THE GLOVES COME OFF

i tried writing an informative blog the other day regarding the future of the chicago cubs and i think it was balanced and informative, giving cub fans an oversight which set things in perspective for their bleak future but i forgot who i was dealing with and the complaints began to come via e-mail. now these complainers don't want to comment on the blog for all to see and i respect their right to be anonymous but that's where the respect ends.

today, we drop the gloves and deal honestly with the minor league operation on the north side. now most of you can't take any criticism of the cubs so go back to cubs.com right now and continue shopping for your next turtleneck dickey with a 'c' on it. for the brave at heart, pour another cup and continue.

with all due respect to the very few cub fans who understand baseball, i am so tired of the inability of cub fans to see the forest for the trees by constantly defending this steaming pile of crap that's disguised as a professional baseball team on the north side. this organization is the laughing stock of baseball year in and year out and it will never change in your lifetime because simply put, the entire organization sucks and the fans are idiot savants, knowledgeable about all things cubs but then just the idiot part takes over.

how anyone can be a cub fan is beyond me. their smarmy sense of entitlement ('it's our turn') makes me gag and the dysfunctional operational skills of their management team makes it impossible to win. ever. frustration and disappointment become a way of life from general managers who don't know their ass from a handbasket to sleepwalking and senile managers whose last cogent thought probably had something to do with eating or a biological function, it's no wonder that the cub's clubhouse is known throughout baseball as 'the jungle' where it's survival of the fittest. from a 'unknown' player taking a bat to sosa's boom box to zambrano's yearly bullying of teammates, it would only take ONE administrative person with stones to remedy those situations immediately and it would never happen again. one player being released, traded or sent to the minors sends a clear message to everyone else. but it takes a leader to do that and the cubs have none.

now i know what you're thinking...."what about yesterday? hendry suspended zambrano for his actions!" again, the lack of understanding by cub fans comes into play. hendry had no choice because the world saw zambrano's flame-out but if you think the everyday attitude is going to change with those guys in charge, then simply put, you're an idiot. zambrano simply becomes the fall guy (although well deserved) for another disappointing season by the cubs. last year it was milton bradley's fault. other years have brought about jacque jones, moises alou, steve bartman, kevin gregg, shawn estes, corey patterson, he sop choi and todd hundley as culprits who have SINGLE HANDEDLY ruined a cub season. why, without those players screwing up the season, we would have won it all! (please vomit here). the cubs always pick a fall guy.

try that zambrano crap on the south side and your rear end will be bruised from the door hitting you in the ass as you're given your walking papers. ask nick swisher. you want to pout when you don't start? want to continue jacking your jaws to the media rather than talk to the manager behind closed doors? want to think you're more important than the team concept? bye-bye. one year and done. out the door. eat the remainder of the contract and move on. that's what real baseball teams do. admit their mistakes and hopefully learn from the experience.

i actually had one moron tell me that 'you don't understand the make-up of the cubs.' OH, BUT I DO UNDERSTAND THE CUBS. gutless and without heart or talent. growing older everyday. the king of underachievers. fat contracts and fatter asses. a 25 man roster with 20 pieces of garbage. (see if you can figure out the 5 to keep....call a sox fan for help) and the least knowledgeable fans in all of baseball which is a HUGE part of the problem.

cub fans accept anything because they constantly drink the kool-aid and the owners understand that and take full advantage. their on-field product is not as important as the wrigley experience and owners also know that. they realize that singing songs and waving W flags are the most important things for cub fans along with the price of drugs along clark street, and the drugs are a necessity when you have to spend an entire day in a stadium that smells like urine and your experience is constantly enhanced by overflowing toilets and falling pieces of mortar.

the team is crap, the stadium is a health hazard and the management/owners aren't going to change anything because three million jerkoffs spin the turnstiles every year, no matter what. and that is so sad but i think cub fans deserve everything they get because they demand nothing.

overheard every day in the stands: "hold my foam finger please, while i answer my cell. the score? oh, i have no idea......hello? a gram is how much? dude, i'll see you at murphys right after but we have a chance to sing the song today so i might be late. save an eight ball for me."

so that's it. i have vented. the cubs and everything about them suck. forever. and whatever you do, don't EVER jump on the white sox bandwagon because we don't want you or need you. stay in wrigleyville and keep waving your flag and singing songs. it fits you.