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So the Cubs/Braves series is tied 1-1. Even though I've always been a Sox fan, I would really like to root for the Cubs to win the World Series, having grown up in Chicago and all. Unfortunately, I think my opinion of this series is somewhere in between "indifferent" and "mildly anti-Cubs". There are a number of reasons for this:

1. Don't like Sammy Sosa. I never have. I hate that little hop he does after hitting a home run, I hate how fake and full of crap he is in interviews, I believe he uses steroids, and knowingly used his corked bat in the game.

2. I like the Braves. Not saying I'm a die-hard fan or anything, but they are probably the only non-Chicago baseball team I have followed from the very beginning of when I first started watching the sport. It's amazing how this team has changed throughout the years, but always finishes on top of their division, season after season. The team really deserves to be in a city that appreciates them more. I would be so ecstatic if they were in Chicago instead of Atlanta. The players are so good too. I wish I could root for true stars like Greg Maddux, Andruw Jones, Gary Sheffield, Chipper Jones, and more.

3. Cubs fans. The hardest part about rooting for the Cubs comes about because of the fans that like to talk trash when their team is finally doing well. In a way, I do understand that after years and years and years and years and years and years and years and years of losing and more losing, there is a lot of pent up frustration such that when the team actually wins, it is all let out in the form of unnecessary trash talking. I mean, I've been through a good number of bad experiences with the Sox, but when they start winning, you don't see me turning into a jackass all of a sudden and saying "Cubs suck" to everyone. Of course, not every Cubs fan is like that, and there are plenty of Sox fans who are not as mature as myself. But there's enough of the stupid Cubs fans out there to make me want to see their team lose so they will just shut up again.

Anyways, if the Cubs win, good for them. I'm not rooting heavily against them; more than anything else, I want to see good exciting playoff baseball games. Also, I think I might as well root for the Twins to go far, that way I won't feel so bad knowing that they owned the Sox in the last few weeks of the season.