It's Gonna Happen

Yes it is Cubs fan. Yes it is.

That stupid slogan has been knocking around Chicago for 2 seasons now. Leave it to Cubs fans to pick a slogan that comes back to bite you in the ass. Brilliant. But if you call yourself a Cubs fans, you've pretty much publicly claimed you aren't a genius. And these stupid white flags with a blue W that have been flying around Chicago this year - won't miss seeing those either.

Full disclosure here - I'm a Cards fan. Have been since the early 80's when my family moved to St. Louis. I've seen some great Cards teams and some pretty lousy ones. But I've never seen Cardinals fans turn on their team like the Cubs fans turned on theirs last night. In fact, I'm pretty pissed off at Cubs nation right now. You took the pure joy and satisfaction that I receive watching the Cubs lose in the playoffs. My early Christmas disappeared as I started to feel bad for the Cubs players. But the sulking and whining by the Cubs fans brought on a cathartic moment. I realized I don't despise the Cubs. I despise their fans. Truly pathetic. Their self loathing, turn on their team in a moments notice, and general fear of anything good happening would make a Philly sports fan blush.

Cubs fan doesn't deserve a good team. Not from what I witnessed last night. And man, you should hear local talk radio in the Chicagoland area this morning. "What is Lou doing? Cubs are chokers. Why didn't they pitch Z in game 1? D Lee should be released. Sorianno blows. Why did the Cubs print up World Series tickets already?" Cry, bitch, moan. But it made me feel better hearing them complain. It's not a fitting end to a baseball season without Cubs fan crying about something.

And look, this series isn't over. The Cubs could still come back by winning three straight. But does anyone believe that is going to happen? And for all you young kids out there who are considering becoming a Cubs fan, here is a video that I hope scares you straight.

Cub Fan Logic

A lot of talk out there about a certain Presidential hopeful's experience and whether he has the credentials for the job. A few days ago, Stuart Scott of ESPN asked a Barack Obama who he would root for in a Cubs-White Sox World Series. His response?

"Oh, that's easy. White Sox. I'm not one of these fair weather fans. You go to Wrigley Field, you have a beer, beautiful people up there. People aren't watching the game. It's not serious. White Sox, that's baseball. Southside.”

This has caused quite a stir in Chicago with Cubs fan. I've read quotes in the Trib by these fans that Obama made a mistake in insulting Cubdom and now they wouldn't vote for him and would cast their vote for the other guy. I was shocked by this. Who knew that Cubs fans knew how to vote. At least they don't have to worry about asking off work early to go vote.