Cubs Anti-Magic Number

a melancholy tribute to our loveable losers

24

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

as of 01 September 2008 22:47 CDT
There are 24 Cubs games left in the regular season.

If you interested in the Cub's regular magic number, you'll have to look elsewhere. This site only tracks the Cubs blowing it.

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"