehead-is-a-hit-just-like-fukudome/ Pull out your Santate banners because the Chicago Cubs have swept the Arizona Diamondbacks! I know it's only May but the Cubs needed this. We needed revenge for getting knocked out of the playoffs last year by them. We needed the Cubbies to beat the team with the best ... http://delusionalcubsfan.com/cubs-sweep-the-diamondbacks-in-fall-preview/ Wow! As a Delusional Cubs Fan, I'm always on the lookout for data that will confirm my belief that "This is the Cubs Year". Now we all have a new piece of data: The 2008 Chicago Cubs have set the franchise record for the most wins by the ... http://delusionalcubsfan.com/cubs-set-franchise-record-with-17-wins-in-april/ The Glorious Chicago Cubs Franchise has won it's 10,000th game! The Chicago Cubs are only the second MLB team to reach the 10,000 win milestone. The first team to reach 10,000 wins was the Giants (currently of San Francisco and formerly of New York) with 10,192 wins. The Chicago Cubs ... http://delusionalcubsfan.com/chicago-cubs-franchise-wins-10000th-game-is-world-series-next/