The Last Word, before I go to bed

I know Say Uncle's loving all the baseball talk.

My last word tonight is of a conversation I had over e-mail with my friend Joe.

My friend Joe has opined, and I concur, that the fans sitting on the edge of the field tonight at Wrigley, the ones who can afford the seats most, are the ones who probably deserve them the least.

There are exceptions, I'm sure. But we've based the opinion on the couple of times this series that people sitting in the front rows at Wrigley have turned outs into foul balls because they jumped up to try to catch the ball--because they seem enamoured with just their situation of being at a baseball game, period. And a good baseball fan, one who knows what's going on, should just know not to mess with a ball that close to the field of play.

Cardinal fans bug me. But I remember making a mental note during one of the Cubs/Cardinals games at Busch this past season, of fans who actually jumped out of both Edgar Renteria's and Tino Martinez' ways when they chased foul balls over near the stands.

Those are smart baseball fans.

Granted, that's regular season. So I don't know if the same fans would be sitting in those seats come playoff time at Busch.

And who knows? Maybe the guy with the headphones is a season ticket holder.

Either way, I think he's probably learned a lesson he'll never forget.

Again. I don't want to blame the guy. I actually feel bad for him. I mean, for his situation to have gotten so bad so quickly that he needed a security escort out of the stadium? That's just craziness.

Either way, he's gotta hope the Cubs win tomorrow. Because tonight, he let his instinct get in the way, and he made a very stupid decision.

That's why you can't just stop thinking. And that goes for any time. There are too many people in our society who just "want to stop thinking for a while." Whether it's at work, or at home, or even at a sporting event. You have to be aware of what's going on around you.

And that's not just because I'm pissed at the Cubs losing. It's because so many people in this society walk around with this self-centered bubble of ignorance surrounding them, and they don't realize what their actions mean half the time, and how they affect other people.

I'm rambling now. I'm about to fall asleep at my computer. I'm going to bed.

Maybe I'll read this in the morning, and feel silly. Who knows?