Remember When An Illinois Woman’s Obituary Called Out Cubs Management?
As much as we love the Cubs, there are moments when we sure hate the Lovable Losers.
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Maybe it's because when they finally broke the century-long curse and won a World Series, we expected it to be a more normal thing.
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Eight years plus, the Cubs haven't been back to the Fall Classic, and while they have at least had winning records over the past few years, the constant falling short has been bothersome to some and annoying to most.
Joanne DeVrieze passed away in January 2020.
Remember When An Illinois Woman's Obituary Called Out Cubs Management?
Her obituary shows that she was loaded with personality, as DeVrieze was named the unofficial Quad Cities funniest old woman on Facebook despite having never used the internet or that she preferred a "horrendously cacophonous and irredeemably non-melodious Happy Birthday" as opposed to just singing on key.
It also appeared DeVrieze was a long-suffering Cubs fan who had one parting shot for management in her amusing obituary.
Donations in Joanne's memory may be directed toward the impoverished Ricketts family of Chicago, Illinois, for purposes of assembling a near-Major League-caliber bullpen or to be dispersed per family wishes.
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Despite this message being five years old, it still stands today as Cubs owner Tom Ricketts recently said he aims for the team to "break even every year."
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That's the biggest load of hooey I have ever read. The Cubs play in the third-largest market in America, have their own TV deal, and play half of their home games at Wrigley Field.
The team is worth billions, yet the Ricketts can't overspend to get Shohei Ohtani, Juan Soto or even Alex Bregman.
I imagine Joanne DeVrieze must have been rolling over in her grave hearing the most recent excuses.