My brother Bill Savage, lifelong Cubs fan (he has the teams logo tattooed on his arm), baseball scholar (he was interviewed on Morning Edition today), and occassional Stranger contributer (what’s a brother for?), sent me this note concerning the White Sox 4-0 sweep of the World Series:

Just shoot me.

That’s all he has to say at the moment. This is a dark day for fans of the Chicago Cubs, and I don’t want to risk pressing Billy for more at the moment. This is a time for healing. A time will come for comments, excuses, threats, deals with God, etc., but for now, all is despair on Chicago’s North Side.