A Communique Born of Ignorance
"From: Villanova University Alumni Association
To: VU Alumni
Subject: Congratulations White Sox Fans
Date: Thu, Oct 2005 16:07:26 -0400(EDT)
Congratulations to all of our Chicago alumi, particularly those who are White Sox fans. Your curse is finally broken. Next year...the Cubs!"
Nice sentiment. Misinformed, but nice. If only they knew the half of it. Why should I be congratulated? My guys finished 2 games under .500 last year, and there's only the faintest glimmer of hope that they win 90+ games any time soon. The message should have read, "Congratulations, Sox fans! Take, Cubs fans!"
The ticker-tape parade was held today, from US Smellular through the Loop. The weather couldn't be more agreeable for October--clear, cool, not too windy. I didn't go down for it--I couldn't bring myself to do it. It would have been nice to see the trophy, but it's not my trophy. Tons of people were lined up and down LaSalle, from the Board of Trade to the River. Besides the thousands of die-hards who took a few days off to get wasted, it looked like most crowd came outside from their offices in the Loop. It was wise planning to hold it Downtown on a Friday during lunch hour. It would have been embarassing if they'd held it strictly on the South Side, or on any other afternoon besides a Friday, because easily less than half as many people would have attended.
Actually, while I was watching it, I started to feel a bit sorry for the Sox fans, because a Cubs victory would have been so much more celebratory. It's a very difficult thing to put a finger on, this rivalry. People root for the Sox, but people love the Cubs. People would have gotten over it if the Sox had blown the World Series, but emotional breakdowns would have run rampant if the Cubs had done the choking. Die-hard Cubs fans have a much more emotional attachment to the team, which is a good explanation for why a consistently bad team can fill the house. It's not that Sox fans are Johnny-Come-Latelys, but the Cubs have a completely different level of interest and committment.
For the record, the Sox once again dragged Steve What's-His-Name from Journey onto the stage for another awkward rendition of "Don't Stop Believing." I was hoping one of the newscasters would comment on the lameness of the song, but either they were caught up in the moment, or none of them have any balls.
To: VU Alumni
Subject: Congratulations White Sox Fans
Date: Thu, Oct 2005 16:07:26 -0400(EDT)
Congratulations to all of our Chicago alumi, particularly those who are White Sox fans. Your curse is finally broken. Next year...the Cubs!"
Nice sentiment. Misinformed, but nice. If only they knew the half of it. Why should I be congratulated? My guys finished 2 games under .500 last year, and there's only the faintest glimmer of hope that they win 90+ games any time soon. The message should have read, "Congratulations, Sox fans! Take, Cubs fans!"
The ticker-tape parade was held today, from US Smellular through the Loop. The weather couldn't be more agreeable for October--clear, cool, not too windy. I didn't go down for it--I couldn't bring myself to do it. It would have been nice to see the trophy, but it's not my trophy. Tons of people were lined up and down LaSalle, from the Board of Trade to the River. Besides the thousands of die-hards who took a few days off to get wasted, it looked like most crowd came outside from their offices in the Loop. It was wise planning to hold it Downtown on a Friday during lunch hour. It would have been embarassing if they'd held it strictly on the South Side, or on any other afternoon besides a Friday, because easily less than half as many people would have attended.
Actually, while I was watching it, I started to feel a bit sorry for the Sox fans, because a Cubs victory would have been so much more celebratory. It's a very difficult thing to put a finger on, this rivalry. People root for the Sox, but people love the Cubs. People would have gotten over it if the Sox had blown the World Series, but emotional breakdowns would have run rampant if the Cubs had done the choking. Die-hard Cubs fans have a much more emotional attachment to the team, which is a good explanation for why a consistently bad team can fill the house. It's not that Sox fans are Johnny-Come-Latelys, but the Cubs have a completely different level of interest and committment.
For the record, the Sox once again dragged Steve What's-His-Name from Journey onto the stage for another awkward rendition of "Don't Stop Believing." I was hoping one of the newscasters would comment on the lameness of the song, but either they were caught up in the moment, or none of them have any balls.
posted by Pat at 4:27 PM
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