I'm already worried that I don't like where this is going.
Since he took over, new Cubs owner Tom Ricketts has made a point of saying that the goal of the new owners is to win the World Series.
Amen to that.
And then he mentions making improvements.
A second amen, 'cus this team needs improvements.
But the improvements he invariably winds up talking about center around things like cosmetic and structural changes at Wrigley Field, ballpark advertising and a new spring training facility in Mesa.
Nary a mention of finding a reliable number 4 or 5 starting pitcher, a reliable set-up guy out of the bullpen, addressing the mediocrity at 2nd base or getting a strong left-handed bat off the bench.
You know, the things that actually help you win a World Series.
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the new Cubs owners -- and they sound an awful lot like the former Cubs owners, more interested in the revenue stream than moving a runner from first to third or turning a double play.
Unfair assessment? Too early to tell? Perhaps.
But if one more person tells me to be patient, I'm going to take a Louisville Slugger -- you know, that stick that Alfonso Soriano swings and misses with -- and smack them in the head. No, I will not be patient, and neither should any other Cub fan. This team has not won the World Series in over 100 years and hasn't been to one since before my father was born.
No, I will not be patient. I want my World Series. And I want it NOW. There's no room for goodwill, no room for player development or building for the future. Screw that. I don't care about 2011, 2012 or beyond. Win me the Series this year and you'll buy yourself breathing room. Be the Yankees, BUY the title. I don't care.
But I'm sick of waiting, my patience is used up. I'm 42 years old today. I ain't a kid anymore.
Win me pennant goddammit. I deserve it.
