I had a small stroke this morning on my way to work.I heard news that the Cubs have allegedly claimed Scott Podsednik, my favorite White Sox player, off of waivers. Now, what frightens me is not so much Scotty leaving. I am quite resigned to the fact that Pods won't be on the South Side next year. And I decided that he was a player--like Tadahito or Buehrle (had he actually been traded)--that I would continue to follow when he left.
But...
It's the Cubs.
I honestly don't know what I'll do if the deal goes through. I don't even know how serious it all is. The Cubs have reportedly until Monday to make a deal with the Sox for him. It might not work out. After all, the Sox claimed Baltimore's Miguel Tejada, but couldn't work a trade with the Orioles after the waiver claim.
I'm gonna let this pan out and if it becomes a reality, I will wrestle with what to do from there. Root for the Cubs? Tell Scotty Pods that he's dead to me? Try to root for the player, but not the team? Support the Cubs during this playoff push with my guy leading them and then go back to normal next year?
It's like Harry Potter joining the Death Eaters. I need a butterbeer....
UPDATE: The Cubs and Sox never reached a deal and Pods isn't a Cub. Whew.
4 comments:
Now we know how I felt when i lost my sweet sweet Neal Cotts, I can't even look at him in the Cubs uniform.. it burns my eyes!!!!!
Oh man, Todd. I totally feel your pain. Even though I'm a JD girl now, I was all about Scotty during 2005. Who wouldn't love him and his base-stealing ways? I just never thought the enemy would stoop so low.
dude, i heard this rumor hours after my broken finger surgery (long story). and in my drugged-up stupor, i thought, oh no. what about TODD?? and then i think i told my dad the jersey jinx story.
Jill, I am touched that you thought of me in your time of finger-surgery need. Thankfully, all is well. And Pods is not a Cub.
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