Thursday, March 20, 2008

The Tournament of Cubdom

In honor of the tournament, we’re putting together the “Tournament of Cubdom,” which will consist of the sixteen moments we’ve determined are most emblematic of what its like to be a Cubs fan. Every day (or couple of days), we’ll announce a new matchup and you will get to vote on which moment says more about what it’s like to be a Cubs fan. That moment will progress until its determined which moment does the best job of summing up what its like to be a Cubs fan. So, without further adieu, we introduce the brackets:
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In case you couldn't tell from the wonderful image, the seedings are as follows:

1 AGone kicks the ball against Marlins, 2003
2 Santo Snub (ongoing)
3 Sosa hits number 62 (1998)
4 Atlanta Series, Game Five (2003)
5 One Game Playoff (1998)
6 Corey Patterson blows out knee (2003)
7 Ball goes through Leon Durham's legs (1984)
8 Sosa helmet explosion (2004)
9 Prior Collision (2003)
10 AJ/Barrett donnybrook (2006)
11 Nomar Trade (2004)
12 The Fred McGriff Saga (2002)
13 Cubs get screwed out of an extra home game in playoffs (1984)
14 Every Rod Beck/Mitch Williams Save (1998/1989)
15 Glenallen Hill and the spider (2000)
16 Ex-Bear calling out Angel Hernandez during seventh inning stretch (2001)

Stay tuned for the first of our first-round matchups...

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