Sorry to distract from the upcoming series with the Bucs, but I'd like to take us back to our past series with the Reds for just a moment.

One of my friends recently made me aware of an audio clip where Reds' broadcaster Marty Brennaman (radio, I believe) let's his emotions get the best of him at the Friendly Confines (Wrigley tends to have that affect on people).

Let me take you through my list of original reactions to this audio clip.

First, I was angry. Who the hell is this guy? He thinks he knows Cubs fans? He thinks he knows what this fan base has been through? He comes into our house and judges our fans. I hope you burn in a firey hell where Harry Caray is singing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" endlessly and fans pelt you with baseballs from the bleachers for all eternity.

Then I felt apathetic. Yes, Cubs fans throwing dozen of baseballs onto the field is a little silly, but this guy is just being a crybaby about it. What do I care? I've been hearing anti-Cubs remarks my whole life. It's nothing new. Go back to Cincinnati and enjoy you're little "team".

Eventually, I felt pity. Marty was like every other Cubs-hater I had known my whole life. Instead of trying to understand Cubdom, he just stereotypes all of us based on the actions of a few drunk idiots. Instead of acting like a professional media memeber, he forces his bias upon the listeners in a most unprofessional way. It's really quite sily when a grown man doesn't even have the thinking capicity above that of a child. Poor Marty.

I'm sure everyone has their own stories about the Cubs-haters in their lives, but I say forget them. As easy as it is for them to judge us, we could do the same thing to them. Instead of lowering ourselves to their level though, I find it better to just laugh because I mentioned before, they will never understand.

Plus Marty has to watch the Reds all season long. That's already a purgatory in itself. 

On a much more hilarious note, I went to Wikipedia to look up some information on old Marty only to find that his day of death was recorded as July, 8 2008...the next time the Reds come to Wrigley Field.