Cubs Anti-Magic Number

a melancholy tribute to our loveable losers

159

(number of Chicago Cubs losses until they are mathematically eliminated from the 2008 MLB playoffs)

as of 03 April 2008 09:44 CDT
There are 160 Cubs games left in the regular season.

The sky is falling!

What's an Anti-Magic Number?

Oddly enough, it's the opposite of a magic number.

Okay, wiseguy, what's a Magic Number?

Let's ask Wikipedia.

I am saddened by the dismal play of the Cubs.

Commiserate with the hosts of Cubscast, the best podcast going.

Do they still play the blues in Chicago
When baseball season rolls around?
When the snow melts away,
Do the Cubbies still play
In their ivy-covered burial ground?
When I was a boy they were my pride and joy,
But now they only bring fatigue
To the home of the brave,
The land of the free,
And the doormat of the National League.

Steve Goodman, "A Dying Cub Fan's Last Request"