It's the eternal debate that usually crops up during the summer's Crosstown Classic, Windy City Showdown, Red Line Series or whatever they're going to call it this year.
Can a Chicagoan--in good conscience--root, root, root for both the Cubs and the White Sox?
A Chicago Public Radio poll asks that very question today.
Although I'm sure the comments section below will offer a variety of opinions on the subject, I'm inclined to emphatically say NO.
While I've never been a White Sox fan and can't speak to that experience, I know that true Cubs fans are born--by geography, by upbringing or in a moment of salvation when they realize that they have been unapologetically devoting significant amounts of time and energy to a sometimes hopeless cause. There is no straddling of the fence with something like that. Either you're in or you're out. And if you're in, there's no room for any other allegiances in your heart. You root for the Cubs and whoever the Cardinals are playing.
Anything else smacks of an approval-seeking politician. I mean, the rivalry between the two teams runs deep enough to merit its own Wikipedia entry. Pick a side and root passionately, Chicago.
Am I wrong? Crazy? Clueless? To quote the great Harry Caray (who successfully worked both sides of town), "Lemme hear ya!"
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Matt Paolelli
Matt Paolelli has been root, root, rooting for the Cubbies since before he could stand on his own during the Seventh Inning Stretch. More
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