The Morning After Baseball Postseason Update
First of all, a tough, tough loss for Cubs fans. Red Sox Nation feels deeply for you. To be six outs away from going to the World Series with a three run lead, and then in a single inning give up eight runs; that is the stuff that curses are made of. The once-upon-a-time 3-1 series advantage for the Cubs is now gone and everything rests on game 7. They lose this one and it is more curse talk for another 50 years.

And this is exactly why the Red Sox have strategically placed themselves in a must win, facing-elimination, need to take two of two from the Yankees in Yankee Stadium situation. I honestly believe that the Red Sox's chances of going into Yankee Stadium having to win both games and doing so are BETTER than if they went into Yankee Stadium only having to win one. They play better with their backs against a wall. Had the Red Sox been as foolish as the Cubs and had gone up 3-1 on the Yanks, Red Sox Nation would have known right then and there that all hope was lost.

As for that Cubs fan that reached for the ball in the eighth that could have been caught by the Cub's left fielder, here is what the Fox broadcasters were saying: It is a normal reaction for a fan to reach for a ball, and while he might not have helped his team, he didn't lose the game for them.

Let me just add, speaking directly to the Cub's fan involved, by saying that the Fox broadcasters lied to you. It is homefield advantage for a reason. YOU DO NOT REACH OUT FOR A CATCHABLE BALL! ANYONE PRIVILEGED ENOUGH TO HAVE FRONT ROW SEATS IN A GAME 6 PLAYOFF GAME SHOULD KNOW BETTER. There is no doubt among Cubs fan everywhere, currently living or dead, that had they gotten that out, the inning would have ended harmlessly with no runs scored and this morning you would be lining up to buy front row seat tickets for the World Series, to interfere with the outcome of that series.

We can only hope that the Cubs can put this ugliness aside. As for punishing the fan, the Cubs organization should get the person's name and should he ever get good seats to a game again, the organization should make him switch seats with some true, loyal fan in a Uecker seat.

Of course, Red Sox fans are hoping that the Cubs game proves that all the black evil forces are focused on the Cubs this year and we can sneak into the World Series.

Go Sox!