It’s a fair question, but one that lacks an easy answer. Be it through goat-cursing or ball snatching, Cubs fans have systematically worked to undermine and weaken their team’s chances of winning for going on a century now. This year, the Wrigley faithful found a new way to sabotage their team’s Series hopes. They voted for Kosuke Fukudome for the National League All-Star Team.
Seeing as how the Cubs road record stands at 6 games under .500, you’d think the Cubs fans would want to have home field advantage in the World Series. They don’t. If they did, they would have tried to elect the best possible team to face the American League next Tuesday night. Instead of voting for any of a number of superior players, however, they made the club killing move of voting for the guy with average stats and a profane last name. The NL All-Star is now dramatically weaker than it would have been, thus reducing the Cubs’ opportunity to host Game 7 of the World Series.
If, by some miracle, the Cubs end up losing game 7 in Tampa in October, then the geniuses in blue will have no one blame but themselves for undermining what could have been a joyous season. Nice job, Cubs fans! Some clubs get a winning boost of energy or crowd noise from the home town faithful to put them over the top. The Cubs? They get fan-aided disaster.
Enjoy Fukodome’s .287 average and mediocre power on Tuesday night, oh loyal Cubs fan. You’ll be hating that hastily punched ballot on Wednesday morning.
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