I had lunch with my friend Stuart, seen in the photograph above, in Denver's Washington Park yesterday afternoon. Stuart got takeout from Qdoba, while I, being the health food fanatic, got a burrito and tacos from Taco Bell, which we took to a picnic table in the park. It was 62 degrees and sunny, and a lot of people were walking around in shorts and tee-shirts. However, there was a wind blowing, and to me it was a bit on the chilly side, even with a jacket. Nevertheless, we had lunch and discussed this and that, but very little about the upcoming baseball season, which starts next week. Stuart is originally from the North Side of Chicago, and a Cubs fan, but seems to not have high hopes for his team, even after they re-signed all-star Cody Bellinger. Being originally from the South Side Brainerd neighborhood of Chicago, I myself am a White Sox fan, and told Stuart I was mildly optimistic about the team after watching interviews with the new White Sox General Manager, Marketing VP, and Manager. Of course, the Sox lost 101 games last year, and so to a true White Sox fan, mildly optimistic means losing less than 100 games this year. Wildly optimistic means they finish at or around .500. And there you have the true difference between North Side and South Side fans. But curiously, both teams usually wind up with the same results.
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