Whine Country

[Letter to The Betting Fool, San Francisco Chronicle]

Fool,

Sure, the Giants will win the West, and possibly go up a postseason rungs. What will be annoying is that after the Giants finally get dimed short of a World Series ring, a lot of fans will have the nerve to claim that they're long suffering, cursed, yada yada.

It just don't work here. You can't live here near cable cars, the wine country and Lake Tahoe and claim you're doomed and oppressed. It just don't work. Red Sox and Cubs fans have to stare down into long, dark and miserable winters after their teams tank. Giant fans get to go to Point Reyes. The only curse here is the traffic.

But they'll whine anyways. Over living in God's Backyard. That's really irritating.