Kiss This One Goodbye

This has nothing to do with handbags, but I feel compelled to comment on today's Cubs v. Sox game. I am a lifelong Chicago Cub fan and even through 26 years of marriage to a White Sox fan (our first date was to the old Comiskey Park), I did not convert to Soxism. Until today.

I played a lot of softball in my earlier years (even played on the U of I women's team) and have caught a few games. I can remember one game in high school where I blocked the plate, without the ball, and the runner came charging down the line, ran me over, our heads collided, she scored, and I practically saw stars. I probably had a concussion but this was in the pre-historic days when you didn't run to the doctor or search Web MD for everything so I just suffered through it.

My point is this--keeping the runner from scoring is the catcher's job. Scoring is the runner's job. When they are both doing their jobs, BAM! AJ Pierzynski was just doing his job. Michael Barrett had no right to haul off and punch him. I don't care what AJ said to him. Cubs have always been lovable losers but if they think they can fight their way out of a losing record, they've lost a fan. You can kiss this one goodbye. . .