It's been a little bit since we've delved into our favorite Chicago baseball topic - The Fire and The Passion.
We all know that Aaron Rowand is the keeper of the flames and driver of the chariot that rules the kingdom of The Fire and The Passion. But just when you thought you could get away from him - maybe think a Chris Getz or a Gordon Beckham might have the ability to break in and capture the flame - Rowand comes roaring back to torch any and all comers.
On The Score today a guy called in and said Rowand "single handedly won the 2005 World Series."
Talk about The Fire and The Passion coarsing through the veins of Southsiders. That's what Nicky the Swish couldn't accomplish in his one miserable year here. That's what a Getz or Beckham won't accomplish. Oh, they may be part of a world champion down the line - but to single handedly destroy the American League Central, the Boston Red Sox, the Anaheim Angels and Houston Astros by hitting .267 in the playoffs and .264 in the second half of the regular season.
Bah, don't youz remember dat game in New York when Aaron Freakin' Rowand saved the day like 2-1 when Contreras wuz pitchin? Aaron Freakin' Rowand dove and caught doze two ballz and widout him, the White Sox wouldnta dun nuddadatstuff.
Don't worry meathead Cubs fans..you've been well represented too. Now, Cubs fans tend to stay away from the words "fire and passion" (for the most part) and today was just another example.
A caller said Mike Fontenot should be a National League All-Star for keeping the Cubs "in it and above .500" in the absence of Aramis Ramirez and has really "kept the team together."
Rick Armstrong 
Jim Owczarski 
Mike Knapp 
First of all, you should post pictures of who people are because because no one is going to know who the top picture is unless there's a you know....what are those things called...oh ya... HEADINGS (or perhaps a caption). Secondly, meet headed cubs fans? We aren't east coaster thugs from New York, we do what we do and we stay modest about it. Third, Fontenot is amazing and should get more respect than he gets from the general Chicagoland audience. Fourth, the Sox are terrible. They scrapped a good, traditional ballpark and sold out. A guy at a Cubs game who was a Soxs fan said "I can't believe they live without a Jumbotron". Wow...um...because we watch the game with our eyes, apparently not a custom in Comiskey, or whatever the hell it'll be called next, you never know.
Get off your high horse and join the modest general class.