There are lots of reasons for Cubs fans to feel -- even more than normal -- that this is The Year. The Cubs are in first place in a relatively weak NL Central; the team's offense is a finely-tuned OBP machine; and the first half's solid pitching is set to spike with the addition of Rich Harden. Things are good. Fingers are crossed. Add another reason to the list: Chicago Sun-Times columnist Rick Telander sees an omen in the least likely places:
But until Friday, never had a pigeon from the Friendly Confines dropped a load on my shoulder. [...] Chase indicated where a fresh, warm mess lay on the left shoulder of my blue shirt. He then ushered me to the Cubs' bathroom and offered me a towel. So I ask you long-suffering Cubs fans: Is this not a sign? Is this not the year?Brilliant, and I mean that sincerely. There's far too much talk about omens and signs and curses in Chicago; columnists like Jay Mariotti (Telander's sworn enemy) write them into the public record, and non-thinking fans buy in. Kudos to Telander for taking a shot at the idiots.
Santorum Called Himself A 'Progressive Conservative' In 1990
Congress Agrees On Payroll Tax Cut, Unemployment Extension
Most Inmates In Honduras Prison Fire Were Not Convicted
Relintless: Knicks Run Winning Streak To Seven Games
Source: Michigan Governor To Endorse Romney
WATCH: MSNBC Host's Extremely Harsh Attack On Santorum
Oklahoma Senate Approves 'Personhood' Bill
Over 1,000 Old Detroit Rape Kits To Be Tested
Reddit Finally Bans Child Pornography Images
Canadian Businessman Convicted Of Raping woman In New York Hotel Room
WATCH: Jon Stewart Loses It Over Fox News Pundit Remarks
Mitt Romney Hits Back At Sarah Palin
Goldman CEO's Gay Rights Spokesman Title Comes Under Fire
Obama 'Very Impressed' With Lin
Actress In Controversial China Political Ad Apologizes
Santorum Releases Tax Returns
'Son Of Detroit' Romney Tools Around Michigan In Car Manufactured In Canada
National Group Seeks To Shape Walker Recall Contest
Florida Senate Votes Down Massive Expansion of Private Prisons
Catholic Leadership Splinters Over Obama Birth Control Compromise
Montana Supreme Court Collides With U.S. Supreme Court Over Citizens United
Will Giving Alcoholics Booze Curb San Francisco's Homeless Problem?
Rick Santorum's Wife Sued Doctor For $500,000 In 1999
