Random thoughts related to the original post: -You haven't seen me around this board for the past couple of years. When the Cubbies aren't doing so well, I tend to immerse myself in other things. Actually, theatre has won my attention over baseball for the past couple of seasons... but I still pause if I happen to see the team on TV. But that doesn't happen very often, given that I live in Seattle. Still, guess who will be saving for the mid-week series in June of 2010... and calling in sick, should I have a day job then. -I dread the thought of ever living in St. Louis, or even south of Jackson. But I've survived 10 years in Seattle as a conservative, so I guess I could make it anywhere. -Had the Cubs not done well in 2001, I might have followed the Diamondbacks because of Grace, like my uncle switched football allegiances to KC because of Joe Montana. OTOH, after I learned more about what a douche Gracie is outside baseball, that would probably have been short-lived. -If I ever see Ryne Sandberg in a Cardinals uniform, I'll have to shoot him.