Everybody waits so long

Fluxblog posted an mp3 today of The Concretes covering "Miss You" by the Rolling Stones. And it pretty much sums things up for today. But instead of a sappy post about how I miss certain people and jazz like that I'll turn a seemingly downtrodden vibe into a positive one by being happy where I am right now and realizing how important those currently surrounding me are. And something that surrounds me is Chicago and our lovable losers The Chicago Cubs.

While watching the Cubs game last night I started to agree that our patrons really aren't as up to par as maybe some other teams' fans. And here's why: the excitement of the Wrigley Field atmosphere is, to lots, worth more than what's actually happening on the field. I know, I'm surely not the first to say this and no, I'm not a White Sox fan. But there's always that instance when the Cubs are pitching, two strikes on the batter, two outs. clutch moment in the game and the crowd is on their feet...and the pitch...it's way outside and batter doesn't swing but the crowd reacts like the umpire just personally insulted each and every person's mother, to their face. Watching at home it's easy to see that the Cubs weren't jipped in any way. That there's no reason to make a big stink and get cocky. But at Wrigley, different story. My roommate made a good point last night when I got all huffy about it. He mentioned, and he's right, that Wrigley isn't filled with television monitors and JumboTrons and the like. The ballpark wasn't designed for the modern fan like many other ballparks are today. So maybe it's not the fans fault. Maybe our fans are the smartest but they have really bad eyesight! Yeah, I'll just go with that.

And, if you're a Chicagoan, compare the Cubs and Sox TV broadcasts. I always find the Sox games to be really quiet, in general. It's an issue with microphones that are placed around the field I assume. I think the Cubs crew turn those mics up a bit to juice the atmosphere. Our announcers either talk louder or are turned up louder in the mix. Those Sox guys are quiet (and boring, sorry). But I'm not going to get into THIS now. But maybe this louder crowd level on TV is the reason that our fans seem so easily disturbed. Ok, settle down, it's only baseball.

Fly that W flag, we're on a roll?