Losers Want Winners to be Losers Too

Since the Chicago Tribune doesn't have the cojones necessary to investigate alleged steroid use by former Tribune employee Sammy Sosa, they've apparently decided to whitewash Sosa's reputation instead. Sports writer Paul Sullivan got busy on that job today. I think it's safe to say that Chicago remembers Sosa as a primadonna, an egomaniac, and quite possibly a fraud who bilked Chicago out of millions and then shriveled into obscurity as soon as MLB began testing for steroids. Yet Tribune sportswriter Paul Sullivan holds Sosa up as an example to which Albert Pujols, of all people, should aspire. Just to put this in context, after six years in the majors, Pujols is on pace to be the greatest hitter in history in just about every category, including outpacing Barry Bonds in homeruns.... And unlike Sosa, Pujols' talents did not vanish as soon as MLB began testing his urine.

Cubune watcher Bill Melvin of Oak Lawn has some questions for Sullivan: "Exactly what kind of lessons does Paul Sullivan want Albert Pujols to learn? How to cork a bat? How to walk out on your teammates when your team is officially eliminated? How to forget to speak and understand English when questioned in front of Congress? How to [allegedly] bulk up illegally and not get caught? Paul Sullivan fails to tell us which one it is."

Sullivan apparently thinks Sosa was more fun than Pujols. Woo woo. Maybe he was more fun around the water cooler in the Tribune Tower, where a dorky heart thump and a homerun hop are likely to be more valued than excellence, but most Chicagoans are more interested in the kind of fun that comes with winning.