One thing that did change, however, is the Eamus Catuli sign on the Lakeview Baseball Club building on Sheffield just beyond the right-center field wall.
Where did the numbers go?
Here's what it looked like during the 2010 season:
It appears that someone (Cubs ownership, perhaps?) might have asked the building's owner to remove them since it is a constant reminder of the century-long futility of the Cubs. Really? You need a sign to remind you of that? The fact that the team hasn't won a World Series since 1908 isn't a constant reminder, but a blue and white sign hurts your feelings and makes you losers? Two consecutive World Series wins (1907 and 1908) should have marked the beginning of a Cubs dynasty. Instead, over the past 104 years, the North Siders have blamed a goat, Ernie Broglio, Leon Durham and Steve Bartman, to name a few. But really? The sign needed to go because it reminds folks of the Cubs' futility?
Let's explore that for a moment, shall we?
Since the Eamus Catuli's installation in 1996, some 17 years ago, the Cubs have made the postseason four times - 1998, poor Bartman's 2003, 2007 and 2008. Looking back at the 17 years prior to the "reminder," the Cubs made the postseason only twice, in 1989 and my good friend, Ryno's, team of 1984. (Go Padres!) On that stat alone, I present the argument that the Cubs, in fact, have used Eamus Catuli, and the accompanying digits, as motivation. While they still sucked like a black hole and did not advance to the World Series, they still proved more relevant the Cubs teams of the previous 17 complete rotations of the earth. Ergo, bring the sign back now. You've already stripped the Torco sign and the Budweiser roof. What more can you take from the Cubs faithful? Their souls are already gone. Proof can be seen below:
God, I love this photo!
See the rest of the photos from the day HERE.
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Cubs...Blech!
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