I’ve been really disappointed in watching Cubs games and to see fans turning into Boo Birds. For a second I was wondering if I was living in Philly again.

We’re Cubs fans. We know disappointment and heartache. But we still believe. I am sure we all would have liked Ryan Dempster get the third out yesterday, not load the bases and give up a grand slam. I’m even more sure that Mr. Dempster himself would have preferred the third out. But it’s baseball! It’s early and it’s a long season!

To be a “fan” is to be “an ardent devotee” according to dictionary.com. I have recently noticed that there are true fans, true believers out there, of which I am one. I will take the good with the bad and continue to believe and hope. My mother however, a lifelong Cub fan, doesn’t roll with the punches nearly as well and I have decided that she is not a true believer. So in my mind, there are true believers and believers. And then there are all the boo birds who I think have just hopped on the bandwagon and become Cubs fans.

Come on Cubs fans, support your team. As if losing isn’t bad enough, you don’t need your fans to boo your mistakes. Support your team. Cheer them on through the tough times. That’s what fans do. These could be defined as tough times. Nomar. Walker. Fox. Need I say more? Let’s not turn Wrigley Field into Philly West and start booing Santa Claus.

I believe. Do you?