I’m no baseball historian due to the fact I’ve only been following the game for ten years shy of a half century. If my memory serves me well, there has never been a double sweep, dual elimination in the National League Divisional Series (NLDS). The disturbing events of this last week have broken the hearts and the spirits of the fiercely loyal and emotionally supportive fans of the Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago Cubs. A river of tears and a mountain of lost hope are the requiem for the vanquished diamond heroes and outfield sluggers who captured the pollyannaism of the fans’ yearning for a shot at a World Series championship.

In the 1970’s, women burned their bras in a show of solidarity for the feminist movement. In 2007, Phillies and Cubs fans are burning their jerseys and rally caps in utter disgust brought on by the flirtation with greatness, the aspiration of a championship lost, the realization that the dream is over. In Chicago and Philadelphia, the facetious and irreverent statement “Better luck next year” falls upon deaf ears.

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