Mark Grote

Take seriously what you want, and you don't have to listen to the finger waggers tell you that you're not allowed to take seriously what happened in the first series of the season where the Cubs lost two out of three to a team that they shouldn't have lost two out of three to.

The last thing you said is the most important thing you said.

They lost two of three to a team they should not have.

As far as you policing the fans and their fandom, let me police your policing and say, do whatever you want.

That's what I just said?

Yeah, yeah.

No, no, I'm saying...

I just don't like the people telling me or telling anybody, telling one, that, oh, don't take this so seriously.

It's early in the season.

Things are going to change, which they probably will, but you are allowed to take it seriously game to game, or what are we doing?

Do you know who took it seriously?

Joey Weimer.

Why am I talking about Joey Weimer's performance making history, going eight for eight, reaching the plate?

You can make the argument that the Cubs are lucky that Joey Weimer was held out of Saturday's lineup by the way that Joey Weimer performed in the series.

The first player in Nationals slash Expos.

You had to roll out the Expos to reach base in each of his first eight played appearances with the team.

I'm watching this game yesterday.

And I'm seeing what's happening.

And I confess, okay?

I confess.