tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5547134571364490534.post5782576265728711220..comments2024-03-25T11:48:38.946-05:00Comments on BRING YOUR CHAMPIONS, THEY'RE OUR MEAT: Interleague Baseballnumeatchampionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13076433467205008793noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5547134571364490534.post-88586464758292191112009-06-19T22:23:13.725-05:002009-06-19T22:23:13.725-05:00I came to this country with no knowledge of baseba...I came to this country with no knowledge of baseball at all, outside a vague memory of Charlie Sheen and D.B. Sweeney in Eight Men Out, Major League, and a series of movies I don't recall that all featured the Cubs.<br /><br />Despite this, or because of this, I irrationally support the Cubs against the White Sox. They just seem boring to me, except for their awesome coach.Johnhttp://www.theculturalapocalypse.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5547134571364490534.post-91353345680051711562009-06-17T11:02:36.494-05:002009-06-17T11:02:36.494-05:00"Between 1906 and 1997, the Cubs and Sox did ..."Between 1906 and 1997, the Cubs and Sox did not play a single meaningful game against each other, yet the two fanbases share a pathological antipathy." Not so. True Cub fans hate the Mets , dislike the Cards, and don't care about the White Sox. Apathy is not antipathy. <br /><br />I agree that Sox fans have hated the Cubs pretty much since the founding of the American League.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5547134571364490534.post-18640119476422939572009-06-16T14:34:37.547-05:002009-06-16T14:34:37.547-05:00I can't find his OPS+, but Valentin's care...I can't find his OPS+, but Valentin's career OPS against the Cubs is .948 and his career tOPS+ is 146.<br /><br />So, yeah. Pretty lofty. Great stuff here.Bad Kermithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03001889097840637462noreply@blogger.com