the bad news cubs?

It is official - as much as I hate to say it - the Chicago Cubs are horrible. Chicago is one helluva city. They've got Millenium park and a bunch of dopes who just talk in annoying midwestern accents. They've got the train system and a fun downtown. Basically it is everything you'd ever want in a city, except for one thing. They absolutely suck at sports. The Cubs are the latest example. One might argue that the White Sox won the world series last year - which is true, but noone in Chicago actually claims the White Sox. The White Sox are like the wannabe Chicagoan's team. They play second fiddle to the ever-cellar dwelling Cubs in the Windy City. (Plus what kind of team can try to gain notoriety while playing with a name that is obviously a rip-off of the Red Sox). Here are a few notes about Chicago's miserable sports history.

Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player to have ever lived, sorry Bron-Bron. Teachers have taught me all growing up, that there is an exception to every rule. i.e. "i before e, except after c" --- neice. Anyway, MJ was the exception to the Chicago suckathon in sports.

The Bulls played decent ball this year, they made it to the play offs. So what. The Bears are the same way.

The Blackhawks -- who cares.

The Cubs. The Cubs are a team that I love dearly. Why? Because I love the tradition of baseball. I love the Red Sox, I hate the Yankees - I cried when Harry Caray fell down the dugout steps. I love the Cubs tradition. However, even with players like Greg Maddux (era 1 and 2), Ryne Sandberg, Derek Lee, Sammy Sosa (in his prime), Prior/Wood, Ernie Banks, Mark Grace, Andre Dawson and Glenallen Hill; the Cubs never manage to meet expectations.

This year is even more atrocious. Over the past two weeks, the Cubs have won a total of two games. That brings that two week record to 2-13. During that time they were shutout by a complete game performance four times - each time by a pitcher who had never before had a comparable performance. The Cubs, right now, are the whipping post of the National League Central. I don't care how far out they are at this point or how many injuries they have had. They simply make opposing teams, and pitchers look good. The Cubs pitchers walk a ton of people (see Brian Giles' 5 walks in sunday's game) and the Cubs offense just can't get it going (see Clay Hensley's 2 hit shutout in the same game) these two things combined equals a team that just sucks (see the Padres' sweep of the season series - the first time thats happened since dinosaurs roamed the earth).