Cubbies!
I left work around 8 and paused to check the score as I walked by the ESPN radio broadcast booth. There were a dozen or so homeless folks gathered there, watching the game and engaging in typical sports bar banter. 3rd inning, Cubs were up... I headed for my car. As I was getting into my car I heard a roar of cheers from the crowd I'd just passed through (plus the people in front of the Chicago Theatre). I missed the grand slam! And I couldn't get the game on radio until I got out of the garage and out from under the L tracks. It was neat to see that crowd enjoying the game though.
Lots of ~ma for keeping your job, Zen.
They can't fire you, Zen. They hardly let you take a vacation.
Yeah, being so indispensable you have to fight tooth and nail for a day off should be reassuring when people's jobs are in question. Though I know "should be" and "is" are two entirely different things.
My dad is getting really thrilled by the Cubs' chances now that they have some wins under their belts. I hope he does get to see them win the World Series, but instinctively expected them to take it to a 7th game so as to cause Chicago fans the maximum amount of heartbreak.
I'd like to see the Cubs win, and not just because the Indians are the Reds' in-state rivals. (Although my dad told me last night that we have to root for the Indians because they're an Ohio team and "rivalries don't matter in the postseason." I told him that was crazy talk and called him a hippie. He laughed.)
Job~ma, Zen. Even if your position isn't at risk, it still makes for a tense work environment.
Much job~ma, Zen.
I generally root City>Division>League if my own team is out of it and everything else is equal (though I don't think I could ever root for the Detroit Lions, just because the years with Jim Schwartz as coach and Suh on defense permanently soured me on the team) but I've never cared for the whole "rivalry" thing. I like my team, other people like their teams. Why should I hate them and try to make them feel bad if they lose?
I pulled for the White Sox in 2005 despite being a diehard Cub fan for as long as I can remember. (That being said, the number of White Sox fans I've met who are ridiculously spiteful when it comes to the Cubs makes me feel a bit of satisfaction whenever the Cubs are playing better than the Sox.)
The sad thing is I'd be pulling for the Indians this year if they were playing anyone else.
Lots of job~ma, Zen. No one needs that kind of stress.
Why is time slow today? It should be at least noon by now!
