A Cubbie Christmas

I got an e-mail this week from the man behind the Cubbie Christmas CD. He sent me a sample of one of the songs, and I must say...I love it.

I love the whole idea of it...an entire CD of Cubbie Christmas songs. If you'd like to check it out yourself, click here. And by all means, have a happy Cubbie Christmas.

You can leave your hat on...

We just got a new shipment of JOBC Hats in. Order yours today. It makes a perfect Christmas present.

It looks good on both boys and girls...

Bringing America Together

In the spirit of bringing this country together, I'm going to do something that I never imagined doing in my lifetime. I'm going to vote for a Chicago White Sox fan to become the President of the United States, and I urge my fellow Cubs fans to do the same.


On the other hand, I'm not counting on that happening. This is an e-mail from reader DS. He writes:

I can't vote for Obama. His entire platform is designed to help Sox fans. His tax plan allows people to declare mullets as dependents. He is encouraging the freedom to choose a single or double-wide trailer, and strongly supports veterans, giving tax breaks to teams that carry 3 designated hitters making an average of 12 million per year. Plus, in his health care plan, he's specifically offering comprehensive dental coverage. He's even soft on immigration and won't go after certain Venezuelans, no matter how obscene their press conferences become. That's not change we can believe in.

RIP Studs Terkel

This is the way I'll always remember Studs Terkel who died today at the age of 96. In this 1984 video clip he talks about the Cubs, and how he wishes they would return to their losing ways because it's much more interesting than winning. Studs got 96 years of interesting. RIP to a great Chicagoan.

Smiling, but crying

She's smiling because the team with the most losses in history, and the most ex-Cubs on their roster (Jamie Moyer, Scott Eyre, and Matt Stairs, and heck first base coach Davey Lopes), won the World Series tonight. Her shirt is crying because there's another team that had gone far far longer without a championship.

Sigh.

But doesn't that shirt look good? Where on earth can you get one of those? Oh wait a minute...are they available here? Why yes they are...along with those cool Crying Cub hats that are flying off our shelves.

By the way, I know this shows what a complete and utter geek I am, but when Eric Hinske came to the plate I said to my boys: "He's going to make the last out. He's a former Cubs draft choice" (17th round in 1998...traded to the A's for Miguel Cairo). Sure enough. Strike one. Strike two. Strike three.

The (Ex) Cubs are winning the World Series!

Mike Royko always said that no team with 3 or more ex-Cubs could ever win a World Series. That was true until 2001, when the Diamondbacks won it all with Mark Grace, Luis Gonzales, and Miguel Batista on the roster.

It may be happening again this year. Look at what happened in Game 3.




This old guy (even older than me!) pitched 6 1/3 innings, gave up only 3 runs, and left with the lead.






This guy (Scott Eyre) came in to the game to relieve Moyer, and closed the door on the explosive Tampa Bay lineup the rest of that 7th inning.






The only thing that was missing was a pinch hit home run by this guy (Matt Stairs).








This is why I'm rooting for the Phillies in the World Series. It may be as close as we can get.

The merchandise is in the mail

We got so many orders in the JOBC Souvenir Stand over the last few weeks that we temporarily ran out of stock. Never fear! The new shipment is in, and we sent out all the back-ordered t-shirts on Thursday. The hat orders go out on Friday.

Plus, our stock is now completely replenished, so if you've been waiting to place your order, now is the time to do it...



Whether you want our very popular "Crying Cub" shirt










Or our unbelievably popular Crying Cub hat











Or our signature "JOBC Logo" shirt












Or our "Losing is sooo last century" shirt











Or our "Great-Great Grandfather shirt" (Note: The model for this shirt is not related to the other models.)






We've got 'em in stock, so order away. Here's a link to the Souvenir Stand.