Devotions of the Medicore

"We shall have everything we want & there'll be no more dying"
---Frank O'Hara "Ode to Joy"

Well, true believers, the Chicago White Sox are on the brink of one of sport's highest achievements and a truly momentous & triumphant victory for the City of Wind.

Haivng said that, a note to my fellow Cub fans--

I've heard many terrible rumors of bitterness & dumb jealousy on your part toward our South Side brothers and sisters. If you truly consider yourself to be a Cub fan, you would know that the only thing you have to be bitter about is the fact that the Cubs played far under their potential all season long and that they choked after fan interference in game 6 of the NLCS two years ago. They choked then & have been sub-par since, finishing this year behind the Brewers, which is unacceptable. Be jealous of the Cubs' divison rivals, two of whom made it to the playoffs and one of whom has one game left to play in the World Series.

I realize there is this cross-town rivalry with the Sox, but now is not the time. Be thrilled that the Astros are floundering, even if you hate the Sox. We all share a big beautiful city, and are fortunate to have two baseball teams here, linked by a single subway line. The whole faux-class war thing is bullshit, and in the scheme of baseball, is meaningless, unless the Cubs find themselves playing the Sox in the World Series. We should be joyful, celebrate and learn. It is an amazing time of Chicago, and petty cross-town beef has no place here right now. So please, hate not, cheer on your city and revel in the magical baseball we are all being treated to right now. This is as historic as last year, no doubt about it, and the fact that ratings are down means the baseball is up, and any true fan of the game, especially in Chicago, should be grateful to be alive and along for the ride. If there is a new champion in the City of Wind, let's welcome them and share, everyone, in the goodwill of victory.

I had the Sox in six. Let's hope I'm wrong. Let's get out our brooms. GO Sox!!!

All love & best, RC Cola