I am a very strong supporter for the Florida Marlins. They have pulled off many miracles in such a short time.

According to this Championship Series, there are 7 games to play. A team will need to win 4 out of 7 of these games in order to move on to the World Series.

In 1997, the Marlins lost the first three games, but have managed to beat their nemesis for the next 4 games (they won 4 games in a row). Then they made it to the World Series. And there, they beat the Atlanta Braves at (if I can remember correctly) at 3-2.

This year, the Marlins won the first game, but lost the next three. However, as if it was fate, the Marlins won the following three games. Thus, tied with the Chicago Cubs at 3-3 (# of games, not homeruns).

Game 6 (last night) was the best game I have ever seen. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw that Cubs fan ruin it for the Cubs.  The camera crew kept showing his face on the big screen for a long time (until the end of the game). I have just heard (on the news) that his seat number was Row-9 Seat-11. WTF??!!! No way!!!!! Go figure. LOL

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How did he ruin it for the Cubs?  It was ONE play, and it hardly resulted in 8 runs in the 8th inning alone.  The Cubs choked.  I think we've all known that it happens quite a bit.

PS...I'd like to see 'em win it, just because.  lol

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That's why I feel bad for him.  All the fans were after him the rest of the game, yet he didn't have bad intentions at all.  

  Go Marlins!!

YEAHHHHH!!!!!!!

Six years, its about time for the fish.  The Cubs arent a bad team, but the Marlins cameback like they did all season long. Tip of the cap to Cub fans too, guess theres always next year..And as to the fan...

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/sports/baseball/7021750.htm

GO FISH!!

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If memory serves, Babe Ruth wasn't sold to the Yankee's until after the 1919 season-when his rookie year was 1914.  Anyway, at the time he was better know for his skills as a pitcher than as a hitter.  (Yes, I have a sad and pathetic sports knowledge)-Anyway, the curse seems to have been true though since they haven't won the series since.  

Personally, this was the reason that I wanted to see the Cubs and the Red Sox in the series.  Then, one of those 90 year championship drouts would have come to an end for sure.  Oh well, the Sox still have a chance.

Also, a little more trivia that I'll bet you guys didn't know.  It's well known that Babe Ruth was sold to the Yankee's just before the 1920 season and he became legendary not long thereafter.  But, did you guys know that he returned to Boston for his last season in the majors-he wanted to retire there.  He played for the Boston Braves during the 1935 season.

What the heck are you talking about?  Dusty took them to the NCLS in his first season as manager!  That's farther than the Cubs have been in decades! 

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True, but his biggest problem is his decision making when it comes to the bullpen.  He leaves guys in too long, or he brings the wrong guys in.  Look at the Marlins.  They went all out last night and secured the game by bringing in Josh Becket, their best starter.  No, Dusty would rather conserve his starters for the World Series, so instead sticks with his bullpen.  Dusty has a very hard time deviating from the whole, starter goes for 7 innings, bring in the reliever in the 7th and 8th, and then closer in the 9th.  In last years World Series, he took Ortiz out and went to his beat up bullpen.  With the lead he had he should have brought in Kirk Reuter or Jason Shmidt to secure that lead and there would have been no game 7 or a need for those guys to pitch.  Anyway, yes you have to give Dusty credit for what he has accomplished this year, but when it gets down to the REAL important games, he chokes.  He simply got out managed in this series just as he did in the World Series and even this years All-Star game.  He is a good manager when it comes to being a "players manager" but he has very poor tactics.  I'll list off the years he has failed either in the post season, or in the final must win games to get to the post season.  Hmm lets see, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002 and now 2003.

The Billy Goat Curse on the Chicago Cubs:

In 1945 (I think), a fan wanted to see the game at Wringley Field (in Chicago) along with his goat.

However, the Cubs Manager wanted that goat to be taken out of the stadium because he said it stinks. The owner of the goat said that he paid for his ticket and wanted to see the game with his goat, but the manager refused to let him.

As a result, the owner of the goat said "From now and on, the Cubs will never see the World Series ever again."

Now, 48 years later (today), the Cubs STILL never managed to see the World Series since then. In fact, the curse was so serious that the goat owner took his promise all the way to his grave.

So, I guess that owner (I think his name is Billy. Maybe that's why they say Billy the Goat) is in heaven and he's still holding on to his promise.

The moral of this story is:

Always give the customer his or her chance. Otherwise, you might get something bad in return.

Bad News:

Tickets for the Pro Player Stadium have been sold 3 HOURS after the sale began.

For every ticket that has been purchased through the counter, 550 tickets have already been sold out through the internet. In 3 hours, all tickets have been sold out.

This left over thousands of people (who were waiting in line) here in Miami to go home empty-handed. In fact, some of those people have been waiting in line since 10:00PM last night only to hear that the tickets have been sold out. I feel truely for those people.

Those who have purchased the tickets already are now selling them over Ebay for as much as $2,499.00. And thats' only for a pair of tickets. Not only that. At the ticket master, the most expensive price is at $170.00 per ticket. The cheapest is at $60.00. The only problem, they're all sold out.

I have a little side-note to this.  When the original goat died, Billy had the goat stuffed and he was a fixture in the original Billy Goat tavern at the corner of Ogden and Madison.  In the 50's, the place burned down and the goat went up in flames with it.  Since then, a brand new Billy Goat has gone up, and another stuffed goat has taken it's place.  There is also a Billy Goat on Clark, just south of Wrigley Field...

GO REDSUCKS! 

Not this time, not ever!

Ya gotta do it against someonelse other then the Yankees!

The Curse lives on ! Great 8th inning PEDRO! 

THE MARLINS ARE NEXT!

LET'S GO YANKEES!

i write this after game seven. kill,kill,kill,kill,kill,kill,kill,kill,kill----my history teacher, who is a moron who thinks charles lindberg made the first flight