C’mon, give Stevie a break, Cubs fans. He didn’t cost you a chance at the World Series. Catching a foul ball is on every die-hard sports fans list. He didn’t muff a potential inning-ending double play ball or give up nine runs in one inning. The loss wasn’t his fault! Even so, we wouldn’t trade places with that man for all the beer steins in Munich.
But seriously, did Cubs fans really have to post his vitals and address on the Internet? Was it really necessary to force him to disconnect his phone number? Does he really need Florida governor Jeb Bush offering him a three-month asylum in Pompano Beach? Pat yourselves on the backs, Philly fans, you have just officially been overtaken as the meanest fans in sports.
As the story of the Cubbies curse goes, the owner of a Chicago tavern put a curse on the Cubs when he and his goat were denied entry to a 1945 World Series game against Detroit. The Cubs went on to lose that series 4-3; since then, it’s been one heartbreak after another. 2003’s theme for bitter Cubbies fans-don’t do the Bartman.
Moving on to the ALCS. Roger Clemens vs. Pedro Martinez, Game 7, Yankee Stadium, 8:18 p.m. Hall of Fame pitching match up, bad blood, Don Zimmer-Pedro Martinez round two, the chance of the Yankees losing to their bitter rivals. Orgasmic! If you’re not glued to your television sets tomorrow night, what’s wrong with you?
Sitting at Rhino’s last Sunday night, watching two of the remaining unbeatens losing in the fourth quarter, the Sermon started to lose faith. At Lambeau Field, Trent Green and the Kansas City Chiefs weren’t scurred. The Chiefs don’t kick field goals in overtime, they score touchdowns, baby. 6-0 and only 11 more weeks till 16-0. P.S.-they only play one team with a winning record the rest of the way.
The Carolina Panthers keep finding ways to win. Built upon the Baltimore Ravens ‘championship mold, they’ve got a dead-nasty defense and a quarterback who doesn’t make mistakes. Saints fans, wouldn’t you like a quarterback that wins games and doesn’t make mistakes? Well, you had him and you let him go. If Saints management had only played some franchise Madden they would have seen that Jake Delhomme is the next Trent Dilfer.
Oh yeah the NHL season started too. Go Capitals?
