Oh, the humanity!

The White Sox are world champions.

I'm sure we'll survive. But it will be difficult for awhile- especially for my fellow Cub fans back home in Chicago.

To be fair, the Sox deserve it. And some of their fans do, too. This is one of the few world championship teams baseball has had in recent years which actually makes sense. They weren't a second-best wild card team that, having proven in the regular season not to even be the best team in their own division, simply got hot at the right time. For most of the season, the White Sox had the best record in baseball. It's refreshing to have a world champion worthy of the name again, even if they go by the name... (shudder) White Sox.

If only their fans, as a group, were more gracious, it would be easier for Cub fans like me to be gracious now. But easy or not, it's the right and appropriate thing to do.

To a point.

So congratulations, Sox fans. May your team's reign be a short one, and the interval until your next World Series victory be long- but the trophy's residence in Chicago be longer still.