That's Why They Play The Games

This morning White Sox fans are happy and anxious, while Cub fans are sad and stupid. As a White Sox fan I can gloat because my team is still alive for their quest of another Championship. Cub fans are sad because they are forced to spew those words that 5 generations have had to spew for 100 hears.

WAIT 'TIL NEXT YEAR.

I mentioned in a blog a few days ago that I thought the Cubs and their fans were just assuming the World Series was theirs. Well, somebody forgot to tell the Dodgers that.

Despite 100 years of losing the Cubs, in my opinion, were arrogant. Since the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox ended their perspective World Series droughts, the Chicago Cubs just felt, "It's our turn." This is why they play the games.

I'm not going to sit here and say the Cubs suck. They had the best record in the National League. They had a great collection of players that many other teams would envy. They have a manager that has been there before and knows how to win it all. They have owners with deep pockets. They also have a moronic fan base that follows them way too religiously. One more thing, they have a playing field designed and built by the Chicago White Sox's own Roger Bossard.

The thing is, I can have all the best ingredients for a cake, it doesn't mean I know how to bake a cake. Throw in just a pinch of arrogance and your cake will come out crappy. There is a fine line between confidence and arrogance. Only those closest to the situation know who has crossed the line.

Now, my White Sox are still far from winning another World Series since 2005. But, they know that, and us fans know that. We know we are going against a fresh very talented Tampa Bay Rays team. We are going to play. We know we have to play harder then we ever have.

Bottom line today is, the White Sox are still playing and the Cubs are home waiting for year 101.

Sad Sadder Saddest


Let's take a break from baseball and talk a little about our economy's woes. Cub fans need a lift (sorry, couldn't resist).

I tuned into the VP debate last night and was pleased to see that neither candidate committed any errors (unlike the FOUR the Cubs made last night). Palin showed she can rehearse very well. She learned her lines without fail. She didn't, from what I saw live, offer up anything new.

Biden didn't put his foot in his mouth, but did show he is human. When the candidates were talking up families sitting down together, he got emotional reminiscing his family's tragedy.

I didn't hear much about the economy. One of my blog heads, people who read me regularly, gave me some great economic data. Giuseppi, not his real name or ethnicity, put together the following numbers.

Dow Jones industrial average:

Clinton Administration

Jan 4, 1993: 3310.03

Jan 3, 2001: 10945.75

(330.68% Gain)

Bush Administration

Jan 4, 2001: 10887.36

Sep 29, 2008: 11143.13

(About a 2.35%) gain

So while Clinton was getting it up in the Oval office, so was the Dow on Wall Street.

But wait, there's more!

The Dow Jones has fallen over 2300 points in the last year.

The above stats can be found at Yahoo Finance.

Ok, no suprise that our economy needs a mango (watch video to understand).



Our leaders are trying to save the day with a $700 billion economic rescue plan. They understand this is A LOT of money, but it needs to be spent. I've heard the arguments both for and against. I'm assuming that $700 billion will be well spent. (If you know me, you know I'm setting up a contradiction.)

Those caring politicians, not wanting to waste our money figured, "Who will notice this, out of $700 billion?" Note the following Pork Additives;

The special provisions include tax breaks for:

• Manufacturers of kids' wooden arrows - $6 million.
• Puerto Rican and Virgin Is- lands rum producers - $192 million.
• Wool research.
• Auto-racing tracks - $128 million.
• Corporations operating in American Samoa - $33 million.
• Small- to medium-budget film and television productions - $10 million.
  

In total, they are including about $112 billion in pork.

$112 billion in pork.

$112 billion in pork.

Imagine what these clowns would do if there wasn't a crisis. Before, it was just Clinton, but now we're all getting screwed.