Posted 11:00am, Wednesday, October 15, 2003

BAH BAH BAHAAAAA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!!

Yes, I'm rooting against the Cubs. I hate them. Here are my reasons....

First, Dusty Baker. He's a big cry baby. After his Giants' contract expired last season, he had a very public feud with owner and president Peter Magowan. Baker didn't feel loved; he felt underappreciated. He thought GM Brian Sabean was getting too much credit for building the team.

He'd show us.

And he did. He led the Cubs to win the division. But you know what? The Giants did even better. They won 100 games. Granted, they didn't get as far, but that had less to do with Felipe Alou and more to do with the defense and offense imploding.

Second, I hate the Cubs' fans. Maybe it comes from working with a bunch of guys from Chicago; having to listen to them gush over their lovable losers. Having to listen over the wall about how the Cubs will be going to the World Series. This conversation took place before the first playoff pitch was even thrown. Talk about over-confidence.

They've even been ridiculous enough to claim that Sammy Sosa is better than Barry Bonds. If you're going to say something stupid like that, I can't even take you seriously as a baseball fan.

The Cubs are now one lost from extending their World Series-less streak. And they deserve it. Blame the fans. They're the ones perpetuating the billy goat curse.

Chicago is pissed this morning. They want to kill the fan who reached up for that foul ball. But he did what any fan would do: he tried to catch a fucking foul ball. It was in the fucking stands. The umpire didn't call fan interference because THERE WASN'T ANY. But to read the Chicago papers this morning, you'd think that he was purposely sabatoging the Cubs or something.

The fan had to be escorted out of the stadium. When they led him out, people threw beer and spit at him. There are actually fans who spit on people. Fans outside waited for him to come out. The ballpark staff had to give him a disguise to get home safely. The Cubs fans are scum.

I checked out the Chicago papers online this morning. There must have been half-dozen stories about this fan. Not about the game... about this fan. Chicagoans are calling for his head. One sports writer said he'd have to leave town to start a new life. As if he'd turned in a gangland killer or something.

The fucking Chicago Sun-Times published the guys name, his place of business and his neighborhood. They interviewed his dad and his neighbors. A spokesperson from his office said he would not be coming to work today. Everyone in town hates him.

Poor guy. Apparently, he's 26, a huge Cubs fan. He loves them. He coaches little league. And if the Cubs don't win game seven tonight, his life in Chicago is over.

They blame this fan for the loss. Never mind the error by Gonzalez. Never mind Dusty leaving in Prior until the go-ahead run was on fucking third base.

Their fans don't deserve a World Series. THAT is why the Cubs deserve to lose.