A Thought on Day 1 of the 2016 World Series That Might Make Good People Sick

When the Chicago Cubs get their championship rings, I hope they get a few more for the likes of ESPN, Sports Illustrated, Fox, and almost every other conceivable media outlet out there.

What I witnessed from my California perspective over the last two weeks is one of the most blatant and disgusting media hack-jobs in history.

I should've taken initial notice when Brian Tuohy made mention of Sergio Romo's reaction (laughing) at the series-clinching double for the Cubs in Game 4 of the NLDS against the Giants.

I should've understood just how much the media was preparing to snowball this thing completely out of control.

But nothing could've prepared me for something straight out of the David $tern, National Bulls Association playbook.

If I didn't know better, I'd say Rob Manfred is going to try to rebuild baseball on the backs of these Cubs and a shit-ton of championships, like the Bullshitters in the NBA, the Patriots of post-9/11 NFL, etc.

It's been a long, long time since I've seen such a media narrative go for one team, pretty much from Day One this season – that this IS “Next Year” and that the Cubs will lift the Commissioner's Trophy.

Cleveland: If you get two games off these sorry-assed motherfuckers, I will be shocked.

There are numerous situations regarding this series (“The Cubs' Road To The World Series” in SI, the “Cubs Confidence Meter” on ESPN, the completely-slanted NLDS crew for FOX Sports 1 – including an Eric Karros (yep, the former Cub!!) quip stating the Cubs are great for ratings... even though Sports Media Watch has indicated only Game 5 has really gone THAT well in this series!) to indicate that there was no interest in any other thing than the Cubs.

Disgusting, when you had a team that, until three weeks ago, appeared to have a pulse and so much to play for, until it became clear the umpires (between the strike zones and that pivotal replay upholding in Game 4 that was the end of the series) had every interest in ensuring the media narrative.

Are we literally at the point where everything has to be like public office? You don't get in without media coronation???

Were the Giants and Dodgers (and Mets and Nationals) truly just interlopers, wastes of time, media?

And before we get into this “lovable loser” bullshit, two more for the entire situation to snack on here:

1. Hillary Clinton seemed overjoyed at the concept of a Cubs World Series. She might well NOT have been overjoyed at the Benghazi-laced hit-ad done against her on FS1 during Game Six – an ad paid for by a Super-PAC that, if Deadspin is correct, was largely funded by the owners of the Cubs!!!  (Could this lead to a concept that the preferential media treatment be bought and paid for?  One has to wonder...)
2. And speaking of that Game 6, the lovable losers of the Cubs' fandom promptly celebrated by all -but-pissing on the wives of Dodgers' players. Brett Anderson, pitcher for the Dodgers, had some words for the Cubs fans, and he's been pissed on ever since.