October 8, 2003

Today is the day to hate ladybugs.

Go Opium!

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I have another story in the Chicago Tribune's WomanNews section today.

Rank: Teams in the MLB Playoffs

1. The Florida Marlins. This is the only team I have no beef with.  Besides, they're underdogs, they're scrappy. I like that. Go fish!  Downside: I'm not from Florida and I know virtually nothing about this team.
   

2. The Boston Red Sox.  I empathize with their fans' frustrations, and I'm a White Sox fan, so there's that Sox-Sox thing going on.  Also, Todd Walker plays for them.  Many years ago, I went to an Orioles/Twins game. I had no real allegiance to either team, so I pledged to root for the leadoff hitter. Mr. Walker hit a double to start the game and I have been halfheartedly following his career ever since. Go Todd! Downside: The Red Sox are a lot like the Yankees, only without all the World Series titles.  I.e., they win a lot and their fans are cocky.
   

3. The New York Yankees.  I recently made the allusion that if the rest of MLB was the UN, the Yankees are America.  America is powerful and rich and usually successful.  Downside: Everybody also hates America because it's cocky and gets what its wants a lot by throwing money around. They've had enough World Series wins, and just because they haven't won one in a few seasons means they deserve to again.
   

4. The Chicago Cubs.  They're from Chicago.  Downside: I am a White Sox fan through and through, and unfortunately, while I know it makes me look like a miserable, petty human being, any success they find plunges a shiv of pain into my heart. Also, I live near Wrigley Field and I'm sick of the traffic and helicopters near the stadium.