That may be the dumbest thing I ever read....My Mom from Wheaton and a stone Cub fan, Dad from St' Louis and an insane Card fan. They split when I was 11.....Mom had me exept for the summer and Christmas. Put your self in my place.....and it's not like the Cubs and Cards have ever been in the hunt in late Sept together anyway! One or the other. I really don't understand the hatred Cub fans have for the Cards. Ditto the reverse ....I look at the history and I don't see it. Exault in your pure whacked out hatred, and I will root for whomever I want.....is that OK??? Ok I'm putting myself in your place, which is basically my place since my mom is a diehard Cubs fan and my dad is a Cards fan who was going to World Series games at Busch I. I turned out ok as far as my baseball fandom. Maybe you can explain to these angst ridden Cubbie fans that there is more to life than baseball...I have been pissed off since 1969! But I try to keep things in perspective...the Bartman playoff fiasco just about ripped my guts out (losing the biggest bet I ever made on sports did not help) But there is life after a Cub meltdown if you have the Cards too. However, I'm getting pretty dam mad with them hiring that bloated red bastage, and I am also having a problem with them not having at least ONE Black American on the team in any capacity. I hope the Cubbies get it together and kick the shyt out of Mil....AND the Cards. 102 years is just rediculas. Oh, BTW, get some fire back in your old ass, Lou! You're 50?