http://www.statenews.com !http://www.statenews.com/media/00/00/02/84/28404_MUG_Carpenter_Jacob_022107.jpg! Sports reporter Jacob Carpenter examines sports issues from the past and present. en-us Gryphon 2.2.3b-tsn (woodward)/Foundry5 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:29:48 -0400 webmaster@statenews.com http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/23698 The Cubs have it tough? Sure they haven’t won the World Series since 1908 when they beat out the Tigers, but let’s be honest here. They haven’t continually sucked since they last won a championship unlike the Lions, withstanding a sole postseason win in 1991. Not to mention there’s no other team I can think of that’s had to suffer under eight long years of utterly incompetent leadership. Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:51:01 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/23698 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/23713 I’m not sure if you were mocking Chicago’s “sports stress”, but I am sure Cincinnati fans would gladly trade the Reds 18 year World Series draught and a miserable Bengals season to come for Chicago’s seasons. I also know for a fact that Seattle fans would trade the Mariners having never won a World Series, 101 loss season (not even bad enough to get the #1 draft pick), and losing the Sonics to Oklahoma City in a heart beat. Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:24:44 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/23713 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/23767 Chicago? Most stressed sports city? I don’t think so. Not even close. Cubs fans misery is overexaggerated. What about Da Bears? And all of those Bulls championships? And plenty of Chicagoans finally got some relief when the Sox won in ’05. Chicago has had more than their fair share of celebrations. The five most stressed (read: tortured) sports cities are as follows. They are listed alphabetically, because at some point, awful is just awful. 1. Buffalo 2. Cleveland 3. Philadelphia (they may finally have a chance to change that) 4. San Diego 5. Seattle Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:29:48 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/23767