I've accepted the fact that this team will not make the playoffs. They have proven during this last month that they cannot come through when it counts and any kind of serious pressure leads to them not performing the way they've done all year. Other than 3-4 clutch ABs late in games recently, they have been hitting horribly, struggling to score 3+ runs or have 6+ hits in many games. The added do-or-die pressure today will overcome the team, and especially if they get behind early, those 27 outs will start counting down quickly with each pop-out and strike out. And even worse will the the fact that it's the Cubs, and their fans will be all too willing to remind us for the forseeable future about how they dealt us these crushing blows in our one best shot of ending the drought. Oh well. Time to leave for the game. I guess we'll re-stock the minors and can "go for it" again in around 2011 or so. Good thing 3,000,000 people buying tickets and spending money will allow us to remain a contender next year. Oh wait, no it won't. New owner, same as the old owner.