I was reading mariotti's column today and nearly dropped my still firmly attached teeth. Here's the quote:

 

Yes, but Baker also is a manager who should be scrutinized for the Gore of '04. He permitted a bizarre us-against-the-world culture to fester in the clubhouse, even though the Cubs are beloved by legions of fans and generally covered with kid gloves by local media.

 

We actually have a Cub loving Chicago media person admitting the the media tend to take it easy on the Cubs. Seems expectations effects more than fans and ballplayers.

That's what choking so many times will do for you. Of course if this was the White Sox, then the media would be all over this, especially Kotex Boy.

of course he still had to rip hawk, as if this had anything to do with him.

That's what choking so many times will do for you. Of course if this was the White Sox, then the media would be all over this, especially Kotex Boy.

They would not be any more over them then we would be.